Halifax, Nova Scotia has a Buskers Festival. It is a fine venue and most of the acts are top notch and are not overly aggressive in the solitation of funds. However, this past summer there were one or two "acts" who were obnoxious about demmanding payment. The effect was that it put people off and other, less aggressive performers sufferd as people drifted away from the Festival. Aggressive busking is like aggressive begging, people will shy away from it because they feel threatened. Hopefully these few opportunists will not spoil it for all.