The Pflasterspektakel is an annual street art festival in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. The inaugural festival took place from 16 to 19 July 1987, under the name of Internationale Straßenmusikantentage (International Street Musicians' Days). 150 musicians participate in the inauguration, most of them from Austria and Germany, including a samba group from Munich.
It was decided that the event should be repeated the following year, this time under the present name of Linz Pflasterspektakel and featuring acrobats, magicians and mimes in addition to the musicians.
It includes musical acts, juggling, acrobatics, pantomime, improvisational theatre, clownery, fire dancing, painting, samba parades. It takes place on three days during the second half of July. The opening ceremony is held on a Thursday at 4 p.m. and on the following Friday and Saturday, the festival starts at 2 p.m. At midnight the festival ends each day, but some musicians play in pubs until 1 a.m. By tradition, spontaneously formed groups of artists improvise a finale on Saturday evening on the main square.
Artists are performing at around forty locations throughout the city of Linz around the main square and the Landstraße. Two courtyards are reserved for musicians playing unplugged or a cappella. In case of rain, the event moves to the old city hall and other indoor locations.
In 2010, about 400 artists from over forty nations participated in the event.
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