Surrounded by hundreds of expectant faces, Victor Rubilar has the calm disposition of a seasoned professional.

And a professional he is B次元官网网址� one that plies his trade juggling soccer balls with his feet, spinning and bouncing them on his forehead, stalling them on his back and juggling five of them at a time.

The guyB次元官网网址檚 got a way with soccer balls.

Hailing from Sweden, Rubilar holds four Guiness World Records. Last year, he performed at 251 shows and this year, before making his way to the inaugural Victoria International Buskers Festival, heB次元官网网址檒l spend a few weeks in Qatar, at the Asian Football Cup.

HeB次元官网网址檚 one of more than 15 acts coming to the festival, organized by John Vickers.

B次元官网网址淚 hail from the Maritimes originally,B次元官网网址� Vickers said, referencing the successful Halifax International Buskers Festival. B次元官网网址淚t struck me that Victoria has such a picturesque downtown and we seem to be lacking when it comes to free-to-attend family-oriented festivals.B次元官网网址�

After taking in the East Coast version of the event, Vickers teamed up with Sharon Mahoney, who goes by the performerB次元官网网址檚 name Tallulah.

B次元官网网址淛ohn and I worked together to create as much of a diverse lineup (as we could),B次元官网网址� Mahoney said in an email from Ireland, where she was performing.

The range of acts at the festival, which takes to six stages between July 15 and 24 span from the goofy (B次元官网网址渃ontemporary clownB次元官网网址� Fraser Hooper from the U.K.) to the awe-inspiring (the U.S.-based Aerial Angels, who dangle overhead from bright pink ribbons) to the shocking (New ZealandB次元官网网址檚 Bendy Em can fit herself inside a 40-centimetre box).

Those are just the visiting acts. Plenty of local buskers will perform during the week-long event as well, including the lower causewayB次元官网网址檚 one-man band, Dave Harris.

Vickers said heB次元官网网址檚 looking forward to Flame Oz, a group of dancers and performers whose props include fire.

B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檝e won peopleB次元官网网址檚 choice awards at other international festivals around the world,B次元官网网址� Vickers said.

For more information, pick up the festival booklet for $2 at the Bay CentreB次元官网网址檚 lower level kiosk. Proceeds go to the Victoria Youth Clinic.

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Did you know?

Performances happen on six stages:

B次元官网网址� Two at Ship Point

B次元官网网址� Lower causeway of the Inner Harbour

B次元官网网址� The Fairmont Empress lawn

B次元官网网址� Bastion Square

B次元官网网址� The Bay CentreB次元官网网址檚 centre court (from noon to 2 p.m. only)