Blues festivals worldwide

92 active · 93 total

There are 93 blues music festivals worldwide. 92 are currently active and 1 is defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is Memphis Country Blues Festival in Memphis, founded in 1966. The largest by capacity is New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at 100,000.

The most popular month for blues festivals worldwide is july, with 1 festival typically held during that period.

Festival	Location	Month	Genres	Capacity	Status
Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, Canada	Ottawa, Canada	—	blues	—	active
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival New South Wales, Australia	New South Wales, Australia	—	blues	—	active
Rawa Blues Festival Katowice, Poland	Katowice, Poland	—	blues	—	active
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Waterfront Blues Festival Portland, United States	Portland, United States	—	blues	—	active
Montreux Jazz Festival Switzerland	Switzerland	july	blueselectronic	—	active
Jazz & Blues Festival of Gouvy Gouvy, Belgium	Gouvy, Belgium	—	bluesjazz	—	active
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival Australia	Australia	—	blues	—	active
Upton Blues Festival United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	blues	—	active
Harvest Time Blues Ireland	Ireland	—	blues	—	active
Texas International Pop Festival United States	United States	—	bluespop	—	active
Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	bluesrock	—	defunct
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, United States	New Orleans, United States	april	bluesfolk	100k	active
Springing the Blues United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
August Blues Festival Estonia	Estonia	—	blues	—	active
The Great Blue Heron Music Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	bluesjazz	—	active
HomeGrown Live Music Festival Frontenac County, Canada	Frontenac County, Canada	—	alternative rockblues	—	active
Limestone City Blues Festival Frontenac County, Canada	Frontenac County, Canada	—	blues	—	active
King Biscuit Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Chicago Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival Canada	Canada	—	blues	—	active
Long Beach Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Crossroads Guitar Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Old Town BluesFest United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Notodden Blues Festival Norway	Norway	—	blues	—	active
Bluesfestival Eutin Ostholstein, Germany	Ostholstein, Germany	—	bluesblues rock	—	active
Boundary Waters Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival Clarksdale, United States	Clarksdale, United States	—	blues	—	active
Wiregrass Blues Festival Dothan, United States	Dothan, United States	—	blues	—	active
Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Highland Jazz & Blues Festival United States	United States	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Blast Furnace Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival South Dakota, United States	South Dakota, United States	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival Nebraska, United States	Nebraska, United States	—	blues	—	active
Orange County Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Rock Rodaun Musikfestival Liesing, Austria	Liesing, Austria	—	bluescountry	—	active
Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues Festival New South Wales, Australia	New South Wales, Australia	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Blues Train Australia	Australia	—	blues	—	active
Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival Australia	Australia	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival Canada	Canada	—	blues	—	active
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival Orangeville, Canada	Orangeville, Canada	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Pontevedra International Jazz and Blues Festival Pontevedra, Spain	Pontevedra, Spain	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Liri Blues Festival Italy	Italy	—	blues	—	active
Byron Bay Bluesfest New South Wales, United Kingdom	New South Wales, United Kingdom	—	blues	—	active
Sarasota Blues Fest United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
JazzArtFestival Germany	Germany	—	bluesmodern jazz	—	active
Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival Australia	Australia	—	blues	—	active
Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
More Blues Q226941, Belgium	Q226941, Belgium	—	blues	—	active
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, United States	Memphis, United States	may	blueship hop	60k	active
Topanga Canyon Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Calgary International Blues Festival Calgary, Canada	Calgary, Canada	—	blues	—	active
Thrill Blues Festival Trilj, Croatia	Trilj, Croatia	—	blues	—	active
Roots and Blues Festival British Columbia, Canada	British Columbia, Canada	—	blues	—	active
Memphis Country Blues Festival Memphis, United States	Memphis, United States	—	bluescountry	—	active
Trois-Rivières en Blues Canada	Canada	—	blues	—	active
Blues Heaven Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark	Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark	—	blues	—	active
Bradenton Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Suwałki Blues Festival Poland	Poland	—	blues	—	active
Parkconcerten Q226941, Belgium	Q226941, Belgium	—	bluespop	—	active
Essen Pop & Blues Festival Germany	Germany	—	bluespop	—	active
Brunner Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival Brunn am Gebirge, Austria	Brunn am Gebirge, Austria	—	blues	—	active
Åmåls Blues Fest Sweden	Sweden	—	blues	—	active
Briggs Farm Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Festival internacional de Blues de Cerdanyola Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain	Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain	—	blues	—	active
Mönsterås bluesfestival Sweden	Sweden	—	blues	—	active
Roots'n River Blues Rovaniemi, Finland	Rovaniemi, Finland	—	blues	—	active
Pittsburgh Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Blues in Hell Norway	Norway	—	blues	—	active
Festival Blues de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain	Barcelona, Spain	—	blues	—	active
Cameros Blues Festival Spain	Spain	—	blues	—	active
Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival Jamaica	Jamaica	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Blues Nights Lithuania	Lithuania	—	blues	—	active
Santa Blues Spain	Spain	—	blues	—	active
Pistoia Blues Festival Italy	Italy	—	blues	—	active
Pordenone Blues Festival Italy	Italy	—	blues	—	active
Macchia Blues Italy	Italy	—	blues	—	active
Torrita Blues Festival Italy	Italy	—	blues	—	active
Narcao Blues Festival Italy	Italy	—	blues	—	active
Hondarribia Blues Festival Spain	Spain	—	blues	—	active
Festival international du blues de Tremblant Canada	Canada	—	blues	—	active
Delta Blues Festival United States	United States	—	blues	—	active
Dalane Blues Festival Norway	Norway	—	blues	—	active
Lençóis Jazz & Blues Festival Brazil	Brazil	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Festival Internacional de Jazz y Blues de Linares Spain	Spain	—	bluesjazz	—	active
Antequera Blues Festival Spain	Spain	—	blues	—	active
Blues Peer Belgium	Belgium	—	blues	—	active
Blues Alive Czech Republic	Czech Republic	—	blues	—	active
Cognac Blues Passions France	France	—	blues	—	active
Kaavi Blues Finland	Finland	—	blues	—	active