Blues festivals worldwide

28 active · 29 total

There are 29 blues music festivals worldwide. 28 are currently active and 1 is defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is Montreux Jazz Festival, founded in 1967. 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.

FestivalStatus
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival

United States

active
Rawa Blues Festival

Katowice, Poland

active
Ottawa Bluesfest

Ottawa, Canada

active
Montreux Jazz Festival

Switzerland

active
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

New Orleans, United States

active
Notodden Blues Festival

Norway

active
Chicago Blues Festival

United States

active
The Great Blue Heron Music Festival

United States

active
Long Beach Blues Festival

United States

active
Crossroads Guitar Festival

United States

active
Old Town BluesFest

United States

active
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival

Australia

active
Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music

United Kingdom

defunct
Upton Blues Festival

United Kingdom

active
Limestone City Blues Festival

Frontenac County, Canada

active
Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival

Canada

active
HomeGrown Live Music Festival

Frontenac County, Canada

active
August Blues Festival

Estonia

active
Texas International Pop Festival

United States

active
Byron Bay Bluesfest

New South Wales, United Kingdom

active
Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival

United States

active
Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival

Nebraska, United States

active
Q127795633

Liesing, Austria

active
Bluesfestival Eutin

Ostholstein, Germany

active
Beale Street Music Festival

Memphis, United States

active
Q133449896

Germany

active
Q114025000

Q226941, Belgium

active
Q114024843

Q226941, Belgium

active
Q10593573

Sweden

active