Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland July 4th and 5th, 2025 .
The Waterfront Blues Festival, long known as the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi River, is a tentpole event on Portland’s summer calendar. Pre-pandemic, upwards of 70,000 people would pack into Tom McCall Waterfront Park over the course of the event, which has drawn headliners including Chris Isaak, Joss Stone, and the Pimps of Joytime.
Other great festivals coming our way this year:
Poulsbo Blues and Jazz Festival, February 21-22, 2025, PB&J https://www.facebook.com/PoulsboBluesandJazz/about
The 14th annual Walla Walla Guitar Festival March 14, 15, 16, 2025 https://wallawallaguitarfestival.ticketbud.com/wwgf11
Apple Blossom Fest -Wenathchee, 2025 : APRIL 24-MAY 4th , https://www.appleblossom.org/
La Conner Guitar Festival, May 16-18th, 2025 https://laconnerguitarfestival.com/
Sunbanks May 15-18th, 2025 Blues, Country, Americana http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
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Rhubarb Days in downtown Sumner. June 21st, 22nd, 2025 https://www.sumnermainstreet.com/events/rhubarb-days-2025/
Gorge Blues and Brews, June 20th and 21st, 2025, Skamania County Fairgrounds, Stevenson, WA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/29th-annual-gorge-blues-and-brews-festival-tickets-269165229447
Blues at the Barn, McMillin Farm and Brewhouse June 21st 2025, https://www.mcmillinfarm.com/
Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland July 4-5th, 2025. https://waterfrontbluesfest.com/
Mama Jo’s Blues Festival, July, TBD 2025, The Starbird stage at Bertelsen Winery, nery.ticketspice.com/mama-jos-blues-festivel-7823
Capital Lakefair Week, Mainstage concerts July TBD 2025 Olympia, WA. https://www.lakefair.org/events
Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, July 18-20, 2025 https://winthropbluesfestival.com/
Allyn Days Festival, July, TBD 2025 https://www.explorehoodcanal.com/events/allyn-days-salmon-bake-geoduck-festival-dpmla
Orting Hot Sauce / Rock Festival at McMillan Farm and Brewhouse, July 26th-27th, 2025 https://www.facebook.com/ortingrockfestival
Ellensburg Music Festival, July TBD 2025 https://www.ellensburgmusicfestival.com/
Big Sky Blues Festival, Noxon Montana, August TBD 2025 https://www.bigskyblues.org/
Rainier Music Festival, August 2nd, 2025 https://www.facebook.com/rainiermusicfest
Brew Five Three festival at Chambers Creek Regional Park, August TBD 2025 https://www.piercecountywa.gov/1317/Chambers-Creek-Regional-Park
Gig Harbor’s Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues Festival, August 9th, 2025 https://rockinrnb.com/
LittleBIGFest, August TBD 2025 Whidbey Island, littlebigfest.org
Kent Cajun Fest, August 16th, 2025, https://www.downtownkentwa.com/event/cajun-fest-2025/
South Sound Block Party, Port of Olympia, August TBD 2025
Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Festival, August 15th, 16th, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/peninsulabluesfestival
Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Festival, August 23th, 2025 https://www.drinktomusic.org/
Dock Street Blues Festival, Sunday, August 24th, 2025
Kitsap Blues Music Festival, Labor Day Weekend, August 29-31, 2025 kitsapblues.com
Sunbanks Blues Festival, Electric City WA, September 4-7th, 2025 http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
Sunbanks Rock Festival, September 11-14th 2025
Coyote Kings, Delgado Brothers, Harlis Sweetwater (4 photos by Ilona Berzups)
Moon Festival, Quilcene WA, September TBD 2025 https://www.moon-fest.com/
North Bend Blues Walk, October TBD 2025 https://www.facebook.com/NorthBendBluesWalk
Washington Blues Society-‘Snohomish Blues Invasion‘, October TBD 2025 https://wablues.org/music-listings/
Shelton Oyster fest, October TBD 2025 https://oysterfest.org/