Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland July TBA for the 40th annual
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,
PB&J https://poulsborotary.org/poulsbo-blues-jazz/
The 15th annual Walla Walla Guitar Festival March 12, 13, 14, 2027 https://wallawallaguitarfestival.com
Apple Blossom Fest -Wenathchee, TBA, https://www.appleblossom.org/
Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival TBA chelanwinejazz.com
Sunbanks May TBA Blues, Country, Americana http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
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Rhubarb Days in downtown Sumner. June TBA https://www.sumnermainstreet.com/events/rhubarb-days-2025/
Gorge Blues and Brews, June TBA Skamania County Fairgrounds, Stevenson, WA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/29th-annual-gorge-blues-and-brews-festival-tickets-269165229447
Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland July TBA for the 39th annual . https://waterfrontbluesfest.com/
Capital Lakefair Week, Mainstage concerts July TBA Olympia, WA. https://www.lakefair.org/events
Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, July TBA https://winthropbluesfestival.com/ https://www.facebook.com/winthropbluesfestival
Allyn Days Festival, July TBA https://www.explorehoodcanal.com/events/allyn-days-salmon-bake-geoduck-festival-dpmla
Big Sky Blues Festival Noxon Montana, TBA https://www.bigskyblues.org/
Kitsap Blues Festival, Bremerton, TBA https://www.kitsapblues.com/
Rainier Music Festival, TBA, Ashford, WA https://www.facebook.com/rainiermusicfest
Brew Five Three festival, The 253’s Beer & Music Festival at the Tacoma, August TBA https://www.tacomaartslive.org/events/brewfivethree2025/
Gig Harbor’s Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues Festival, TBA https://rockinrnb.com/
Moonfest, July TBA https://www.moon-fest.com/
Kent Cajun Fest, August TBA, https://www.facebook.com/KentDowntownPartnership
Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival August TBA, https://vancouverwinejazz.com/
South Sound Block Party, Port of Olympia, August TBA https://www.southsoundblockparty.com/
Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Festival, August TBA https://www.facebook.com/peninsulabluesfestival
Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Festival, August TBA https://www.drinktomusic.org/
Downtown Tacoma Blues & Jazz Festival , August TBA, ltdpresentslive.com
Ebey Island Freedom Festival Labor Day Weekend, Sep 4-Sep 7, 2026 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1575807592691936/announcements
Sunbanks Blues Festival, Electric City WA, September TBA, http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
Sunbanks Rock Festival, September TBA http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
Coyote Kings, Delgado Brothers, Harlis Sweetwater (4 photos by Ilona Berzups)
Blues at the Barn! McMillin Farm Brewhouse, Puyallup TBA https://mcmillinbrew.com/
North Bend Blues Walk, TBA https://www.jazzclubsnw.org/northbendblueswalk/schedule
Washington Blues Society-‘Snohomish Blues Invasion‘, October TBA https://wablues.org/music-listings/
Shelton Oyster fest, October, TBA https://oysterfest.org/