Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland Thursday, Jul 4th– Sun, Jul 7th, 2024 .
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. Thursday, Jul 4th– Sun, Jul 7th, 2024
Other great festivals coming our way this year:
Blues and Jazz in Downtown Poulsbo WA. February 24th, 2024 Thirteen bands in five venues: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poulsbo-blues-and-jazz-festival-tickets-707472518347?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0mFt16RN3NgiXS8Nkfd6sD0ROboAIfd5-Fn55wIrMN80F_JDUJpyhPCd4
Walla Walla Guitar festival, March 8-10th, 2024 https://wallawallaguitarfestival.ticketbud.com/wwgf11
Apple Blossom Fest -Wenathchee, April 25th-May 5th, https://www.appleblossom.org/
La Conner Guitar Festival, May 17-19th, 2024 https://laconnerguitarfestival.com/
Sunbanks Blues Festival, May 16-19th, 2024 http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
© Sunbanks Festival
Rhubarb Days in downtown Sumner. June 21st, 22nd, 23rd, https://www.sumnermainstreet.com/events/rhubarb-days-2024/
Gorge Blues and Brews, June 21st and 22nd, 2024, 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 4-7th, 2024. https://waterfrontbluesfest.com/
Mama Jo’s Blues Festival, July , The Starbird stage at Bertelsen Winery, nery.ticketspice.com/mama-jos-blues-festivel-7823
Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, July 19-21st, 2024 https://winthropbluesfestival.com/
Allyn Days Festival, July , https://www.explorehoodcanal.com/events/allyn-days-salmon-bake-geoduck-festival-dpmla
Orting Rock Festival, July 20, 2024 benefits to Orting Foodbank, https://www.facebook.com/ortingrockfestival
Ellensburg Music Festival, July 26-27th, 2024 https://www.ellensburgmusicfestival.com/
Federal Way Rhythm & Brews Festival, July TBD
Big Sky Blues Festival, Noxon Montana, August 2-4th, 2024 https://www.bigskyblues.org/
Rainier Music Festival, August 3rd, 2024
Brew Five Three festival at Chambers Creek Regional Park, August 10th, 2024 https://www.piercecountywa.gov/1317/Chambers-Creek-Regional-Park
Gig Harbor’s Rockin’ Rhythm & Blues Festival, August 10th https://rockinrnb.com/
Kent Cajun Fest, August 17th, 2024, https://www.downtownkentwa.com/event/cajun-fest-2022/
South Sound Block Party, Port of Olympia, August
Peninsula Rhythm & Blues Festival, August 16th & 17th, https://www.facebook.com/peninsulabluesfestival
Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Festival, August 24th, 2024 https://www.drinktomusic.org/
Dock Street Blues Festival, Sunday, August 25th, 2024
Sunbanks Blues Festival, Electric City WA, September 5-8th, 2024 http://www.sunbanksfestival.com/
Sunbanks Rock Festival, September 12-15th, 2024
Coyote Kings, Delgado Brothers, Harlis Sweetwater (4 photos by Ilona Berzups)
Moon Festival, Quilcene WA, September 6-7th, 2024 https://www.moon-fest.com/
North Bend Blues Walk, September 21st, https://www.facebook.com/NorthBendBluesWalk
Washington Blues Society-‘Snohomish Blues Invasion‘, October? https://wablues.org/music-listings/
Shelton Oyster fest, October, TBD, https://oysterfest.org/about1