List of blues festivals in Canada

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This is a list of blues festivals in Canada. These festivals—which celebrate Canadian blues music, and often times roots music as well—range from small, community-based festivals that feature mostly local performers, to major corporate-sponsored festivals that draw nationally and internationally-prominent blues musicians.

Some of the larger festivals in Canada include the Ottawa Bluesfest, Bluesfest Windsor, the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival in Fredericton, Tremblant International Blues Festival in Mont-Tremblant, and the Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival. These festivals, which are usually organized by volunteer-based blues societies, are an important part of the Canadian blues scene.

## List

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### British Columbia

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Matt Andersen entertaining the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival

* Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival — August in Burnaby[1]
* Harbour Blues 'N Roots Festival (formerly Vancouver Island Blues Bash) — Labour Day weekend in Victoria[2]
* Hornby Island Blues Workshop — May in Hornby Island[3]
* Pender Harbour Blues Festival — early June in Pender Harbour[4]
* Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival — August in Salmon Arm, in B.C. Interior[5]
* Summertime Blues Festival — August in Nanaimo[6]

### Alberta

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* Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival — June (previously Labour Day weekend) in Beaumont[7]
* Calgary International Blues Festival — summer in Calgary[8]
* Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest — February in Calgary[9]
* Edmonton Blues Festival — August in Edmonton

### Saskatchewan

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* Regina Blues Association’s Mid-Winter Blues Festival — in Regina[10]
* Saskatoon Blues Festival — end of February in Saskatchewan[11]

### Manitoba

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* Great Woods Music Festival — August in Beausejour[12]
* Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival — August in Winnipeg[13][14]

### Ontario

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* Aurora Winter Blues Festival — in Aurora[15]
* Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival — June (2nd weekend) in Barrie[16]
* The February Blues — February in Barrie[17]
* Bluesfest International — July in Windsor and London
* Bluesfest Windsor — July in Windsor[18]
* Boon's House Blues & Roots Festival — July in Hamilton
* Burlington Jazz & Blues Festival — July in Burlington[19]
* Canal Bank Shuffle — October in Thorold[20]
* Capitol Centre's Bluesfest — in North Bay[21][22]
* Coal Flats Blues Festival — September in Port Burwell[23]
* Escarpment Blues Festival — mid-July in Milton[24]
* Kitchener Blues Festival — August in Kitchener[25]
* Limestone City Blues Festival — late August in Kingston[26]
* London Blues Festival — August in London[27]
* Mudcat Blues Fest — August in Dunnville
* Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival — first weekend of June in Orangeville[28]
* Orillia Spring Blues Festival — Orillia[29]
* Oshawa Jazz and Blues Festival — August in Oshawa[30]
* Ottawa Bluesfest — July in Ottawa
* Paisley Blues Fest — June (1st weekend) in Paisley, Ontario[31]
* Porquis Blues Festival — early July in Porquis[32]
* Port Credit Blues and Jazz Festival (also called the "Southside Shuffle") — early September in Port Credit, Mississauga[33]
* Stratford Blues and Ribfest — June in Stratford[34]
* Thunder Bay Blues Festival — July in Thunder Bay[35]
* Toronto BluesFest — June in Toronto[36]
* Twisted Pines Blues Festival — May in the Midland/Penetanguishene area[37]
* Wasaga Beach Blues — September in Wasaga Beach[38]
* Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival — in Toronto[39]
* Women in the Wilds Blues Festival — September in Atikokan, Northwestern Ontario[40]

### Quebec

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* Festival de Jazz et Blues de Saguenay — April in Chicoutimi[41]
* West Island Blues Festival — June in Pierrefonds/Roxboro, Island of Montreal[42]
* Montreal International Jazz Festival (Blues Stage) — June in Montreal[43]
* Tremblant International Blues Festival — July in Mont-Tremblant[44]
* Sherblues & Folk — July in Sherbrooke[45]
* l'Ile en Blues — August in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans[46]
* Les Nuits Blues Laurentides — August in Saint-Sauveur[47]
* Festival de Blues de Donnacona — August in Donnacona[48]
* Trois-Rivières en Blues — August in Trois-Rivières[49]
* Festival de Blues de Joliette — October in Joliette[50]

### Atlantic Canada

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* Dutch Mason Blues Festival — August in Truro, Nova Scotia[51]
* Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival — September in Fredericton, New Brunswick
* Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival — early July in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador[52]
* Blues d'la Baie — July (3rd weekend) in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick[53]

## References

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1. ^ "Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival". Burnabybluesfestival.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. ^ "Harbour Blues 'n Roots – Victoria Jazz Society". Retrieved 2022-07-31.
3. ^ Hornby Island Blues Workshop
4. ^ Pender Harbour Blues Festival
5. ^ Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival
6. ^ Summertime Blues Festival
7. ^ Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival
8. ^ Calgary International Blues Festival
9. ^ "Midwinter Blues – Calgary International Blues Festival". Retrieved 2022-07-31.
10. ^ "Regina Blues Association". Regina Blues Association. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
11. ^ Saskatoon Blues Festival
12. ^ Great Woods Music Festival
13. ^ Ltd, True North Sports & Entertainment. "Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival". Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
14. ^ Lizard, Visual. "BBQ and Blues Festival". www.tourismwinnipeg.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
15. ^ "Aurora Winter Blues Festival | Where music connects". Retrieved 2022-07-31.
16. ^ Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival
17. ^ "The February Blues Festival". www.barriejazzbluesfest.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
18. ^ Bluesfest Windsor
19. ^ Burlington Jazz & Blues Festival
20. ^ Canal Bank Shuffle
21. ^ "Capitol Centre announces the return of Bluesfest". BayToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
22. ^ "Bluesfest makes its return". My North Bay Now. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
23. ^ Coal Flats Blues Festival
24. ^ Escarpment Blues Festival
25. ^ Kitchener Blues Festival
26. ^ Limestone City Blues Festival
27. ^ London Blues Festival
28. ^ Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
29. ^ Orillia Spring Blues Festival
30. ^ Oshawa Jazz and Blues Festival
31. ^ Paisley Blues Fest
32. ^ Porquis Blues Festival
33. ^ "Southside Shuffle"
34. ^ Stratford Blues and Ribfest
35. ^ Thunder Bay Blues Festival
36. ^ "Toronto BluesFest". Retrieved 2023-03-27.
37. ^ Twisted Pines Blues Festival
38. ^ Wasaga Beach Blues
39. ^ "Winterfok XX". Winterfolk XX. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
40. ^ Women in the Wilds Blues Festival
41. ^ Festival de Jazz et Blues de Saguenay
42. ^ West Island Blues Festival
43. ^ Montreal International Jazz Festival
44. ^ Tremblant International Blues Festival
45. ^ Sherblues & Folk
46. ^ l'Ile en Blues
47. ^ Les Nuits Blues Laurentides
48. ^ Festival de Blues de Donnacona
49. ^ Trois-Rivières en Blues
50. ^ Festival de Blues de Joliette
51. ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon". Dutchmason.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
52. ^ "Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Events". Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
53. ^ "Festival Blues d'la Baie | 21 au 23 juillet 2022". Blues d’la Baie (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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