FROM EVERYWHERE,
FOR EVERYONE

Resilient and timeless, the spirit of blues music and the human experience are inextricably entwined. Once heard, the blues is recognizable as something deep and visceral. Arising somewhere much, much further back in time, it has marched relentlessly forward from the tribal chants of West Africa to the acoustic musings of itinerant Mississippi Delta troubadours to the electrified evocations of today’s urban blues men and women.

More than a rote recitation of facts or a shallow metaphor of life, the blues doesn’t swaddle reality in bubble wrap. Rather, it accepts the often hardscrabble road of human existence unconditionally. Finding defiance and hope in downtrodden lyrics set to upbeat tempos, it has taken the sting out of oppression, the drudgery out of endless toil and the contempt out of racism. Always sympathetic to our plight, the blues is something to lean on, something to break our fall.

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GATE TIMES:

THE GATES WILL OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES:

FRIDAY - 4:30 PM

SATURDAY - 11 AM

SUNDAY - 11 AM

Previous Festivals

The 2007, 2008 and 2009 Thunder Bay Blues Festivals were huge succeses! With amazing performances and plenty of activities for the whole family, it was an event not to be forgotten! For a stroll down memory lane, check out our 2007 photo galleries below :

2007 Festival Photos
2006 Caricatures

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