Ottawa Bluesfest

01/13/2025

IS IT SUMMER YET?! ✨ Sunshine 🌞, great music 🎶 and great food 🌮 are some of the best parts of the festival, and your business could be a part of it! Food Vendor applications are NOW OPEN - apply at: ottawabluesfest.ca/vendor-application/

12/03/2024

***REMINDER! Artist submissions close this FRIDAY, DEC. 6th! All the details below 👇

💥 Local Artist Submissions are NOW OPEN until December 6th, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Artists are invited to submit to play Ottawa Bluesfest in July and/or CityFolk in September.

We are now accepting submissions from Ottawa and the surrounding region to as far NORTH as Sudbury, as far SOUTH as Kingston, as far EAST as Montreal and as far WEST as Toronto.

🎶 Full details and application link: https://ottawabluesfest.ca/artist-submissions/

11/05/2024

💥 Local Artist Submissions are NOW OPEN until December 6th, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Artists are invited to submit to play Ottawa Bluesfest in July and/or CityFolk in September.

We are now accepting submissions from Ottawa and the surrounding region to as far NORTH as Sudbury, as far SOUTH as Kingston, as far EAST as Montreal and as far WEST as Toronto.

🎶 Full details and application link: https://ottawabluesfest.ca/artist-submissions/

09/26/2024

A must-see, immersive evening of sound art, movement, and light! 👂🎶🧠✨ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 @ 8PM at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Presented by Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

This collaboration by Bill Coleman and Gordon Monahan uses concepts of human-to-computer brainwave interfacing to manipulate and produce real-time music, sound and lighting, integrated with dance, body performance and slapstick.

Full Details and tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bill-coleman-and-gordon-monahan-sound-of-mind-body-tickets-1010474585687?aff=oddtdtcreator
TICKETS: $15.00 + HST // STUDENTS FREE (ID REQUIRED)

An immersive evening of sound art, movement, and light / Une soirée immersive d'art sonore, de mouvement et de lumière

09/06/2024

📣 HEAD'S UP to all who purchased 50/50 tickets in our 2024 raffle. The prize of $105,192.5 (tax free) has not been claimed yet!! The winning ticket # was: D-131855. 🎟 Please check your tickets and email. We have emailed the winner! Full details here:

2024 50/50 Winning Number 50/50 Jackpot winner: Wins $105,192.5 (tax free)Winning ticket -131855 Prize: Unclaimed. Winner will receive an emailfrom Rafflebox. 2024 Early Bird Winner The winning ticket is A-6144 Early Bird Draw – June 14th, 2024; Prize Claimed. Winner – David B. Early Bird Pri...

07/18/2024

On the eve of our annual volunteer recognition party, we wanted to share a small snippet of some of the great photos the 2024 Volunteer Photo Team captured of our volunteers in action! Every year, over 2500 volunteers dedicate their personal time to help make Ottawa Bluesfest happen! 🙌 To say we are grateful is an understatement - we simply could not do it without them. Thank you to all the volunteers - you have all left your mark on your community via your volunteerism and we celebrate you! 🫶 Visit https://photos.ottawabluesfest.ca/ for a full photo recap from the Volunteer Photo Team!

***Please note, the Ottawa Bluesfest staff are taking a post-festival break, and commenting will be turned off on all posts July 19- July 29th to allow everyone to catch up on some much-needed rest!

07/16/2024

If you are still missing an item, feel free to pop by our office (Festival House ~ 450 Churchill Ave N) Tuesday, July 16 or Thursday, July 18 between 9 AM and 5 PM. Please use the front door and walk up to the third-floor reception.

***Thursday, July 18 at 5 PM will be the last day our lost and found is open.***

After this date and time, all IDs, credit/debit cards, keys, and jewelry will be delivered to Ottawa Police Dept.

All other unclaimed items will be donated to Society of St. Vincent De Paul.

Cell phones will be recycled at a local recycle plant called Recycle My Cell.

07/15/2024

For the past 30 years, Ottawa Bluesfest has been bringing people together and creating unforgettable memories through music, partnerships, and community. We are so glad to have shared another successful event with you at and want to send a special congratulations to our Executive Director, Mark Monahan, as July 14th was declared "Mark Monahan Day" by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe! This festival is the result of his vision and dedication to providing our City with an internationally-recognized festival 🎶

We want to thank our hard-working and dedicated volunteers, our sponsors, partners and staff and suppliers and of course YOU, the fans! Thank you for joining us - we can't wait to see you again next year! 🫶

Stay tuned for more and recaps ~ thank you Ottawa! Merci! 🙌
July 14 photo recap 👇

07/15/2024

The support of our sponsors is a commitment beyond just products, services, people, and financial resources. It's also how they help bring alive the essence of Ottawa Bluesfest and music out of every one of our performers. Without this support, there would be no Ottawa Bluesfest, there would be no music! 🎶For the past 30 years, sponsors have helped create a more successful and more memorable festival experience for fans, volunteers and performers alike. We thank them for their continued dedication and support, and encourage you to support companies that continue to advance the spirit and music of Ottawa Bluesfest. 👏 Thank you to: Coors Light, Hotel Casino Lac-Leamy, RBC, SiriusXM Canada, Accora Village, Aerographics Creative Services, Auto Trim Design & Signs, Bayshore, Belle & Crown, Big Steel Box, Chef Ric's, D.E. Systems, ESKA, Fireball Whiskey Canada, Fox Translations, Germotte Photo & Framing Studio, GPS Capital Markets, Mediaplus Advertising, Nordik Spa-Nature Chelsea, Ottawa Festivals, Pelee Island Winery, Vizzy Hard Seltzer, Canadian War Museum, Government of Canada, Employment Ontario, Government of Ontario, City of Ottawa, OC Transpo, Ontario Arts Council

07/15/2024

WINNER WINNER WINNER! 🤑Congrats to our 50/50 Raffle Winning Ticket -131855! 🥳 For details on how to claim your prize, visit: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/ottawabluesfest

07/15/2024

You may have seen the Limo touring around for the past few months, and it looks as cool as it does, thanks to Mike from Auto Trim Design & Signs of Ottawa! Every year, they wrap it for us in the current festival theme and each year, the theme design is created by Dave O'Malley and his team at Aerographics Creative Services. Thanks for making us look so cool! 🤟😎

07/15/2024

Last chance to get your memorabilia & merch! Visit our Poster & Memorabilia Gallery inside the Canadian War Museum to check out all the autographed posters and memorabilia we have up for grabs. Get this year's official commemorative poster, designed by Aerographics Creative Services, with professional framing available by Germotte Photo & Framing Studio

07/14/2024

***UPDATE (8:45PM): All power has been restored and the final show in Barney Danson Theatre with Bonecat will run as scheduled at 9:30PM! 🥳
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SCHEDULE UPDATE: Due to a power outage, we're currently utilizing generators which will operate all stages with shows as scheduled EXCEPT Barney Danson Theatre, which is currently not operational. Stay tuned here for further updates. All other stages, vendors and beverage tents are operational!

07/14/2024

Want the "Best Seats in the House" tonight for NAS OR Down With Webster?! Best Seats are located right on RBC Stage! 🤩 Place your bids at the Best Seats tent, located next to First Aid. Bidding closes 30 mins before showtime! This could be your view 👇

Proceeds from Best Seats go to support our charitable programs for music education. 🎶 Read more about our community initiatives at www.wedogoodthings.ca

07/14/2024

If you're here early, be sure to catch the Blues In The Schools & Be In The Band showcases happening on the SiriusXM Canada Stage starting at 5:45PM. This annual showcase is the culmination of the programs' efforts by Ottawa-area musicians and young musicians who have participated in these music education programs this year. You are sure to catch some aspiring future stars! https://ottawabluesfest.ca/schedule/ #/event/blues-in-the-schools-showcase

More on our charitable & community programs: https://wedogoodthings.ca/

07/14/2024

The Coors Light Canada crew are here for the last day of and the Chill Zone is the perfect place to put your feet up and take a break between sets 🍻 Drop by to chill 🗻 and unleash your creative spirit by laying down your own track! 🎶

07/14/2024

Welcome to the final day of 🥲 Make sure you take home the memories with official merch! NEW this year, we have an online merch store for patrons too! 🛒 Order online and pick up at the festival tonight!

Full details here: https://rockpapermerch.com/collections/ottawa-bluesfest