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The Waterfront Blues Festival is downtown Portland’s largest and longest-running music festival and one of the most renowned celebrations of the blues in the world. 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of the festival and a jubilant return to downtown Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Headliners include Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Big Monti, Curtis Salgado and many more local and international favorites.

New this year! All 4-Day passes will be offered at three ticket price tiers - Early Bird, Tier 1 and Tier 2 - so buy early for the best blues for your buck. Please note that a limited quantity of tickets are available at each ticket tier level. Once a tier level is sold out, pricing will jump to the next tier level. Layaway payment plans are available for VIP passes.

1-Day general admission and 1-Day VIP tickets will go on sale later this spring.

We love our blues families! Kids 12 and under free. All children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder.