Where is the Bluesfest in Ottawa?

LeBreton Flats2017, 2016, 2015.
LeBreton Flats Park2018
Ottawa Bluesfest/Event locations
The festival also showcases Canadian artists, like The Tragically Hip and Blue Rodeo, and many local acts. Dance all day and long into the night at LeBreton Flats, a vast outdoor site next to the Canadian War Museum, just outside of downtown Ottawa.

When did Bluesfest start?

April 13, 1990
Byron Bay Bluesfest/First event date

How long has Bluesfest been around?

The festival began in 1990 at the Arts Factory in Byron Bay as a four-day blues music event over the Easter weekend. It was founded by Dan Doeppel and Kevin Oxford in 1990 and is now run by Peter Noble who joined Oxford for the 1994 event.

Where does Ottawa Bluesfest take place in Canada?

Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. (May 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Who is the artistic director of Ottawa Bluesfest?

Since its inception, the festival has been managed by executive and artistic director Mark Monahan. The organization also manages CityFolk Festival (2011-) and the Ontario Festival of Small Halls.

What was attendance at Ottawa Bluesfest in 1996?

In its sophomore year, the festival’s attendance doubled and awareness was gaining momentum. The festival flourished in 1996 with 25,000 fans coming out to see the likes of Robert Cray, Los Lobos, and the late, great Gatemouth Brown (pictured below). It was starting to look like Ottawa Bluesfest organizers were onto something here.

When do tickets go on sale for Ottawa Bluesfest 2022?

Sales of passes for the 2022 festival will resume today, April 8, 2021. Last year, when we announced the cancellation of the 2020 event, it was hard to be optimistic. The pandemic blindsided us and we weren’t sure what we were getting into.