Niagara Falls Blues Festival

• This is the OFFICIAL Site of the Niagara Falls Blues Festival!

• This year’s headliner will be the Living Blues Legend JAMES COTTON!

  Also playing will be:

  JOHN PRIMER Grammy nominee from Camden, MS
  
  MAC ARNOLD and the PLATE FULL O’ BLUES from Pelzer, SC
  The 44′s from California
  THE NIGHTHAWKS from the Maryland/DC area
  DONNIE “Mr. Downchild” WALSH from Canada
  LEERON ZYDECO
  Niagara Falls Native RICHARD RAY FARRELL accompanied by The ELECTRAS with special guest Tommy Z
  Shrimp Daddy and Mr. Conrad
  Rochester NY’s DOUBLE TAKE BLUES BAND
  The BRAVURAS from Buffalo
  BILLY’S BLUES BAND
  ROOTS PERCUSSION
  Buffalo’s NICKEL CITY PIMP CHOIR
  The AMAZING DR. ZARCON’S BREATHING MACHINE Jug Band, an old favorite from the Imperial Garage days is reuniting just for this festival!
  JUNKYARD DOGS
  ACES and EIGHTS
  ZARK and the SHARKS
  REFLECTOR, those of you who frequented the Imperial Garage will remember them

To see the lineup and events by TIME and DAY, please see the
2012 FESTIVAL PAGE at the top of this page, or click here.

• The festival will be held on SEPT. 7,8, & 9, this is the weekend AFTER Labor Day.
  As always it is FREE!
  Please, NO COOLERS. Beer, wine, and food will be available from the vendors. Please support them as this helps to keep the festival FREE.
  The festival will again be located on Old Falls Street in downtown Niagara Falls.
• On Thursday Sept. 6 at 6pm. the Pine Avenue CLASSIC CAR and BIKE CRUISE will be held.
  The COUPE DE VILLES will be the band playing at the after cruise party at Legends Bar and Grill. This kickoff to the festival is a made possible by the Committee to Re-elect Niagara Falls City Court Judge Angelo J. Morinello.

Thank you! Looking forward to seeing you at the festival!

Our friends Albert Castiglia and Donnie Walsh playing to the crowd during the 2011 festival