Waterfront Blues Festival

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Coming Soon

Airs at: Fri, 07/04/2025 at 1:00pm - 10:00pm
Airs at: Sat, 07/05/2025 at 1:00pm - 10:30pm
Produced by: 
KBOO
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We’re back! The Waterfront Blues Festival is returning to Waterfront Park for two jam-packed days on July 4 & 5, 2025! This year, we’re bringing the party to a big ol’ main stage in the bowl along the shores of the Willamette River — same incredible vibes, just a fresh new format.

We’ve got an awesome music lineup, delicious food and drinks, and, of course, Portland’s legendary 4th of July fireworks show! While the festival may look a little different this year, our goal remains the same: bringing our fans together for an unforgettable weekend of music and celebration.

Can't be there in person? No worries, KBOO has you covered — we'll be live broadcasting the whole show! Tune in from 1-10pm on 7/4, and 1-10:30pm on 7/5.

This year's live broadcast of Waterfront Blues Festival is made possible by our wonderful sponsors, Music Millennium and Oregon Country Fair.

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Genre(s): 
Blues
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 3

Airs at: Sun, 07/04/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Today's lineup features  Johnny Rawls - 12:00 Kevin Selfe - 1:00 Outer Orbit Featuring Sarah Clarke with LaRhonda Steele and Arietta Ward - 1:30 Kevin Selfe - 2:30 March Fourth - 3:00 Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 2

Airs at: Sat, 07/03/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Today's lineup features:  Bayou Boyz / Soul Cookin' Throwdown 12PM Too Loose Cajun Zydeco Band 1PM Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble 1:30PM Too Loose Cajun Zydeco Band 2:30PM Marc Broussard 3PM   Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Day 1

Airs at: Fri, 07/02/2021 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
This afternoon's lineup features: Northwest Women Rhythm & Blues at 12 pm Karen Lovely and Ben Rice at 1 pm LVF: Sonny Green, Tia Carroll and the Greaseland All-Stars at 1:30 pm Karen Lovely and Ben Rice at 2:30 pm Samantha Fish at 3 pm After launching her recording ca... Read more

Bluesfest Upriver 2021: Bluesfest Cares Concert

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2021 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” is revered worldwide for his ability to wring every ounce of soul out of every song he performs. Salgado is famed not only for his powerhouse live show... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival Crew Recollections

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2020 at 7:30pm
The Waterfront Blues Team supplied us with a lot of fun audio to work with throughout the project, Here's the Crew Recollections that didn't make it into the final production!   Back to the Main Page   Read more

BLUES FEST ON AIR – Day Two (July 5)

Airs at: Sun, 07/05/2020 at 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Set up your lawn chairs, get the BBQ going, and tune in to KBOO all weekend long as you groove to the Blues Fest On Air. Local Portlanders can catch all the excitement on 90.7 FM and our festival friends across the world can join us through KBOO’s livestream. Blues Fest ... Read more

BLUES FEST ON AIR - Day One (July 4)

Airs at: Sat, 07/04/2020 at 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Set up your lawn chairs, get the BBQ going, and tune in to KBOO all weekend long as you groove to the Blues Fest On Air. Local Portlanders can catch all the excitement on 90.7 FM and our festival friends across the world can join us through KBOO’s livestream. Blues Fest ... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2019 Day Four! The Last Day!

Airs at: Sun, 07/07/2019 at 12:00pm - 10:00pm
The Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest celebration of blues, soul, funk, and rhythm & blues west of the Mississippi. Join us for a long weekend filled with amazing performances across four stages, food, vendors, river boat cruises, and more! The Waterfront Blues F... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2019 Day Three!

Airs at: Sat, 07/06/2019 at 12:00pm - 10:00pm
The Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest celebration of blues, soul, funk, and rhythm & blues west of the Mississippi. Join us for a long weekend filled with amazing performances across four stages, food, vendors, river boat cruises, and more! The Waterfront Blues F... Read more

Waterfront Blues Festival 2019 Day Two!

Airs at: Fri, 07/05/2019 at 12:00pm - 10:00pm
The Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest celebration of blues, soul, funk, and rhythm & blues west of the Mississippi. Join us for a long weekend filled with amazing performances across four stages, food, vendors, river boat cruises, and more! The Waterfront Blues F... Read more