Ottawa Bluesfest

Ottawa Bluesfest is one of Canada’s largest outdoor music festivals and is ranked as one of North America’s most important music events. See below for the 2026 lineup!

July 9 - Cody Johnson, DJ Mace, Digable Planets, GOAT, Jade Hilton, Jermaine Holmes, Jessie Murph, Justin Fancy, Lloyd Spiegel Trio, REV RUN, Satellite Birdhouse, The Longest Johns

July 10 - Alicia Kayley, Cypress Hill, DJ Mace, F!TH, Gwenifer Raymond, Hank Azaria and The EZ Street Band, Limp Bizkit, Marc Rebillet, Miko Marks, My Son The Hurricane, SexBandit, Steve Earle

July 11 - Aspects, BigXthaPlug, cleopatrick, DJ Mace, HARDY, Kat Pereira, Luna Li, Mikhail Laxton, Mo Kenney, Patrick Watson, Ron Artis II, Tiny Horse

July 12 - bbno$, DJ Karyen, DijahSB, Hazlett, JOLY, Kelly McMichael, Leif Vollebekk, Les Rats d'Swompe, Mehdi Cayenne, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Summersets, The Lumineers

July 13 & 14 - FESTIVAL CLOSED

July 15 - Adam Karch, All-Star Women's Blues Showcase, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Conan Gray, DJ Karyen, Mecca of Stank, Myles Smith, Natasha Bedingfield, Nikki D & The Sisters of Thunder, Reuben and The Bullhorn Singers, Sons of Legion, Yasmin Williams

July 16 - Billy Bragg, DJ Karyen, Dope Lemon, Jadea Kelly, Jamie Webster, Koko Love, Lord Huron, Lucy Dacus, Nico Little and The North Americans, Royel Otis, Social Distortion, The Pairs, Thee Sinseers 

July 17 - Angine de Poitrine, Death From Above 1979, Ella Langley, Emerging Artist Showcase, JIMI, Nayana, Sheryl Crow, TYR ONE, The Jay Blues Trio, Thunder Queens, Valerie June

July 18 - Aqyila, Billie du Page, Bridge Music, Eadsé, Grace Bowers, Gwen Stefani, Here Come The Mummies, Mariah The Scientist, Shaggy, TJ Wheeler, TYR ONE

July 19 - 4KORNERS, Banggz, Connor Price, Elisapie, LeFLOFRANCO, Paolo Stante Band, Rebelle, River City Junction, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Savannah Shea, TYR ONE, The Guess Who, The Sheepdogs