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Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival | |
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Genre | Blues |
Location(s) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival Official website |
The Edmonton Blues Festival (formerly Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival) is an annual blues music festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which was first held in 1999. [1] The festival runs for three days (a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) in mid-August at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park. In 2008, the festival was the recipient of the 'Keeping The Blues Alive Award' [2] from the Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Due to renovations that will close Hawrelak Park until 2026, [3] the festival is moving to Edmonton's RE/MAX Field. [4]