The New York State Blues Festival will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary on June 16-17-18, 2022 at Chevy Court inside the New York State Fairgrounds! The three-day event will be packed with local, regional, and national acts on stage and plenty of room for dancing throughout the grounds, plus admission is free!
In midsummer 1992, the festival first began as the Central New York Blues Festival featuring talented local musicians in downtown Syracuse's Armory Square, as well as live music inside the historic Hotel Syracuse. Looking ahead to 2022, this popular festival will acknowledge its history while looking ahead to future growth at its new location.
The New York State Blues Festival is one of the largest FREE blues events in the Northeast. This annual three-day musical celebration, showcases a collection of regional and national artists from multiple genres, all with roots steeped in tradition and vision, and arranges them for a continuous river of music.
The mission of the NYS Blues Festival is to preserve, protect and promote blues music and culture. The Syracuse, NY festival entertains while educating on the role of the blues in the development of popular music in the US and around the world.
