THANK YOU to everyone who attended the inaugural Kitsap Blues Music Festival at the Kitsap Fairgrounds from August 30 - September 1, 2024. Planning is underway for 2025. We will update this page with information on tickets, lineup, vendors, volunteers, etc. in the months ahead. Please stay tuned and we look forward to welcoming back next year!


KITSAP BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL

Labor Day Weekend.
Kitsap Fairgrounds.
20 Artists. 3 Days. 2 Stages.
1 Heck of a Good Time.

Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre Foundation and Kitsap Fair and Stampede Association proudly present the first annual Kitsap Blues Music Festival on Labor Day Weekend - Friday, August 30 - Sunday, September 1, 2024 at the Kitsap Fairgrounds in Bremerton, Washington. Enjoy 20 incredible rhythm and blues, rock, americana and roots artists over three days on two stages. BBQ, Concessions & More. Beer & Wine Gardens for 21+. All Ages.

THANK YOU to Buck for sponsoring the festival and Kara Hesse, Greg & Lauren Meyer for sponsoring Jontavious Willis, and Josh Morin, Brian Cox & Pacific Asset Management for sponsoring Stacy Jones Band! To sponsor the festival or an individual artist, contact Admiral Theatre Development Director Nita Hartley at nita@admiraltheatre.org or 360.932.3051.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024

  • Front Street Revue

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Fri., August 30, 2024
    Show 7 - 7:45 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Rafael Tranquilino

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Fri., August 30, 2024
    Show 8 - 8:45 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Kara Hesse

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Fri., August 30, 2024
    Show 9 - 10 p.m.
    Artist website

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024

  • Brian Butler

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 1 - 2 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Tinsley Ellis

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 2 - 3:30 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Anni Piper

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Jackie Venson

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 4 - 5:30 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Joel Astley

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 5 - 6 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Tommy Castro & the Painkillers

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Kenny James Miller Band

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 7:30 - 9 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Joanne Shaw Taylor

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sat., August 31, 2024
    Show 8:30 - 10 p.m.
    Artist website

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

  • Brian Butler

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
    Artist website

  • CD Woodbury

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 1 - 2:15 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Too Slim and the Taildraggers

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 2 - 3:30 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Tim Hall Band

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Jontavious Willis

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 4 - 5:30 p.m.
    Artist website

  • The Stacy Jones Band

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Curtis Salgado

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Nick Vigarino's Meantown Blues

    Van Zee Field Stage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 7:15 - 8:45 p.m.
    Artist website

  • Samantha Fish

    Thunderbird Arena MainStage
    Sun., September 1, 2024
    Show 8:30 - 10 p.m.
    Artist website

THANK YOU to our generous media sponsors Cascade PBS, KNKX 88.5 FM and Washington Blues Society!