Double the venue. Double the music. Double the fun.
Exciting Announcement for 2023 Odlum Brown Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival Blues Show
We are thrilled to announce a venue and format change for our annual blues show at the Festival! The Fort Langley Community Park will transform into the Cool Blues Show with two stages of non-stop headliner acts, a licensed beverage garden, food trucks, art installations, vendor market, a games area and more.
The Georgia Straight has come on as our presenting sponsor of the Cool Blues Show and we can’t wait to partner with them for two nights of incredible music happening Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22.
Having the ticketed blues show inside the Fort Langley National Historic Site for the past few years has been incredibly popular and highly praised. It only made sense to expand the show to two nights.
The Cool Blues Show at our new venue, the Fort Langley Community Park will feature non-stop, on-the-hour headlining acts from international, national, provincial and local blues bands from 4:30 until 10 pm each night!
"Expanding our popular blues show to feature even more blues artists with bigger headliners and an even bigger party will make for an unforgettable experience for blues fans of all ages,” says Festival co-founder and artistic director Dave Quinn.
The event will host not one but two blues stages in an area that is double the capacity of our previous location.
Attendees will have clear views of the two stages from anywhere in the park, and we are committed to ensuring that our renowned, clear sound quality remains a top priority. The Fort Langley Community Park is also centrally located in the Village, so you can take in more of what the festival and the Village have to offer while your dancing shoes are taking a break.
Save the date early birds!
Early bird weekend passes for the Cool Blues Show go on sale March 15 for just $100 (plus GST and service charges).
That's 5 bands a night – one up-and-coming emerging opening act and 4 incredible headlining acts - for a total of 10 bands over two nights! Regular priced single night tickets, youth tickets and weekend passes go on sale May 1st.
We're confident you'll love the venue as much as we do, and we look forward to giving you another unforgettable festival experience at the Cool Blues Show.
Get your early bird weekend passes on March 15 at www.fortlangleyjazzfest.com. We WILL sell out.
Festival more accessible than ever with free arts and music events
You’ll also want to mark your calendar for two full days of free jazz performances on four outdoor stages on Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23. The stages will be closer together this year, so enjoying world-class music, participating in fun activities, and exploring beautiful art and cultural exhibitions will be more accessible than ever. You won't have to miss a thing!
The Odlum Brown Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival runs from July 20-23, 2023, with the Cool Blues Show at the Fort Langley Community Park happening July 21 and 22.
Keep an eye out for the release of the blues headlining acts on Instagram and Facebook, and join thousands of blues music fans for two nights of unforgettable blues music/