2026 Niagara Falls Blues Festival Schedule Saturday, September 19, 2026
1:00-2:30 p.m. -Rockin Jake 2:30-3:00 p.m. - Cleveland's Backstreet Blues Band 3:00-4:30 p.m. - The Coupe De'Villes 4:30-5:00 p.m. - Cleveland's Backstreet Blues Band 5:00-6:30 p.m. - Buckwheat Zydeco, Jr. 6:30-7:00 p.m. - Cleveland's Backstreet Blues Band 7:00-8:30 p.m. - Coco Montoya 9:00-10:30 p.m. - Mud Morganfield Band
Past Niagara Falls Blues Festival Music Lineups
September 13, 2008: Dave Viterna Group • Filter Kings • Junkyard Dogs • The Electras • Harmonica Dean and Juke Box Scales • Rockin' Jake Band • Jimmy Thackery • Downchild Blues Band - September 11-12, 2009: Dave Thurman • The Thurman Brothers • The Electras • Richard Ray Farrell • Problem Child • 4 On The Floor • Blues Hounds • Maria Auriguma • Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers • The Nighthawks - September 9-11, 2010:Billy’s Blues Band with Dr. Z • Rip & the Bandogs • The Nighthawks • The Speedy Parker Blues Band • Loco-Motives • Doubletake Blues Band • The Jony James Blues Band • Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters • Richard Ray Farrell • Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang • Hubert Sumlin • Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh • Pinetop Perkins • Willie “Big Eye” Smith • Bob Margolin • Matt “Guitar” Murphy - September 9-11, 2011: Richard Johnston • Junkyard Dogs • Mick Hayes Band • Albert Castiglia • Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang • Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh • Tas Cru • Dennis Gruenling • Blues Hounds • The Stevie Project with Joe Mahfoud • Maria Aurigema • Matt Schofield • Savoy Brown • Coco Montoya • Loco Motion • Harmonica John • Shrimp Daddy • Mr. Conrad - September 7-9, 2012: The Coupe De Villes • Billy's Blues Band • Reflector • Richard Ray Farrell with The Electras and Tommy Z • Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O' Blues • Roots Percussion • Richard Ray Farrell with Shrimp Daddy • Double Take Blues Band • Nickel City Pimp Choir • The Amazing Dr. Zarcon's Breathing Machine Jug Band • Leeron Zydeco • The Bravuras • The 44's • John Primer • James Cotton with The Nighthawks and Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh • Jon Dretto • Gospel Brunch with Marsha McWilson • Zark and the Sharks • Junkyard Dogs • Rock-Ed • Aces and Eights • Shrimp Daddy and Mr. Conrad - August 30-September 1, 2013: Big Tobacco • Marsha McWilson and The Sharks • Mahajibee Blues Band • Mississippi Heat • Easy Street Sliders • Flyin' Blind Blues Band • The Bravuras with Jon Dretto • The Electras with Dr. Z and Mr. Conrad • Richard Ray Farrell Band with Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh and Cheryl Arena • Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater • Gospel Brunch • Aces and Eights • Powerline • Junk Yard Dogs • Bill "The Sauce Boss" Wharton - September 11-14, 2014: Aces and Eights • The Thurman Brothers Band • Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues • Dan Harper with the Magic Show • Peter D. Harper and Midwest Kind • Ray Fuller and the Blues Rockers • Eddy Shaw and the Wolfgang • Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh • Black Rock Zydeco • Marsha McWilson • Pappy John's Blues Band • The Electras • The Pitbull of Blues • The Kinsey Report • The Junk Yard Dogs with Jon Dretto • Bill "The Sauce Boss" Wharton • Rockin Jake • Albert Castiglia - September 16-18, 2016:Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O' Blues • Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang with Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh • Shawn Holt and the Teardrops with John Primer • The Chris O'Leary Band • Aces and Eights • The Electras • The Tommy Z Band • Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials • John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers • Popa Chubby • Gospel Brunch with Marsha McWilson - September 15-17, 2017: Mr. Conrad and the Original Excellos • Chris Beard • Richard Ray Farrell with Dennis Gruenling • Downchild Blues Band • Harper and Midwest Kind • Sauce Boss • Lady A and the Bluesfuze • Laura Rain and the Caesars • Cheryl Arena Band • The Nighthawks featuring Muddy Waters Blues Band • The Albert Castiglia Band • Gospel Brunch featuring Marsha McWilson • Maria Aurigema Band • Jammin' Gypsies • Aces and Eights - September 14-15, 2018:Junk Yard Dogs • The John Dretto Band • Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials • Bruce Wojick and The Struggle • Jack Thurman Band • Cheryl Arena Band • Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers • Randy Mcallister and The Scrappiest Band in the Motherland • Marcia Ball - September 13-14, 2019: John Portnoy • Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O' Blues with John Primer • The Nighthawks with Bob Margolin • The Coupe De Villes • Backstreet Blues Band • The Pitt Bull of Blues with Stan Street • Mississippi Heat with Eddie "Vaan" Shaw Jr. • Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados with the Seville Sisters • Canned Heat - September 16-17, 2022: The Thurman Brothers Band • The Coupe De Villes •Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials • The Loco-Motives with Niagara Falls and Western New York All Stars • The Jammin Gypsy Review with Buffalo and Western New York All Stars • Brandon Santini Band • Mud Morganfield with Cheryl Arena • Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados with the Seville Sisters
September 15-16, 2023: Cleveland's Backstreet Blues Band • Spencer Mackenzie • Joe Louis Walker • Tommy Z • Studebaker John & The Hawks • Mike Morgan and The Crawl • Lurrie Bell • Shemekia Copeland
September 13-14, 2024: Junk Yard Dogs • The Cheryl Arena Band • The Chris O'Leary Band • The Mighty Duck Blues Band • Frankie Boy & The Blues Express • Mississippi Heat • Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy • Colin James
September 12-13, 2025: Bruce Wojick & The Struggle • The Shaelyn Band • Spencer Mackenzie •Sauce Boss with Extra Sauce Traveling Gumbo Show • Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames • Wayne Baker Brooks • Tommy Z • Kelley Hunt and The 5