
Harbour Blues ‘n Roots Festival 2025
Free to attend day performances, ticketed event in the evenings
Celebrate the end of summer on a high note at the Harbour Blues ‘n Roots Festival, happening Friday, August 22 – Sunday, August 24, 2025. Formerly known as Vancouver Island Blues Bash, this festival will feature blues, roots, folk, R&B, and more. Featuring artists such as The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer, Shemekia Copeland, Bywater Call, and more, as well as free-to-attend performances on the main outdoor stage at Ship Point, you’ll be rockin’ and groovin’ on the dance floor in Victoria’s inner harbour!
Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.