KBF Dance Weekend: Aug 5-7 2011
Canada's largest free blues festival!
The best blues bands in the world.
Free live music for 3 days straight.
Late-night blues house party on Saturday night!
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Every year in August the
Kitchener Blues Festival plays amazing music all weekend at various free stages throughout downtown. We're inviting dancers from all over to join us for this great event and to dance to all the live music you can handle!
The KBF is the largest free blues festival in Canada and brings in the best talent from North America and beyond. This is the 11th year for the festival and the 3rd year of our dance weekend to go with it, although of course the dancers here have been showing up for many years before that...
All dancers are welcome to come and enjoy the music with us! Bring friends, hang out during the shows (the whole festival is free, except for a few off-site events), and join us for a late-night on Saturday to party with all your favorite blues dancers.
We had such a great time last year that dancers are now up on the festival's home page! ===>
Important Links
- Kitchener Blues Festival [link]
- Kitchener Blues Festival facebook page [link]
- Dance Weekend facebook page [link]
Schedule Summary
| Thursday Aug 4 | 7:30 to 11:00 - Fundraiser Concert (not free) |
| Friday Aug 5 | 12:00 to 11:00 - Various shows, including Tab Benoit |
| Saturday Aug 6 | 12:00 to 11:00 - Various shows, including Jimmie Vaughan and Johnny Winter
11:00 to late - Blues house party with all your favourite dancers |
| Sunday Aug 7 | 10:30 to 12:00 - Free pancakes and blues
12:00 to 11:00 - Various shows, including Bettye Lavette and John Mayall |
Travel and Housing
The blues festival is located in downtown Kitchener-Waterloo, which is 1.5 hours west of Toronto, or 3 hours east of Detroit. Housing with dancers is available and will be provided first-come first-served.
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