Blues BBQ Festival 2026

 

Delicious BBQ, fantastic blues music and fun for all ages—there is something for every music fan at our free, annual Blues BBQ Festival!

 

A guitarist holds his guitar vertically while playing in front of a backdrop that reads "Blues BBQ Festival" at a free music festival in NYC

 

Saturday, Aug 15

1:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Pier 76 @37th St. & Westside Highway

 

It’s a day packed with fun including performances across two live stages, take part in dance lessons, test your mettle in Hot Sauce Alley, browse the festival marketplace and enjoy family-friendly activities and games for all ages.

 

Join us in your west side backyard for New York’s finest smoked delicacies, music at two unparalleled stages, dance lessons, hot sauces, a marketplace, games, family fun and so much more! This Hudson River Park staple is one of NYC’s longest-running free festivals.

 

The Blues BBQ Main Stage features world-renowned talent, while the Blues Second Stage delivers popular locals and accomplished artists alike, curated by the Jazz Foundation of America.

 

 

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#Main Stage

The Blues BBQ Festival Main Stage lineup will showcase the diversity of the blues genre, from musicians with a background in traditional soul to high-energy modern performers that light up the dance floor.

 

This year’s Main Stage performers include:

 

Bobby Rush

Sugaray Rayford

Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band

Bywater Call

Howlin’ Hurd

 

#Second Stage Presented by Jazz Foundation of America

The Second Stage, which is curated and presented by the Jazz Foundation of America, will bring incredible sounds from local artists.

 

This year’s Second Stage Presented by the Jazz Foundation of America performers include:

 

Radam Schwartz

Melvin Davis

Kathryn Farmer

Gregory Lewis’ Organ Monk Sings

 

Schedule of Performances

View the schedule of Main Stage and Second Stage performances below.

 

#Start Time Performer Stage

1:15 PM Radam Schwartz Second Stage

2:00 PM Howlin’ Hurd Main Stage

2:45 PM Melvin Davis Second Stage

3:05 PM Bywater Call Main Stage

4:05 PM Kathryn Farmer Second Stage

4:25 PM Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band Main Stage

5:40 PM Gregory Lewis’ Organ Monk Sings Second Stage

6:05 PM Sugaray Rayford Main Stage

7:20 PM Gregory Lewis’ Organ Monk Sings Second Stage

7:45 PM Bobby Rush Main Stage

 

#Food Vendors

 

-Restaurants

Bark BBQ

Dickson’s Farmstand Meats

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Jase’s BBQ

Kimchi Smoke Barbeque by Robert Austin Cho

Tikkun BBQ

 

-Desserts

Fan Fan Doughnuts

La Newyorkina

 

-Hot Sauces

Achilles Heat

Cursed Cauldron

Eats Meets Young

Hell’s Kitchen

Mama Lam’s

SD Sauce – Thai Hot Sauce

Whitehouse Station Sauce

https://hudsonriverpark.org/visit/events/event/blues-bbq-festival-2026 

 

 

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