Get Ready For Our 30th Anniversary Celebration! We’re super excited for this year’s New York State Blues Festival!

VIP Tickets, RV Sites and Hotel Discounts

ProAct Blues Club VIP Packages include fully catered dinner each night (plus lunch on Saturday), beer & wine, preferred seating, and artist meet & greets during the festival. RV sites are available at the NYS Fairgrounds during the NYS Blues Festival in two and three night packages. Holiday Inn & Suites Syracuse Airport (NYS Blues Festival Host Hotel), Holiday Inn Express – Fairgrounds, Quality Inn, Farrell Road and Embassy Suites at Destiny are offering attendees discounts during the festival. Reserve your room today! Click here for more information.

KJ James Memorial Scholarship

The KJ James Memorial Scholarship is back! This year the award is presented by Terakeet! If you know of an aspiring blues musician age 18 or younger, please pass along this link for more information and a downloadable application!

Volunteers Needed For 2022!

Feel like pitching in and lending a hand? The New York State Blues Festival is made possible by a volunteer board of directors and good folks like you helping out! If you’d like to be part of the fun, click here to sign up and join our enthusiastic crew!

More News & Events

2026 KJ James Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced

The New York State Blues Festival is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Beginnings Credit Union KJ James Memorial Scholarship, presented annually to outstanding young musicians from across New York State.

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Admission-Free New York State Blues Festival on June 11, 12 & 13!

Gibson Gives Guitar Raffle

The New York State Blues Festival is excited to announce the return of our annual guitar raffle, benefiting Blues Ignition, the festival’s student band program.