2026 Schedule – Nanaimo Blues Society

2026 Festival Schedule

Countdown to the Nanaimo Blues Festival

Days

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Thursday

August 6th, 2026

At the Queen's (34 Victoria Cres, Nanaimo, BC)

7:00 pm

James Vickers Band

8:15 pm

Lazy Mike and the Argyle Jets

9:30 pm

David Gogo

10:45 pm

Tristan Clark

Friday

August 7th, 2026

1:00pm - 3:00pm
At the Queen's (34 Victoria Cres, Nanaimo, BC)

Bass Workshop with Russell B. Jackson

4:00pm

Joel Astley Music

5:15 pm

Brandon Isaak

6:30 pm

Teeny Tucker Band

8:30 pm

Blackburn Brothers

Saturday

August 8th, 2026

1:00 pm

Michael Patrick Blues Band

2:15 pm

Nikhil Bagga Music

3:30 pm

Jake Soberlak

4:45 pm

Ollee Owens

6:30 pm

Crystal Shawanda

8:30 pm

Samantha Fish

Festival Afterparty at the Queen's
(34 Victoria Cres, Nanaimo, BC)

Russell B. Jackson

Sunday

August 9th, 2026

1:00 pm

The Soul Shakers

2:15 pm

J. Plank

3:30 pm

Jimi

4:45 pm

Ladies Sing the Blues

6:30 pm

Lady A.