Joliet Blues Festival

08/16/2025

Thank you Chicago Blues Guide and Dianna for these amazing photos of the Joliet Blues Festival!! Click the " Joliet Blues Fest 2025, Sat Aug 9" link below to see all the wonderful photos of the show. Thank you!!!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=chicagobluesguide&set=a.1188595466636134

Photos by Dianne Bruce Dunklau,

Sheryl Youngblood,

Stefan Hillesheim Band,

Mondo Cortez,

Jon Shain

08/15/2025

Our thanks and gratitude to Dianne Bruce Dunklau and our friends at Chicago Blues Guide for the fabulous photos of the 2025 Fest posted at their FB page. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone next year!

08/10/2025

Thank you Bob Okon for this nice story from the Joliet Herald!

The Joliet Blues Festival was staged for its seventh year on Saturday, attracting local and regional music fans.

08/10/2025

Joliet’s own Sheryl Youngblood….

08/09/2025

Hey blues fans, today's the day! Tickets are available online up to showtime for $15, and $20 at the gate by card. Because of the heat, we're allowing water bottles, but no coolers please. ONLY ONE ENTRANCE this year, on Jefferson south of the park. Use the FREE PARKING in the lot across the street from the entrance. There will be food trucks, cold brews, sunshine and a nice breeze in the beautiful Bicentennial Park on the river, so grab your lawn chairs and join us a one of kind blues experience! See the link our event post for tickets.

08/08/2025

Hey blues fans, here we go! The Joliet Blues Fest will feature blue skies, green grass, great food and hot blues Saturday 8/9 starting at 3:30pm at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park on the Des Plaines river! This year's headliner is Joliet native Sheryl Youngblood, supported by Stefan Hillesheim, Mondo Cortez, and solo blues impresario Jon Shain. Tickets are $15 online ($20 at the gate) at the link below and parking is FREE. Bring your appetite and a lawn chair, but no carried in food, alcohol or PETS please. For more information about the show see www.jolietbluesmusicfestival.com. And please forward this to your blues loving friends. See you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joliet-blues-festival-tickets-1397151400449?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/07/2025

Only one entrance this year. Please enter from Jefferson St.

08/06/2025

Hey blues fans, the Joliet Blues Fest on 8.9.25 and we're thrilled to feature Mondo Cortez and the Chicago Blues Angels performing music from their recently released CD "Call On Me." You can get your own copy at the show Saturday, as well as offerings from our headliner Sheryl Youngblood, along with CDs by Stefan Hillesheim and Jon Shain. Music starts at 3:30 pm. Tickets are available at the link below for $15, or by card at the gate for $20. Vendors will take cards or cash. The park does NOT have an ATM, so come prepared. We'll have food and beer, as well as green grass, great music and blue skies. Parking is free in the lot south of the park. For more information see www.jolietbluesmusicfestival.org. Please share with all your blues loving friends, pack your lawn chair and sunscreen, and buy your tickets NOW!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joliet-blues-festival-tickets-1397151400449?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/06/2025

Hey blues fans, we're thrilled to feature blues guitarist and songwriter Jon Shain as our opening artist at the 8.9.25 Joliet Blues Fest. Jon has released nine solo albums combining improvised Piedmont blues with bluegrass, swing, and ragtime and won the 2019 International Blues Challenge in Memphis! For more information see www.jolietbluesmusicfestival.com. Tickets are only $15k online, parking is FREE, there will be plenty of food and drink for purchase, all at the stunning Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park. For tickets go to the link below and please share with all your blues loving friends! Forecast is for sunny skies in the mid-80's. Get your tickets NOW!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joliet-blues-festival-tickets-1397151400449?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/05/2025

Hey blues fans, the Joliet Blues Fest on Saturday 8/9 will feature hot blues, green grass, and blue skies! This year we are featuring hometown hero Sheryl Youngblood, along with Stefan Hillesheim, Mondo Cortez and Jon Shain. Music starts at 3:30. Bring your lawn chairs and appetites. We'll have food and beverages ready for you. Tickets are only $15 online and $20 at the gate. Credit cards only for tickets. Cards and cash accepted for food and drinks. See www.jolietbluesmusicfestival.com for more info. For tickets, go to eventbrite. Please share with all your blues loving friends!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joliet-blues-festival-tickets-1397151400449?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/05/2025

Hey blues fans, did you know our headliner, multi-instrumentalist blues singer Sheryl Youngblood grew up in Joliet! She recently told us, "Mt. Zion Baptist Church is where I started my life of music." We're thrilled to feature a hometown hero like Sheryl at the Joliet Blues Festival on August 9 at the beautiful 10 acre Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park & Theatre. Tickets are $15 online and parking is FREE in the south lot. There will be plenty food and drink, so get ready for hot blues, cold beer and sunshine! Bring your appetite and lawn chairs, but no carried in food/drink or pets please. See www.jolietbluesmusicfestival.com for more info. For tickets go to Eventbrite. See you there, and PLEASE, share this with your blues loving friends!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joliet-blues-festival-tickets-1397151400449?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/02/2025

Hey blues fans, one week to go before the Joliet Blues Fest on 8/9, and we are thrilled to have Stefan Hillesheim at the show this year. His guitar style combines his classical and contemporary music skills into a style that runs the gamut of emotions. Check out his videos online, but we promise you, there's nothing like seeing him tear it up live. Stefan will join Mondo Cortez, Jon Shain and Sheryl Youngblood for a fantastic day of blues! For more information see www.jolietbluesmusicfestival.com. Music starts at 3:30pm. For tickets, go to the Eventbrite link below. $15 online, $20 the day of the show, and parking is FREE in the lot south of the park. Food vendors will take cards and cash, but tickets are card only. Please share with all your blues loving friends!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joliet-blues-festival-tickets-1397151400449?aff=oddtdtcreator