Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest

Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest in Historic Canal Winchester Ohio July 24-25, 2026! Downtown Canal Winchester OH * July 28-29 2023.
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TWO STAGES, TWO DAYS, great Blues, great BBQ, kids area and Free Admission!
🎸🎸🎶🎵😎🎶🎹💙 Free Admission

WHAT: A two day summer street celebration featuring live blues music, world-class ribs, a variety of quality non-rib food options, locally crafted items/art, children's activities, and a beer garden for our Blues/Rib-loving friends 21 and over. HOURS: Friday 5PM -11PM & Saturday Noon-11PM

WHERE:

Historic Downtown Canal Winchester (radiating from closed intersection of High & Waterloo Streets). PARKING: On/Off-street public parking is available in the areas adjacent to the Ribfest grounds. Handicap tag/sticker parking available at the West Waterloo Street entrance east of Washington Street. Click HERE for general directions. As central Ohio's only all-Blues outdoor festival, our fest has drawn blues fans from Canada to Florida and as far west as Minnesota and rib aficionados from around the state! Annual attendance estimates in excess of 30,000 guests! We take pride in hiring the best regional and international touring blues artist as well as area artists/craftspeople. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Band, Solo/Duo booking: [email protected]
Please make your subject "CW Fest booking"

08/11/2026

FESTIVAL SET HIGHLIGHTS 🔥 🔥The Mudhounds Fri July 24 5:30-7pm

The MudHounds - Mississippi Hill Country Blues (Lafayette Indiana) kicked off our 2026 Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest! They came out BLAZING…so many compliments “I never heard of this band, THANK YOU, I love them!”
I LOVE hearing these type compliments about our bands throughout the festival. LOTS OF ATTENDEES have told me that you come to discover your next favorite blues band that you never heard of before. SOOO MANY festivals fall into a slump, hiring the same tired inner circle rotation of “known” bands- over and over. I love bringing you the VERY BEST TOURING BANDS we can find, known or not, that are worthy of our stages.
Otherwise, it’s like saying the world is flat if you only consider hiring the small inner circle circuit rotation.
The MudHounds opened for Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers in Indiana and I/we just knew I had to bring them to Canal Wi******er!
How great it was to see early festival attendees wonder in and get an immediate thrill hearing this band!

Thank you Dewey Decibel Systems LLC
for “lighting it up” giving the BEST SOUND for ALL our bands!

Video: Sheri Fuller

Destination: Canal Wi******er
Ohio Festivals






Canal Wi******er OH Blues and Ribfest

Thank you Bob Krause for capturing and sharing these great photos of JUST ANOTHER MOJO (JAM) kicking off our Main Stage...
08/08/2026

Thank you Bob Krause for capturing and sharing these great photos of JUST ANOTHER MOJO (JAM) kicking off our Main Stage @ 2026 Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest, Saturday July 25th
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08/05/2026

Thank you Bob Krause for these great photos of Desoto Tiger's Testimony Headlining our 2026 Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest (Ohio)! Damon Fowler, Jason Ricci, Bruce Katz were AMAZING! They rocked, they rolled, they captivated our audience!

Thank you Bob for sharing your photos!! We look forward to seeing you stage front with your camera in 2027 📸🎶🎵🎸🎹✌️💙







Destination: Canal Wi******er
Canal Wi******er City Government

08/01/2026

Zayne - Blue Spectrum Guitarist WOWED early arrivals at the 2026 Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest!
UNCLE AL’s soulful vocals added an old school vibe to our fest that everyone enjoyed!

HARSHAW, diagnosed with autism at the young age of four, did not let anything stop him from his dreams of becoming a band leader. He is a self taught award winning guitarist.

Pianist, GENENE BLACKWELL on keys is musical miracle. She is blind from birth. Despite these challenges, the sound of music penetrated her entire being and has served as the conduit to her survival and success.

Together, their performance was a highlight of the days entertainment!

Video: Sheri Fuller








07/30/2026

Brooklyn New York’s Alexis P Suter Band took us to church Saturday at the Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest! Her big powerful vocals and band were soooo good! The crowd loved her!

Here is a bit of what you missed if you were not there.

Video: Sheri Fuller





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Alexis P. Suter Band Street Team
Canal Wi******er OH Blues and Ribfest
Insiders' Guide to Columbus

07/30/2026

Brandon Santini 2026 Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest 🔥🔥

07/30/2026

Brandon Santini Band made his 2nd appearance at the Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest! From the first time he played for us- we knew we had to get him back! Incredible soulful vocals, award winning harmonica, and the 🔥🔥 surprise addition of Noah Wotherspoon on guitar…. they were FANTASTIC!!

Here is a 3 clip bit of what you missed if you were not in our audience.

Video credit: Sheri Fuller

Ohio Festivals
Brandon Santini Music




BlueLava Audio
Dewey Decibel Systems LLC

07/29/2026

Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers LIT UP the stage Friday night! THE CROWD LOVED IT!! So many people reached out telling us how much they enjoyed Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers set!

Check out a bit of what you missed if you were NOT at the Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest Friday night 🎶🎸🎸🎵😎☮️✌️🎶🔥🔥

Video credit: Sheri Fuller







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Ohio Festivals
Dewey Decibel Systems LLC
BlueLava Audio
Insiders' Guide to Columbus

07/28/2026

Canyon Lights ft Pat Faherty torched the stage Saturday night! Here is a bit of my special request “She’s Gone” at our 2026 Canal Wi******er Blues and Ribfest 🔥🔥🔥 Were you there???

They were supposed to play last year’s fest and Mother Nature shut us down. They were cool and held our dates promising to return. THEY WERE FANTASTIC 🙌🎸🎸✌️😎🎶🎵🔥🔥🔥

Video: Sheri Fuller





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Pat Rick
Destination: Canal Wi******er
Dewey Decibel Systems LLC
BlueLava Audio
Ohio Festivals
Guitar.com

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36 S High St
Canal Winchester, OH
43110

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