Due to COVID-19, the TD Kitchener Blues Festival scheduled for August 2020 has been cancelled.

The Youth Legacy Challenge provides an opportunity for young blues musicians to develop and showcase their talent in a really big way, and we hope to continue in 2021.  The winning performers will be offered the chance to perform on the YNC Stage of the Kitchener Blues Festival in 2021 and in addition have a song recorded in a studio with a producer arranged by Kitchener Blues Community, Inc. 

Please stay tuned for 2021 Competition Details:

Requirements: 
Must be under 21 years of age.
Artists can perform solo or as a group.  
Blues based performance, 30 minutes in length
Deadline for submission to be determined
Sequence of performance selected by lottery
Drum kit and bass amp provided
Points awarded for musical/vocal talent and musicianship, choice of Blues material, presentation, stage presence, entertainment value and audience response.  

Application form will be located here and to be forwarded to  info@grandriverblues.org