Explore the Heartbeat of Blues - Belleville Downtown Blues Festival
BELLEVILLE DOWNTOWN BLUES EVENT SCHEDULE
September 11 and 12, 2026
OPENING NIGHT – SEPTEMBER 11
The Tone Masters
7 to 9 p.m.
Location: Market Square
SEPTEMBER 12
NOTHING BUT THE BLUES
(History presentation)
11 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Belleville Public Library
Third Floor
254 Pinnacle Street
WORKSHOPS
2 – 3 pm. Location: TBD
3-4 pm Kenny Pauze – Echoes of the Delta: A Journey Through Resonator Guitars
Solo Artist
2 pm to 3:30 pm
Location: Belleville Club
TRIO (TBD)
12:30 – 2 pm
Location: Bridge Street (closed off)
Dave Mowat
5 – 6:30 pm
Location: Bridge Street (closed off)
EVENING HEADLINER
Angelique Francis
JUNO Award winner Angelique Francis and her band, The Angelique Francis Band, are versatile and exceptionally gifted musicians. These multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre singer-songwriters/composers have wowed audiences across the globe with their electrifying performances, instrumental abilities and powerful textured vocals. Known for their eclectic mix of various musical genres (including Blues, Folk, Soul, Jazz, Roots, Rock, Gospel and Americana), they have played and shared the stage with renowned musicians such as Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Keb’ Mo’, Jimmy Vivino, Beth Hart, Tom Cochran, Burton Cummings, Sugar Ray and the list goes on.
7 – 8:30 pm
Location: Bridge Street (closed off)
BEST WESTERN PROMOTION
SPECIAL HOTEL RATE PROMOTION
Coming in from out of town for Downtown Blues? We’ve got you covered with a special promotion price from Best Western.
$199 plus tax per night (with code). For an additional fee, you can bring your dog.
Just click here to reserve your room at the Downtown Blues special price. Or call 613-969-1112 and give the booking code BBLU to book over the phone.
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