Portland Waterfront Blues Festival 2025. The waterfront blues festival takes place at the gorgeous tom mccall waterfront park, and features four stages among eight acres of the park. Blues festival, which is a celebration of bluegrass, americana, folk, funk, r&b, soul and rock on portland’s waterfront, will kick off on thursday, july 4 and end.

The waterfront blues festival takes place at the gorgeous tom mccall waterfront park, and features four stages among eight acres of the park. 2025 marks the 37th anniversary of the waterfront blues festival, a jubilant celebration in downtown portland.