Blues in the Schools

We love bringing great music to everyone.

First and foremost, the festival is about the music and the people. We love bringing you the best FREE blues festival this region has to offer, and we want to keep it that way. 

The City of Louisville was hit hard these past few years, and festivals around our great city have found themselves in jeopardy. Countless legendary blues musicians have performed at the Garvin Gate Blues Festival helping to keep Louisville's blues heritage alive. GGBF seeks to do its part in preserving that history by bringing you banging blues, year after year.

With our festival run entirely by volunteers, proceeds from donations, sponsorships and vendor sales benefit The Garvin Gate Neighborhood Association, the historic Old Louisville preservation district neighborhood, the Kentuckiana Blues Society, and charities in and surrounding our neighborhood, chosen each year. We’re hoping to make 2021 Garvin Gate’s best year yet.

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GGBF Gives Back

The Garvin Gate Blues Festival has long been about giving back. From its beginnings, the objective was to keep the festival free and provide the community with an event that not only showcases the best in blues music but also gives something back.  Run and supported by volunteers, we are proud to showcase our Victorian neighborhood, one of the most diverse in Metro Louisville.

With the support of the Garvin Gate Neighborhood Association, the Garvin Gate Blues Festival benefits the Old Louisville community and Metro Louisville and the quality of life in our city. Proceeds from the festival help to preserve and improve our Old Louisville neighborhood. 

Contact us today to find out more about GGBF sponsorship or reach out to Howard Rosenberg, Festival Chair at (502) 445-4193