The 2023 Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival will be Friday, June 16th & Saturday, June 17
WANT TO PLAY THE BEAUMONT BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL?
Thank you for your interest in our Festival!
The Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival is a 100% volunteer-managed and volunteer-staffed Canadian music festival! Our focus is on all Canadian talent with the majority of the band members being Canadian residents.
Applications are now open until September 30th.
We are accepting applications for singer/songwriters and bands to apply for a chance to play our next Festival – The 2023 Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival. As we are volunteers, by putting together the best package you can to help with the selection process is going to greatly increase your chances of selection.
Make sure you are including:
• Your band/stage name
• Your real name, plus the names of each band member and – if you have – band management
• Contact information – please provide both phone number and email
• Your Website
• Your Social Media profiles
• Your YouTube channel or other video platforms
• Your Bandcamp page or other music streaming platforms
*If you do not have any of the above for providing your music/performances please upload files to a Dropbox or Google Drive for us to easily access your music.*
…the small print…
• Please note that we are looking for artists who perform mostly their own original music.
• We are accepting applications from most genres of music – we love heavy rock but death metal may not be a good fit for our family audiences!
Email the above to submit@bbrf.ca and we are looking forward to seeing all the amazing talent coming our way!!!
CABANA TENTS for 2023
GET ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A 2023 CABANA
Our Cabana Tents are a great opportunity to bring your business clients and staff, your group members, or your family & friends together for a fun couple of days with live music and the vibrant community of our Festival.
Each Cabana Tent provides space for 12 adults (plus the kids that are coming with them) with tables and chairs provided. The Cabana Tents have a bar and porta-potties shared with the other Cabanas, and are fenced from the main area of the Festival.
And yes, you can put your banner on the fence to help promote your business/association/group!
CLICK to EMAIL to get on the waiting list for a Cabana for our 2023 Festival (June 16 & 17)
CAMPING
Festival camping is being planned for 2023 and we are anticipating returning to the BADAS (The Beaumont And District Agricultural Society, click here for their website) fairgrounds, 24358 Township Rd 505, Beaumont, AB T4X 0S4, in the gravel parking lot of the grounds.
Please note that this is a boondocking situation with no hookups and no services. There will be a porta-potty on site. If you are thinking of tenting, take into consideration that this is a gravel parking lot in the middle of an agricultural area with no facilities.
Members of the Beaumont And District Agricultural Society are volunteering to manage the campground over the weekend, and the camping fees that we are collecting are all going directly the BADAS.
Camping passes will be sold per night per camping vehicle – RV, camping trailer or campervan – and are in addition to your Day or Weekend Passes for the Festival.
Camping passes are not available for sale yet. If you are planning on purchasing 2023 passes now, you can do so, and watch for when the camping passes become available.
Shuttle service to and from the Festival grounds is included.
Updates will happen closer to our 2023 Festival: Camping starts on Friday, June 16, and no earlier. All vehicles must be cleared from the BADAS grounds by 12noon of Sunday, June 18th.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT...& DRINK
For 2023, we will have a selection of our fave Food Trucks! We are not accepting applications for new trucks, and will post if that changes.
• Street Eats
• Paradise Grill
• Lemongrass Cafe
• LadyBug Sugar Shack (Country Market Gourmet Foods)
• Jo’s Kettle Corn
• Big Softie
Please note that planned menus and vendors may change. Various food trucks will have pop and water for purchase.
Water Station
We will have a self serve water stations set up of 5 gallon bottles with pumps. You can bring into the Festival grounds an empty refillable bottle to use at this station, or purchase water from our many food trucks.
Coffee
Brave Fox Coffee
The Fiesta Zone
We license site-wide, so you can bring your children as you purchase and you can take your drinks back to your place in front of the stage. We accept debit, credit & cash.
Beer, wine, coolers, and of couse we’ll have our Margarita Machines back!
ARTISAN'S VENDOR VILLAGE
Meet our 2022 artisans in the Vendor Village. Many are already planning on joining us again for 2023!
Dazzling Designs
Dazzling Designs is your one stop shop for beautiful hand made apparel and scarves! Accesorise my fashion forward garments with one of a kind hand painted jewelry!! The stunning and intricate hand painted dishware make the best forever gifts for yourself, family and friends! Visit Dazzling Designs booth for colorful clothes, jewelry and dishware!
Feathered Away
I am a self taught Indigenous designer born and raised in the Edmonton (Treaty 6) area. I was adopted at a young age from the foster care system and had the privilege to learn and connect through Powwow dancing and cultural activities. Throughout my life I have fallen in and out of cultural connection straddling two worlds and navigating life in a way that made me feel isolated. With the birth of my son I have found my love and connection through creating beadwork, ribbon work and upcycled design. My art has helped me learn, grow and reconnect with my roots. Feathered Away is my heart and soul and has allowed me to share my creativity with the rest of the world.
Blues Bling
Funky Festival Wear! Face jewels, Tattoos, Jewelry, Shades and more!
Elystan Creations
Chainmaille, hacky sacks, dragons and accessories and Jewelry.
Sew Wonderful
Everything hand sewn: Retro hair bows, lanyards, key chain wristlet, Book-kobo-i-Pad-tablet Sleeve, Handmade bookmarks, Japanese Knot Bags, baby sensory tag blankets, baby teethers, baby toys, sensory maze fidget.
Lazy Pine Clay and Design
Clay pendant chains with charms, Clay earrings Clay studs, Clay bead home decor, Clay moon phase decor, Clay moon phase hanging charms, Clay geode inspired phone grips, Rings with clay faux stone, Original hand painted clay prints in frame, Hand inked clay earring with matching print, Clay plant pot stones.
Wild Rose Concrete animal sculptures
All items made with concrete: Bears, Planters, Pots, Turtles, Chickens , Frogs and more!
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Please note our Artisan Vendor Village is for handmade non-edible, non-drinkable, non-alcoholic items. If you would like to be part of it for our 2023 Festival, we will be opening for applications by Spring of 2023.
WHAT CAN I BRING?
Small Coolers with Snacks
You are allowed to bring small coolers with snacks, and sealed unopened bottled non-alcoholic beverages. These will be checked by our Front Gate professional security. All unsealed bottles containing liquids will be emptied at the gate.
Empty Refillable Water Bottle
We will have a water station on-site for filling your empty, refillable water bottle.
Low Back Chairs
Low back, short leg seating is preferred. If mobility requires standard portable chair height, please position your seating where your chair will not interfere with other guest’s views of the stage.
Blankets & Tarps
Be courteous and take the space that you need, and prep for cooler evenings with an extra blanket.
Rain Gear & SMALL Umbrellas
Rain slickers/coats & hats, and small umbrellas. And yes, tarps!!
Sunscreen & Bug Spray
Bring your own sunscreen and bug spray, and if you forget we will have some for sale at the Merch Tent.
Certified Service Animals Only
The festival ground are a place of enjoyment, with loud music and crowds. As such the Festival grounds have been classified as a “no animal zone” most notably for everyone’s safety. Provincially Certified Service Animals are the exception.
Handlers and leashed service animals to be considered for entry must produce their Gov’t of AB issued service dog ID (with a current picture of both handler and service animal)
Provincial laws do not qualify emotional support animals at public venues and will not be allowed on the festival grounds.
Check with us in advance via direct message on our socials or via our email (top right corner here on the website) to confirm if your service animal qualifies.
DO NOT BRING ANY OF THESE
Do expect bags and small coolers to be searched, and potentially receive a pat down at the Front Gate from professional security, so if you are looking to bring in anything that could be an issue, please take it back to your car before entering the grounds.
No Glass
No glass containers except for baby food.
No Pets or Animals
The festival ground are a place of enjoyment, with loud music and crowds. As such the Festival grounds have been classified as a “no animal zone” most notably for everyone’s safety. Provincially Certified Service Animals are the exception.
Handlers and leashed service animals to be considered for entry must produce their Gov’t of AB issued service dog ID (with a current picture of both handler and service animal)
Provincial laws do not qualify emotional support animals at public venues, and will not be allowed on the festival grounds.
Check with us in advance via direct message on our socials or via our email (top right corner here on the website) to confirm if your service animal qualifies.
Handlers and service animals are not exempt from bad behavior. Any service dog team displaying or exhibiting bad behavior may be asked to leave.
No alcohol or smokable/edible cannabis products; no non-prescription recreational/illegal drugs.
• No outside alcohol is allowed to be brought into the Festival grounds. If any is found in your bags or on your person as you enter the gates, it will be emptied/confiscated at the gate.
• No cannabis products, prescription and non-prescription alike (as pursuant City of Beaumont bylaws)
• No non-prescription recreational/illegal drugs.
No Open and Unsealed Beverage Containers
Any open and unsealed bottle or other beverage containers of any kind will be emptied out at the gate.
NO PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS OR AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT
Any professional AV equipment seen being used in the audience will be confiscated.
No drones, laser pointers, fireworks or weapons
Drones fall under the same category as professional AV equipment, and the park is a no-fly zone. Even if you are Gandalf, you must leave your wizard staff at home!
No golf or beach umbrellas
If you can fit three to four people under it, it’s too big. Leave the golf and beach umbrellas at home please.
PARK 'N' RIDE
Park ‘n’ Ride provides four parking lots to choose from!
Look for the Big Yellow School Bus!
Friday, the shuttle starts at 4pm and will be going around to each Park ‘n’ Ride parking lot.
Saturday the shuttle starts at 10am, and will be going around to each Park ‘n’ Ride parking lot.
Both days, after doing the initial run around the Park ‘n’ Ride parking lots, the shuttle then becomes “on demand”. The driver’s cell number will be posted in each Park ‘n’ Ride parking lot.
At the end of the evening or if you are ready to head back to your campsite or Park ‘n’ Ride parking lot before the music ends, please make your way out to the Spray Park parking lot (where you were dropped off) as the shuttle will be doing runs taking people back to their vehicles/camper.
#1 – École Dansereau Meadows School
Dansereau Meadows School is located at 5907 Rue Eaglemont, Beaumont, AB, T4X 0G9. This parking lot is in the north-west end of Beaumont and is not walking distance to the Festival grounds and about a 5 to 15 minute ride on the shuttle bus to the Festival grounds. Find it on Google Maps CLICK HERE
#2 – Jeb’s No Frills
Jeb’s No Frills is located on the south side of the city at 5201 30 Ave, Beaumont, AB, T4X 1T9.
Please park at in the spots farthest away from the store so that customers for the store can still get in and out easily – this is the best way that we can thank Jeb’s for allowing us to park there during the Festival!
The shuttle will be stopping for pick ups at the far end of the parking as noted on the map below.
Jeb’s is a long distance walk (15 to 30 minutes) to the Festival Grounds in Four Seasons Park (we are right beside the Beaumont Spray Park.) We recommend that you take the shuttle for this parking lot. Find it on Google Maps: CLICK HERE
#3 – École Mother d’Youville School
École Mother d’Youville School is located just off 30th Ave, on Rue Parc. Take the traffic circle around to the far side of the school for optimum parking. Find it on Google Maps CLICK HERE
If you decide not to wait for the shuttle, this parking lot is a 10 minute walk to and from the Festival grounds. Visit our Park ‘n’ Walk section for details.
#4 – École Champs Vallée School
École Champs Vallée School is just a couple of blocks down from our Festival in the heart of Four Seasons Park. Find it on Google Maps: CLICK HERE
If you decide not to wait for the shuttle, this parking lot is a quick five minute walk to and from the Festival grounds. Visit our Park ‘n’ Walk section for details.
PARK 'N' WALK
We have three locations ideal for parking and walking into the Festival grounds in the heart of Four Seasons Park (right beside the Beaumont Spray Park).
Before choosing these location, please take into account how much you will be carrying and who you have with you.
We recommend those with limited mobility look at our Park ‘n’ Ride options above.
#1 – Park on 50th Avenue and walk into Four Seasons Park.
This will be walking on grass into Four Seasons Park, and is a 5 minute walk in from 50th Avenue.
This is street parking only.
Find it on Google Maps: CLICK HERE
#2 – École Champs Vallée School
École Champs Vallée School is a quick five minute walk into the Festival grounds. Find it on Google Maps: CLICK HERE
#3 – École Mother d’Youville School
École Mother d’Youville School is a 10 minute walk to the Festival grounds. Find it on Google Maps: CLICK HERE
Thank you to all our Sponsors
The Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival is founded in Treaty 6 territory in amiskwaciy-wâskahikan — the traditional and ancestral territory of the Nehiyawak/Cree, Tsuut’ina, Niitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Haudenosaunee/Iroquois, Dene Suliné, Anishinaabe/Ojibway/Saulteaux, and the Inuk/Inuit. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Regions 2, 3 and 4 within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland.
