The Festival

July 13th - 18th, 2026

Locations:

Blaine Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Blaine Downtown (G&H St. Plaza)
Semiahmoo, Blaine WA

Monday July 13

7pm @ G St Plaza
101 G St, Blaine WA

Vocal Jazz All Stars

7pm

Featuring:
Greta Matassa and Andy Marshall with Nelda Swiggett, Clipper Anderson and Julian MacDonough

Tuesday July 14

7pm @ G St Plaza
101 G St, Blaine WA

Swingin' at the Harbor

7pm

Featuring:
Special Guest Cory Weeds with Greg Hopkins, Randy Halberstadt, David Marriott Jr, Nick Biello, Alex Tremblay and Christopher Brown

Wednesday July 15

7pm @ G St Plaza
101 G St, Blaine WA

Blaine Faculty All Starts

7pm

Featuring:
Camille Bloom, Charlie Porter, Jovino Santos Neto, Nico Tower

Thursday July 16

6 pm @ Semiahmoo

Big Band Swing Dance at Semiahmoo

6 pm - Dinner
7 pm - Music & Dancing

Featuring the Blaine Festival Big Band under the direction of Greg Hopkins (tickets required)

TICKETS:
$50 including appetizers & desserts.
Cash bar.
To purchase tickets, fill out the form
at the bottom of the page.

Big Band Tickets

Friday July 17

7pm @ Blaine PAC
1 Borderite Way, Blaine WA

Student Showcase & 25th Anniversary Ceremony
At the Blaine Schools Performing Arts Center

7pm

Featuring:

Our amazing and talented BHMF students!



Saturday July 18

11 am @ G St Plaza
101 G St, Blaine WA
And H St Plaza
101 H St, Blaine WA

Student Performances and Street Fair! At G and H Street Plazas

11am

And join us for FREE daily concerts at Noon at G Street Plaza! (101 G St, Blaine, WA)

Featuring
July 13th - Randy Halberstadt Group
July 14th - David Marriott Jr Group
July 15th - Greta Matassa Encore Performance
July 16th -  Nick Biello/ Charlie Porter Quartet
July 17th - Trad Jazz Players featuring Bob Storms and Rick Whitaker

Sunday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!

Sunday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!

Monday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!

Tuesday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!

Wednesday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!

Thursday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!

Friday

WHAT:      Festival Kickoff
WHEN:      7PM
WHO:        7PM
WHERE:    Blaine PAC
WHO:
Local funk band COZMIC SAUCE gets us moving.

Extraordinary Brazilian pianist and composer JOVINO SANTOS NETO.

A high energy evening not to be missed!