HISTORY

Vintage Blues Music Festival was born on a cold winter's night in 1996, talking with old friends about entertainment facilities and events on the South Coast of Western Australia. Now in it's 17th year, the Great Southern has a truly international standard festival. The event is safe, attractive and affordable to everybody.

Set in the picturesque gardens of Wignalls Winery (7.2 km from the Albany CBD), the outdoor event features outstanding international, national and WA musical acts presenting a wide range of blues and jazz styles. Suitable for families and music enthusiasts alike, this event attracts around 3000 people every year and has become a regular fixture of the burgeoning circuit of winery based festivals.

Eight hours of non-stop music is usually featured with eight or nine acts, from all parts of the world on two stages.  The 2pm to 10pm festival has been an annual event for the last 17 years and is now one of the largest winery festivals in WA. This show is usually sold out so make sure you get your tickets fast!

The festival resembles a Sunday BBQ environment perfect for everyone of all ages. Food stalls around the grounds and a full bar accommodate all tastes. Security is strictly enforced as well as a free bus service from the centre of Albany every half hour from 2pm, returning a number of times from 9:00pm onwards to ensure that our extended family gets home safely, one of our most popular features of the event.