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 tenth 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 4000 people every year and has become a regular fixture of the burgeoning circuit of winery based festivals.

Nine hours of non-stop music is usually featured with eight or nine acts, from all parts of the world on two stages. This year alone featured two international acts and nine Australian based performers. The 2:30pm to midnight festival has been an annual event for the last 9 years and is now one of the largest winery festivals in WA. The 2001, 2003 and 2005 were sold out completely by late efternoon.

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 hour from 3pm, returning a number of times at midnight to ensure that our extended family gets home safely, one of our most popular features of the event.