Kitchener Blues Festival organizers planning for return to normal this summer

On Friday, organizers of the Kitchener Blues Festival announced that they have begun planning for a full festival for the summer of 2022.

“I’m pleased to announce that the KCBI Board of Directors have been working hard with the planning of a return to a full Festival in August of this year,” sponsorship director Mike Reidel stated.

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He says organizers are working to book acts for this year’s festival and are also holding discussions with the Kitchener Downtown Business Improvement Association on the layout.

The official 20th-anniversary show was to be held two summers ago but the last two events have been altered as a result of the pandemic.

Organizers are also looking to replace some venues that may have disappeared over the past couple of years as well.

The organizers are hoping for a return to normal this year but realize things could change.

“We do recognize that a severe downturn on the pandemic front could again cause the cancellation but if it doesn’t, we’ll be ready to go with what promises to be a memorable 20th Anniversary celebration,” Reidel said.