13th Annual Fishers Blues Fest
Fishers’ Labor Day weekend tradition is back August 30 + 31!
A Labor Day tradition in the Fishers community, this year’s festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31.
For more than a decade, the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater has been host to local, regional, and world-renowned blues musicians annually. Fishers Blues Fest prides itself on being one of the most accessible blues festivals in the country. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Free parking surrounds the venue, and the festival is an all-ages, all-abilities event. All are welcome.
Chairs blankets, and coolers are welcome with the exception of outside alcohol (Indiana Code 7.1-5-8-4). Vendors will be on site selling food, drinks, and alcohol.
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2025 LINEUP
Stay tuned! We’re putting the finishing touches on our lineup.
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Know Before You Go
ADMISSION
- Tickets: No tickets or pre-registration are required for Blues Fest events. Admission is completely free.
- Gates + Show Time: Stay tuned! Gates and set times will be confirmed once we release the lineup for Blues Fest.
ACCESSIBILITY
- Parking: Accessible parking is located in the surface parking lot at 3 Municipal Drive, directly adjacent to the venue at the southeast edge. Overflow accessible parking is located in the Fishers Police Department parking garage at 4 Municipal Drive.
- Restrooms: Portable accessible restrooms will be available on both the east and west sides of the lawn, as well as in the Pavilion building at the south side of the venue.
- Seating: Accessible picnic-table seating is available at the back of the front lawn on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Sensory Bags + Assisted-Listening Devices: Sensory resource bags and assisted-listening devices are available for checkout at the ID check tent.
BAG POLICY + PROHIBITED ITEMS
- Bags: For this event, no bag restrictions are in place, but security will be on site.
- Chairs + Blankets: Chairs and blankets are permitted. We ask that guests please do not bring high-rise or high-back chairs. Space on the lawn is first-come, first-served.
- Prohibited Items
- weapons of any kind
- outside food, drinks, alcohol, coolers, hydration backpacks
- pets (service animals always welcome)
- air horns and noisemakers, fireworks, laser pens
- skateboards, scooters, bikes, strollers, wagons
- any illegal substance
- glass of any kind
- recording equipment or DSLR cameras (no flash photography)
FOOD + DRINK
- Food: Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are permitted. Outside alcohol is NOT permitted due to Indiana excise laws. Food and beverage vendors will be on site.
