Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival presented by First Tech Credit Union

Visitor Information

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You'll also find visitor information on the festival site at Oregon Food Bank's Information Booth by the FedEx Workshop Stage.

Where to stay
University Place Hotel is conveniently located in downtown Portland, just a short walk to the festival site. Encore 310 The hotel's restaurant and lounge will host after-hours blues jams each night after the festival.
Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront overlooks the Willamette River and sits directly across the street from the festival.
RiverPlace Hotel overlooks the Willamette River and sits adjacent to the festival. The festival thanks these excellent hotels for graciously hosting our headline performers.
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The festival thanks EcoShuttle, an environmentally friendly transportation company, for transport festival artists. Ecoshuttle uses vehicles that run on 100 percent biodiesel converted from used vegetable oil, a biodegradable, carbon-friendly fuel.

To get to the festival (view map)

The festival takes place in Tom McCall Waterfront Park (view map), just to the north and south of the Hawthorne Bridge on the west side of the Willamette River.

It's easy to reach the site from S.W. Naito Parkway, from the Hawthorne Bridge ramps or from the Esplanade.