Become A Sponsor 

Date: June 11 – 13, 2010

Estimated Attendance: 500,000

Sponsorship Packages can be customized and begin at: $10,000

Benefit Packages May Include: promotional space, title sponsorship of music stages, media exposure, merchandising/sampling opportunities, hospitality area, concert tickets

Demographic Highlights: 31% earn $60,000+, 54% single, 42% college educated, 49% Caucasian, 58% male, 63% male ages 26-34, 56% female ages 26-34

Chicago proudly maintains its reputation as “blues capital of the world” by producing the largest, free blues festival in the world. The event’s 5 stages have hosted the industries biggest names including B.B. King, Koko Taylor, Ray Charles, Buckwheat Zydeco and Johnny Winter with James Cotton.

Loyal blues enthusiasts spend more than an estimated $1 million at the event making the Chicago Blues Festival a popular choice for companies looking to promote to a large, captive audience ready to support home grown Chicago music. The event remains Chicago’s largest music festival and continues to attract an international following.


Email our Sponsorship Staff at chicagopartnerships@cityofchicago.org