June 12 and 13, 2026

GALLIVAN CENTER   |   SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

GALLIVAN CENTER
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Workshop attendees playing their harmonicas
Workshop attendees playing their harmonicas

FREE WORKSHOPS

To Be Announced Soon!

Blues Harmonica & Lecture
Hosted by Tony Holiday & special guests

Free Hohner Blues Harps while they last!

Blues Harmonica & Lecture hosted by Tony Holiday & special guests. We’ll have free, first come first served, Hohner harmonica’s while they last. Tony has taken this workshop to the next level each year and promises to have some surprises, which will be announced shortly.

Tony Holiday performing at the Utah Blues Festival, wearing a tan hat, sunglasses, and dark jacket while holding a harmonica.

The Blues According to Young Rell
Harrell ‘Young Rell’ Davenport

Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport seated with a sunburst electric guitar resting upright against his chest, wearing a peach vest and white shirt in front of a brown backdrop.

Harrell ‘Young Rell’ Davenport – ‘The Blues According to Young Rell’. This will be part performance, part lecture/discussion. Don’t miss this young (19 years young) bluesman ‘tell his story’, as only he can.

Other Workshops

Workshops are in the planning stages. Check back soon to see what we have in store for you.

Location: Marriot City Center, 2nd Floor​

The workshops will again be held up on the 2nd Floor of the Marriott City Center. They give you a chanced to take a break, come in out of the heat and enjoy something different.  We also want to recognize The Gallivan Center as one of our new / additional sponsors of this year’s workshops. These are always a highlight of the festival and please build time into your schedules to check them out. It’s a great experience for parents and grandparents to share with their kiddos!

REGISTER HERE FOR WORKSHOPS
Four children are in the foreground at a harmonica workshop, each holding a harmonica to their mouths, with looks of concentration. They are seated inside a well-lit room with a crowd of adults behind them, attentively watching a musician conducting the workshop on a small stage. There is a watermark in the lower left indicating the image is from the Utah Blues Festival, and is Copyright 2023 by Marilyn Stringer.
A lively group of people is engaged in a cigar box guitar-making workshop in a spacious room with large windows. The tables are cluttered with tools and guitar parts, as attendees focus on assembling their instruments. A man in the foreground is intently working on a guitar body, while others converse and continue their craft.
Making cigar box guitars in workshop
Workshop attendee with his cigar box guitar