At Kamm Island Park, Mishawaka, Indiana. The 2024 will include Local 362 All Stars, Howard and the White Boys, Stefan Hillesheim, Ivy Ford and Albert Castiglia. The South Bend Firefighters Blues Festival was conceived in 1999 as a way to raise funds to create a fire safety house for the South Bend community. The first festival had an attendance of 750 people. Since that time the festival has attracted such legendary blues performers as Bernard Allison, Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, Guitar Shorty and Wayne Baker Brooks and the attendance has grown to over 7,500. Proceeds go to the Hoosier Burn Camp and the Survive Alive House.

At the South Bend Firefighters’ Union Banquet Hall, South Bend, Indiana. The 2025 lineup will include Raucous Leo and The 1985. Proceeds from this event are used to support two programs that we hold dear to our hearts: The Holiday Food Baskets Program and the Santa Cop Program.