The 18th Annual Waukesha Rotary BluesFest, presented by the Waukesha Rotary Club, will be held Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9, 2025 at Naga-Waukee Park in Delafield, located 1/2 mile north of I-94 on STH 83 (open during highway construction). Gates open at 12:30pm with the music running from 1:00pm until 10:00pm each day.

The headliners for this summer’s Waukesha Rotary BluesFest include on Friday evening Detroit Rock n’ Roll singer, Mitch Ryder of the legendary “Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels”. He hit the Top 10 of the US charts four times, most notably with "Devil With A Blue Dress" and "Jenny Take A Ride!" and is touring in support of his new Ruf Records 2025 Blues/Rock album “With Love” produced by Don Was (Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Iggy Pop). On Saturday New Orleans style barrelhouse piano player and soulful singer Marcia Ball will take the stage backed by Wisconsin favorites, The Jimmys.