Welcome to The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Brigade Association (RCHA).
We are your first stop to experience Kingston’s great live music scene!
Home venue for the Kingston Blues Society and participating venue for the Homegrown Festival, the RCHA offers a wide variety of live music, featuring talented musicians from Kingston and beyond. Check our Events Calendar for upcoming acts you will not want to miss!
A downtown Kingston landmark since 1947, the Club is open to all, but is supported by memberships welcomed to anyone interested in supporting the Association, including especially active or retired military personnel. Check our Membership Benefits link for further information. The RCHA has two event spaces available for rent to both members and the public. Please see the Event Space Rental page.
The RCHA Club is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to take you to each floor.
Masks are now optional at the Club. While we no longer require masks to enter, please be kind to those who choose to wear a mask. Thank you for your continuing support!
It was sad to hear that after 26 years the annual Limestone Blues Festival in Kingston, Ontario has ended. City organizers have decided to bring a more diverse music festival to Kingston scheduled to begin next summer. In response to this loss, the Kingston Blues Society has decided to present a "Tribute to the Limestone Blues Festival" to be held on August 22-24th, when the Limestone Festival was traditionally held.
The music will start on Thursday night at the RCHA Club with 4 acts performing. On Friday night there will be a free concert in Market Square and 3 acts at the RCHA Club. There will be music in Confederation Basin on Saturday afternoon, and a double bill headliner at the RCHA Club on Saturday night. Some featured artists include JW Jones, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Miss Emily, George Kilby Jr. Spencer Mackenzie and many more bands.
Although not an "official" festival there will be more than enough great live Blues all weekend long.
All shows at the RCHA Club will be ticketed events. Visit the calendar below for the list of acts.
Tickets may be purchased via Eventbrite (check below for links), by e-transfer to bruce@kingstonbluessociety.ca or directly from the RCHA club 613 542 8152 after 4 pm. All outdoor concerts are free, but tickets for 3 nights of music at the R.C.H.A Club will be $75.00. Or you can pick a night. $15 Thursday night, $25 Friday night and $35 on Saturday night. The Kingston Blues Society is a nonprofit community organization, and all profit goes to pay the musicians & to cover costs.
NOTE: We will be promoting this event in the Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal areas (I have already had calls from people in Ottawa and Syracuse -the word is already out). Each show will only have 80 tickets available for purchase. We anticipate a strong response from out-of-town people so make sure you get your tickets ASAP.
Tickets for the RCHA Club shows are also available from Eventbrite:
Thursday Night RCHA Club
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tribute-to-limestone-blues-festival-thursday-show-tickets-925950281217?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete&_gl=1*cabbj1*_up*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjYjF_9XdhgMVwzetBh1HUAISEAAYASAAEgLjdvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Friday Night RCHA Club
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tribute-to-limestone-blues-festival-friday-show-tickets-926179797707?aff=erelpanelorg&_gl=1*1qdxday*_up*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjYjF_9XdhgMVwzetBh1HUAISEAAYASAAEgLjdvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Saturday Night RCHA Club
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tribute-to-limestone-blues-festival-saturday-show-tickets-926189797617?aff=erelpanelorg&_gl=1*1pe4txs*_up*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjYjF_9XdhgMVwzetBh1HUAISEAAYASAAEgLjdvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Check the story function of our Facebook and Instagram pages for reminders of all our shows/events! Links to our socials below.
Click on each logo to take you to Facebook, X and Instagram!
We are located at 193 Ontario Street, adjacent to the Tourist Bureau. Look for the blue awning outside our heritage building and take the elevator to the third floor.
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