In July, an outdoor music event called Ottawa Bluesfest is held in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is known as RBC Bluesfest, thanks to a naming rights partnership. Although blues music was originally the main attraction at the festival, more recent years have seen a shift towards popular pop, hip hop, reggae, rock, and electronic dance music (EDM). 

With its rapid expansion, Bluesfest is now the third biggest music event in North America, and the second biggest in Canada. Mark Monahan has served as the festival's executive and creative director from the beginning. Along with the Ontario Festival of Small Halls, the organization oversees the CityFolk Festival (2011–). 

After taking home the Best Event Award in 2002 from the Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority, Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest won the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) award for arts education in 2003 from the Memphis Blues Foundation. Mark Monahan has won the Blues with a Feeling award from the Toronto Blues Society before. Bluesfest secured a five-year sponsorship agreement with RBC Royal Bank in December 2011 to secure its financial future. The event's name has been changed to RBC Bluesfest.

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