Organised and run by community service club Blenheim Round Table,  Blues Brews & BBQs has proved extremely popular over the 14 years it has been running. Live bands including chart topping Opshop will play throughout the day on 2 stages giving continuous Blues, and Rhythm & Blues music. With over 40 sites the organizers focus on having a variety of high quality food available, BBQ treats include wild pork, local seafood, and ostrich. More than 20 breweries from throughout NZ attend offering in excess of 70 beers to sample. Tickets go on sale mid December, the cost is still to be confirmed and are available from the BNZ Blenheim & Picton, the Marlborough Centre, and the i-SITE Visitor Centres at Blenheim & Picton. Tickets limited to 8,000 with no gate sales. Funds raised from the festival go to youth activities within the Marlborough area, with over $500,000 been raised and distributed to date.