Living Blues Festival Guide
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Living Blues Festival Guide
Compiled by George McDaniel Specific dates are provided where possible. However, some festivals had not set their 2016 dates at press time. You can also view this list year round at www.LivingBlues.com ALABAMA Bull Pen Blues and BBQ Festival TBA Old York Farms Oakman, Alabama 202.544.1108 Annual Old School and Blues Festival TBA Huntsville Dragway Huntsville, Alabama 246.820.9347 www.huntsvillealabamausa.com Bob Sykes BBQ & Blues Festival May 21, 2016 Bessemer, Alabama www.bobsykesblues.com 205.426.1400 Freedom Creek Festival June 4, 2016 Cookieman’s Place on Highway 17 Aliceville, Alabama 205.752.6263 www.alabamablues.org W.C. Handy Festival July 22-31, 2016 The Shoals Florence, Alabama 256.766.7642 www.wchandymusicfestival.com Living Blues Festival Guide 2016 ARIZONA Phoenix Blues Blast March 5, 2016 Margaret T. Hance Park Phoenix, Arizona www.phoenixblues.org McDowell Mountain Music Festival March 11-13, 2016 Hance Park Phoenix, Arizona 602.343.0453 www.mmmf.com Blues, Brews and BBQ June 18, 2016 Continental Driving Range Flagstaff, Arizona 928.606.5601 www.flagstaffblues.com Blues Heritage Fall Festival TBA Reid Park Tucson, Arizona www.azblues.org ARKANSAS 17th Annual Hot Springs Blues Festival September 3-4, 2016 Hot Springs, Arkansas 501.815.2939 www.hotsprings.org Annual Delta Boogie Blues Fest TBA Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas 870.219.4644 www.deltaboogie.com Bikes, Blues & BBQ Motorcycle Rally September 21-24, 2016 Fayetteville, Arkansas 479.527.9993 www.bikesbluesandbbq.org King Biscuit Blues Festival October 5-8, 2016 Cherry Street Helena, Arkansas 870.572.5223 www.kingbiscuitfestival.com CALIFORNIA Robb Bower’s Blues Bash February 6, 2016 Menghini Winery Julian, California 619.301.9880 www.robb-bowerpresents.com Black Belt Folk Roots Festival August 27-28, 2016 Eutaw, Alabama 205.372.0525 www.eutawonline.com/festival.htm Blues in the Natural State TBA Fayetteville, Arkansas 479.372.0266 www.ozarkbluessociety.org 6th Annual Johnny Shines Blues Festival TBA Tuscaloosa, Alabama Wild Hog Motorcycle Rally & Musicfest April 21-24, 2016 Helena, Arkansas www.wildhogmusic.org Cruisin’ For a Bluesin’ March 17-20, 2016 Long Beach, California to Ensenada, Mexico 972.805.5100 www.cruisinforabluesin.net Annual Sunday in the Park Series TBA Craighead Forest Bandshell Jonesboro, Arkansas 870.219.4644 www.deltaboogie.net Redwood Coast Jazz Festival March 31- April 3, 2016 Eureka, California 707.445.3378 www.rcmfest.org Kentuck Festival of the Arts October 15-16, 2016 Kentuck Park Northport, Alabama 205.758.1257 www.kentuck.org ALASKA Juneau Jazz & Classics May 16-21, 2016 Juneau, Alaska www.jazzandclassics.org 907.463.3378 Blues Train TBA Anchorage to Seward, Alaska www.alaskarailroad.com 800.544.0552 Eureka Springs Blues Weekend June 16-19, 2016 Eureka Springs, Arkansas 800.638.7352 www.eurekaspringsblues.com Riverfront Blues Festival June 24-25, 2016 Harry E. Kelley Park Fort Smith, Arkansas www.riverfrontbluesfest.org Spring Harp Fest XIV March 26, 2016 Harry Griffen Park Amphitheater La Mesa, California www.springharpfest.org Adams Avenue Unplugged April 30- May 1, 2016 San Diego, California 619.282.7329 www.adamsavenuebusiness.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 1 9th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival TBA Moorpark College Moorpark, California 805.501.7122 www.venturacountybluessociety.org Red, White & Blues Festival TBA Alameda County Fair Pleasanton, California 707.647.3962 www.bayareabluessociety.net Topanga Blues Festival TBA Topanga Canyon, California 714.209.7347 www.socialblues.org Hayward/Russell City Blues Festival TBA Hayward/Russell City, California 510.836.2227 www.bayareabluessociety.net Gator by the Bay Zydeco, Blues, & Crawfish Festival May 5-8, 2016 Spanish Landing Park San Diego, California 619.234.8612 www.sandiegofestival.com Metro Fountain Blues Festival June 25, 2016 Cesar Chavez Plaza San Jose, California 408.353.3087 www.fountainbluesfestival.com Doheny Blues Festival May 21-22, 2016 Doheny State Beach Dana Point, California 949.360.7800 www.dohenybluesfestival.com Sacramento Music Festival May 27-30, 2016 Sacramento, California 916.444.2004 www.sacmusicfest.com Santa Cruz American Music Festival May 28-29, 2016 Aptos Village Park Aptos, California www.santacruzamericanmusicfestival.com Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Music Festival May 28-29, 2016 Rancho Santa Susana Community Park Simi Valley, California 805.517.9000 www.simicajun.org High Desert Music Festival TBA Victorville Fairgrounds Victorville, California 760.705.4386 www.highdesertmusicfestival.com Live Oak Music Festival June 17-19, 2016 Live Oak Camp Santa Barbara, California 805.781.3030 www.liveoakfest.org Catfish Blues Festival TBA Lakeport, California 707.262.1900 www.catfishbluesfestival.com Long Beach Bayou Festival TBA Rainbow Lagoon Park Long Beach, California 562.912.4451 www.longbeachfestival.com California WorldFest July 14-17, 2016 Grass Valley, California 530.214.8384 www.worldfest.net Blues and Bones Festival July 29-30, 2016 Angels Camp, California 209.736.2561 www.bluesandbones.com 19th Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza August 4-7, 2016 Mammoth Lakes, California 888.992.7397 www.mammothbluesbrewsfest.com Blue Wing Blues Festival August 5-7, 2016 Upper Lake, California www.tallmanhotel.com San Jose Jazz Summer Festival August 12-14, 2016 San Jose, California 408.288.7557 www.jazzfest.sanjosejazz.org Annual Art and Soul Oakland August 20-21, 2016 Downtown Oakland, California www.artandsouloakland.com Napa Blues, Brews & BBQ August 27, 2016 Napa, California 707.257.0322 www.donapa.com 19th Annual Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival TBA Sebastopol, California 707.823.3631 www.winecountrycajun.com Delta Blues Festival September 17, 2016 Antioch, California 925.698.8024 www.deltabluesfestival.net 2 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide Bay Area Blues Festival September 24-25, 2016 Martinez, California 800.310.6563 www.bayareabluesfestival.com Bay for the Bayou – Part Deux TBA San Francisco, California 415.269.0066 www.forthebayou.org Thunderfest Car Show and Music Festival TBA Covina, California 626.380.8204 www.covina.com Mountain Harvest Festival October 15, 2016 Quincy, CA 530.283.3402 www.plumasarts.org Taste of Soul Family Festival October 15, 2016 Los Angeles, California www.tasteofsoulla.org (323) 299-3800 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Caribbean October 29- November 5, 2016 Los Angeles, California 816.753.7979 www.bluescruise.com COLORADO Durango Blues Train Pt. I June 3-4, 2016 San Juan National Forest Durango, Colorado 877.872.4607 www.durangobluestrain.com Brighton Blues Blast TBA The Armory at Brighton Cultural Center Brighton, Colorado 303.710.7091 www.heartofbrighton.org Greeley Blues Jam June 11, 2016 Island Grove Arena Greeley, Colorado 970.356.7787 www.greeleybluesjam.com 13th Annual Blues from the Top June 25-26, 2016 Winter Park, Colorado 970.281.9519 www.grandblues.org 19th Annual Blues & BBQ for Better Housing TBA Olde Town Arvada, Colorado www.bluesnbbq.com Blues Under the Bridge July 30, 2016 Colorado Springs, Colorado 719.473.4801 www.bluesunderthebridge.com New England Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Middlebury, Connecticut 800.526.3040 www.newenglandjazzbluesfestival.com 7th Annual Carbon Valley Music Festival August 6, 2016 Dacono, Colorado www.cityofdacono.com 303.833.2317 Black Eyed & Blues Festival TBA Hartford, Connecticut 860.278.7427 www.blackeyedsallys.com Rocky Mountain Music Festival TBA--August Clement Park Amphitheater Littleton, CO www.therockymountainmusicfestival.com 19th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival August 6-7, 2016 Goshen Fairgrounds Goshen, Connecticut 860.361.6285 info@litchfieldjazzfest.com www.litchfieldjazzfest.com Bohemian Nights at New West Fest August 12-14, 2016 Downtown Fort Collins, Colorado info@bohemiannights.org www.bohemiannights.org Blues and Brews August 13, 2016 Old South Pearl Street Denver, Colorado 303.242.1032 www.oldsouthpearlstreet.com 5th Annual Vail Soul Music Fest TBA Vail, Colorado info@vailsoulmusicfest.com www.vailsoulmusicfest.com Trinidaddio Bluesfest August 27, 2016 Central Park Trinidad, Colorado www.trinidaddio.com Telluride Blues & Brews Festival September 16-18, 2016 Telluride, Colorado 866.515.6166 www.tellurideblues.com Annual Otis Taylor Trance Jam Blues Festival November 5, 2016 E-Town Boulder, Colorado 303.579.4917 www.trancebluesfestival.com Blues and BBQ Festival TBA for 2017 Downtown Pavilion Winter Garden, Florida 407.656.4155 www.cwgdn.com 10th Annual Blues B-Q Festival February 27, 2016 Orlando, FL www.cityoforlando.net 407.246.2121 10th Annual Bonita Blues Festival March 11-12, 2016 Riverside Park Bonita Springs, Florida 239.947.0715 info@bonitablues.com www.bonitablues.com 8th Annual Blues, Views & BBQ Festival TBA--September Levitt Pavilion and Westport Public Library Westport, Connecticut www.bluesviewsbbq.com Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Fort Pierce Marina Square Fort Pierce, Florida 772.460.5299 www.jazzsociety.org DELAWARE Riverfront Blues Festival August 5-7, 2016 Wilmington, Delaware 302.576.2139 www.riverfrontbluesfestde.com Funky Biscuit Fest March 30- April 3, 2016 Royal Palm Place Boca Raton, Florida 561.395.2929 www.funkybiscuit.com DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA George’s Music Springing the Blues Festival TBA Seawalk Pavilion Jacksonville Beach, Florida www.facebook.com/georgesblues Washington DC Lindy Exchange (DCLX) April 14-17, 2016 Washington, DC www.dclx.net Safeway’s National Capital Barbecue Battle June 25-26, 2016 Washington, DC www.bbqdc.com 27th Annual DC Blues Festival September 3, 2016 Washington, DC 202.962.0112 www.dcblues.org Wanee Music Festival April 14-16, 2016 Live Oak, Florida 386.364.1683 www.waneefestival.com College Park Blues Festival November 5, 2016 College Park, Maryland www.dcblues.org CONNECTICUT FLORIDA Blast from the Bayou: Annual Cajun/Zydeco Festival June 9-12, 2016 Strawberry Park Preston, Connecticut 860.886.1944 www.strawberrypark.net Taste of New Orleans Blues & Brews Festival TBA Ft. Pierce, Florida tasteofneworleansfla.wix.com/ftpierce Mystic Blues Festival TBA Mystic, Connecticut info@mysticbluesfestival.com www.mysticbluesfestival.com Clearwater Sea Blues Festival February 20-21, 2016 Clearwater, Florida 727.562.4700 www.clearwaterseablues.com Riverwalk Blues & Music Festival February 26-28, 2016 Esplanade Park Fort Lauderdale, Florida www.riverwalkbluesfestival.com Tampa Bay Blues Fest April 8-10, 2016 Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida 727.895.6153 www.tampabaybluesfest.com Bikini Blues Bash TBA Treasure Island, Florida 727.547.4575 www.mytreasureisland.com Smokin’ Blues, Bikes & BBQ April 30, 2016 St. Cloud, Florida 407.498.0008 www.stcloudmainstreet.org Brick City Blues Fest May 7, 2016 Ocala, Florida 352.369.6656 www.ocala.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 3 Florida Folk Festival May 27-29, 2016 White Springs, Florida 877.635.3655 www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest Amelia Island Blues Festival September 11-12, 2015 Downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida www.ameliaislandbluesfest.com Giving Hunger the Blues TBA Sarasota, Florida 941.366.5555 5oclockclub@comcast.net www.givinghungertheblues.org Daytona Beach Blues Festival October 7-9, 2016 Jackie Robinson Ball Park Daytona Beach, Florida 386.846.7302 www.daytonabluesfestival.com Downtown Festival & Art Show November 5-6, 2016 Gainesville, Florida 352.393.8536 www.gainesvilledowntownartfest.org Riverhawk Music Festival TBA Sertoma Ranch Brooksville, Florida 863.984.8445 www.lindentertainment.com Mount Dora Blues and Wine Fest TBA Mount Dora, Florida www.mountdorabluesandwinefest.com Fest of Rhythm and Blues TBA Kissimmee Lakefront Park Kissimmee, Florida www.visitkissimmee.com GEORGIA Savannah Music Festival March 24- April 9, 2016 Savannah, Georgia 912.525.5050 www.savannahmusicfestival.org Barnesville Barbecue and Blues Festival April 22-23, 2016 Barnesville, Georgia www.bbqandblues.org Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival May 7, 2016 Thomson, Georgia 706.597.1000 www.blindwillie.com HAWAII Big Island Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Kohala, Hawaii 808.882.7222 www.bigislandjazzandbluesfestival.com IDAHO Blues and Bones Festival June 11, 2016 Crooked Flats Eagle, Idaho www.bluesandbones.com Boise Blues Festival July 17, 2016 Julia Davis Park Boise, Idaho www.boiseblues.org Caldwell Blues on the Banks August 5, 2016 Caldwell, Idaho www.bluesonthebanks.com Yellow Pine Music & Harmonica Festival August 5-7, 2016 Yellow Pine, Idaho 208.633.3300 www.harmonicacontest.com REGISTER TODAY! www.centrum.org 360-385-3102 CENTRUM PORT TOWNSEND ACOUSTIC B LUES WORKSHOP Artistic Director Jerron Paxton July 31 - August 7, 2016 Located on the shores of Puget Sound at Fort Worden State Park in scenic Port Townsend, WA 4 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide Spend a week living and playing alongside masters of acoustic blues traditions like Ari Eisinger, Pat Donohue, Frankie Basile, Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes, Tim Williams, Guy Davis, Elijah Wald, Lightnin’ Wells, Scottie Parker, Chris Berry, Phil Wiggins, Mark Graham, Cory Ledet, Clay Swafford, Terry Waldo, Washboard Chaz, the Fairfield Four and more. Blues and Bones Festival August 20, 2016 Eagle Island State Park Eagle, Idaho www.bluesandbones.com ILLINOIS Chi-Town Blues Festival March 5, 2016 Star Plaza Theatre Chicago, Illinois Chicago Blues Festival June 10-12, 2016 Grant Park, Downtown Chicago, Illinois www.chicagobluesfestival.us Blues on the Fox June 17-18, 2016 Riveredge Park Music Garden Aurora, Illinois 630.896.6666 www.downtownaliveaurora.com Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival June 24-25, 2016 Champaign, Illinois 217.359.6960 www.bluesbrewsandbbqfest.com Sterling Main Street Music Festival July 23, 2016 Grandon Civic Center Sterling, Illinois 815.626.8610 www.sterlingmainstreet.org Byron Crossroads Blues Festival August 27, 2016 Crossroads of 2nd and Union Byron, Illinois 779.537.4006 www.crossroadsbluesfestival.com Illinois Blues and Roots Music Festival September 2-3, 2016 Riverfront Park Peoria, Illinois 309.863.5121 www.illinoisbluesfestival.com Deep Blue Innovators Blues Festival TBA Rivoli Theatre Monmouth, Illinois www.monmouthblues.com INDIANA Med Flory Jazz and Blues Festival June 11, 2016 Logansport, Indiana 574.735.2787 Floryfest.com Annual BBQ RibFest: Blues, Brews & BBQ TBA Headwaters Park Fort Wayne, Indiana 206.602.1831 www.bbqribfest.com Southbend Music Fest TBA South Bend, Indiana 574.299.4765 www.sbpark.org Madison RibberFest: Barbeque, Blues & Balloons August 19-20, 2016 Madison, Indiana 800.559.2956 www.madisonribberfest.com Bean Blossom Blues Fest August 25-27, 2016 Bill Monroe Music Park Bean Blossom, Indiana 812.325.8836 beanblossomblues.com Uptown Jazz and Blues Festival August 27, 2016 Lafayette, Indiana 765.742.4041 www.ujbf.org Blues at the Crossroads September 9-10, 2016 Terre Haute, Indiana www.bluesatthecrossroads.com BBQ and Blues September 10, 2016 McCormick’s Creek State Park Spencer, Indiana 812.829.4344 www.indianafestivals.org IOWA Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival January 15-16, 2016 Cherokee, Iowa 712.225.6414 www.cherokeejazzbluesfestival.com Liberty Centre Mississippi Valley Blues Festival July 1-2, 2016 LeClaire Park Davenport, Iowa 563.322.5837 www.mvbs.org Saturday in the Park July 2, 2016 Grandview Park Sioux City, Iowa 712.277.2575 www.saturdayinthepark.com 27th Annual Rollin’ on the River Blues Festival August 19-20, 2016 Keokuk, Iowa www.keokukbluesfest.com KANSAS Chautauqua Hills Blues Festival TBA Sedan, KS 620.725.3834 www.cqbluesfest.com Paola Roots Festival August 26-27, 2016 Park Square Paola, Kansas 913.294.6427 www.rootsfestival.org Paxico Blues Festival September 17, 2016 Downtown Paxico Paxico, Kansas 785.636.5551 gschmank@gmail.com Jammin’ in J.C. Blues and Barbecue Festival September 23-24, 2016 Heritage Park Junction City, Kansas 785.238.8069 www.jammininjc.com Blues Masters at the Crossroads October 21-22, 2016 Salina, Kansas 800.716.3553 www.blueheavenstudios.com KENTUCKY W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival June 15-18, 2016 Henderson, Kentucky 800.648.3128 www.handyblues.org Blues Harbor Fest June 18, 2016 Lake Cumberland State Dock Jamestown, Kentucky 888.782.8336 www.lakecumberlandbluesfest.com Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival July 4, 2016 Topeka, Kansas info@topekabluessociety.org Blues & BBQ July 9, 2016 North Liberty, Iowa 319.626.5726 www.northlibertyblues.org Master Musicians Festival July 8-9, 2016 Somerset, Kentucky 888.810.2063 www.mastermusiciansfestival.org BBQ, Loo & Blues Too! July 15-16, 2016 Waterloo, Iowa 319.404.7308 www.mainstreetwaterloo.org Louisville Blues ’n’ Barbecue Festival July 22-24, 2016 The Water Tower Louisville, Kentucky 502.583.0333 www.louisvillebluesandbbqfestival.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 5 Hot August Blues Festival August 26-27, 2016 Kentucky Lake Hardin, Kentucky 270.293.6641 www.hotaugustbluesfestival.com Congo Square Rhythms Festival March 19-20, 2016 Louis Armstrong Park New Orleans, Louisiana 504.558.6100 www.jazzandheritage.org/congo-square BBQ & Music at the Point September 16-17, 2016 Carrollton, Kentucky 800.325.4290 www.carrolltontourism.com Blues ’n’ BBQ Challenge – 10 Year Anniversary March 25-26, 2016 Hammond, Louisiana 985.507.9175 www.hammondbluesandbbq.com Garvin Gate Blues Festival October 7-8, 2016 Louisville, Kentucky 502.896.9833 www.garvingatebluesfestival.com LOUISIANA 9th Annual Big Easy Blues Festival February 27, 2016 UNO Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA www.ticketmaster.com 800.745.3000 7th Annual T-Bois Blues Festival March 17-19, 2016 T-Bois Alligator Farm Larose, Louisiana www.tboisbluesfestival.com 32nd Anniversary French Quarter Festival April 7-10, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana 800.673.5725 www.fqfi.org Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 9-10, 2016 Downtown Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana 225.383.0968 www.batonrougebluesfestival.org Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week April 9-14, 2016 Chicot State park Ville Platte, Louisiana 337.234.8360 www.lafolkroots.org Western Maryland BLUES FEST Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival April 15-16, 2016 Downtown Natchitoches, Louisiana www.natchjazzfest.com Festival International de Louisiane April 20-24, 2016 Lafayette, Louisiana 337.232.8086 www.festivalinternational.com New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 22- May 1, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana 504.410.4100 www.nojazzfest.com Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival June 18-19, 2016 Louis Armstrong Park New Orleans, Louisiana 504.558.6100 www.jazzandheritage.org/cajun-zydeco 36th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival July 15-16, 2016 Natchitoches, Louisiana 318.357.4332 www.nsula.edu/folklife Satchmo Summerfest August 4-7, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana 800.673.5725 www.fqfi.org JUNE 2–5 2016 SPONSORS: The City of Hagerstown Maryland State Arts Council Washington County Arts Council Ana Popovic Mike Zito and The Wheel Hamilton Loomis Mingo Fishtrap Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers Albert Cummings Albert Castiglia Quinn Sullivan Selwyn Birchwood ...and many more!* CITY CENTER & CITY PARK Hagerstown, MD 6 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide TICKETS: 301.791.3246 or BLUES-FEST.ORG *Acts subject to change Le Cajun Music Awards & Festival TBA Cade Community Center Cade, Louisiana 713.240.5089 www.cajunfrenchmusic.org Ponderosa Stomp TBA New Orleans, Louisiana 504.810.3119 www.ponderosastomp.com Cutting Edge Music Business Conference & Roots Music Gathering August 25-27, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana www.cuttingedgemusicbusiness.com Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival September 3, 2016 Zydeco Park Plaisance, Louisiana 337.942.2392 www.zydeco.org Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival September 23-24, 2016 Bogalusa, Louisiana 985.732.6200 www.bogalusablues.com Festival Acadiens et Créoles October 13-16, 2016 Girard Park Lafayette, Louisiana www.festivalsacadiens.com Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival October 14-16, 2016 Lafayette Square Park New Orleans, Louisiana 504.558.6100 www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest MAINE Annual Maine Blues Festival June 17-19, 2016 Naples, Maine 207.333.2135 www.mainebluesfestival.com North Atlantic Blues Festival July 16-17, 2016 Rockland, Maine 207.596.6055 www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com American Folk Festival August 26-28, 2016 Bangor, Maine 207.992.2630 www.americanfolkfestival.com MARYLAND Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival May 21-22, 2016 Sandy Point State Park 410.257.7413 Annapolis, Maryland www.bayblues.org Annual Western Maryland Blues Fest June 2-5, 2016 Hagerstown, Maryland 301.739.8577 ext. 116 www.blues-fest.org Bayou ‘n’ Boogie Festival TBA Rehoboth, Massachusetts 401.965.0849 www.bayounboogiefest.com Federal Hill Main Street Jazz & Blues Festival June 5, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland 410.727.4500 www.historicfederalhill.org Green River Festival July 8-10, 2016 Greenfield, Massachusetts 413.773.5463 www.greenriverfestival.com Paulie’s NOLA Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Worcester, Massachusetts www.baevents.com Silver Spring Blues Week June 13-17, 2016 Silver Spring, Maryland www.silverspringblues.com Silver Spring Blues Festival June 18, 2016 Silver Spring, Maryland www.silverspringblues.com 24th Annual Onset Bay Blues Festival August 6, 2016 Onset, Massachusetts 508.295.7072 www.onsetbluesfestival.com Annual Common Ground on the Hill Festival July 9-10, 2016 Carroll County Farm Museum Westminster, Maryland 410.857.2771 www.commongroundonthehill.org Gloucester Blues Festival Library Park Blues Festival TBA Gloucester, Massachusetts 978.325.0705 www.gloucesterbluesfestival.com Artscape July 15-17, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland 410.752.8632 www.artscape.org North River Blues Festival TBA Marshfield, Massachusetts www.rhythmroomrecords.com Blues and Brews Festival July 23, 2016 Steppingstone Museum Havre de Grace, Maryland 410.939.2299 www.steppingstonemuseum.org Hot August Blues & Roots Festival August 20, 2016 Oregon Ridge Park Cockeysville, Maryland 887.321.3378 www.hotaugustblues.com Alonzo’s Memorial Picnic TBA Baltimore, Maryland 410.744.2291 www.mojoworkin.com MASSACHUSETTS The Reel Blues Fest April 29, 2016 with other dates to follow North Falmouth, Massachusetts 508.495.3456 www.thereelbluesfest.org New England Blues Summit May 13-15, 2016 Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center Hyannis, Massachusetts 781.834.2948 www.rhythmroomrecords.com Blues ’n’ Brews Festival TBA Westford, Massachusetts 978.772.3612 www.bluesandbrewsrotary.org Wachusett Mountain Music Festival September 10-11, 2016 Princeton, Massachusetts 978.464.2300 www.wachusett.com Library Park Blues Festival September 17, 2016 Woburn, Massachusetts www.bluesforveterans.org MICHIGAN Annual White Lake Blues Festival May 7, 2016 Whitehall, Michigan 231.894.5523 www.killerblues.net Jackson Blues Festival June 2-4, 2016 Jackson County Airport Jackson, Michigan 517.962.5939 www.experiencejackson.com 12th Annual Alpena Blues Festival June 18, 2016 Alpena, Michigan www.alpenablues.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 7 “Smokin’ in Steele” BBQ Contest and Blues Fest June 3-4, 2016 Steele County Fairgrounds Owatonna, Minnesota 507.279.4015 www.smokininsteele.com Traverse City Blues, Brews & BBQ July 2, 2016 Southside Festival Grounds Buckley, Michigan www.traversecitybluesfest.com Blues by the Bay in the Tawases August 26-28, 2016 East Tawas/Tawas City, Michigan 989.362.5276 www.bluesbythebaytawas.org Kalamazoo Blues Festival July 7-9, 2016 Kalamazoo, Michigan 269.381.6514 www.kvba.org Marquette Area Blues Festival September 2-4, 2016 Marquette, Michigan 906.228.9925 www.marquetteareabluessociety.com Blissfest July 8-10, 2016 Blissfest Festival Farm Harbor Springs, Michigan 231.348.7047 www.blissfest.org Brighton’s Smokin’ Jazz & Barbecue Blues Festival September 9-10, 2016 Brighton, Michigan 810.227.5086 www.brightoncoc.org Ribs ’n’ R&B Jazz Festival August 12-14, 2016 Detroit, Michigan 800.794.7503 www.ribsrnbjazzfest.com Old Town BluesFest September 16-17, 2016 Lansing, Michigan 517.371.4600 www.oldtownbluesfest.com Cowpie Music Fest August 12-14, 2016 Alaska, Michigan 616.293.2675 www.cowpiemusicfestival.com Festival on the Bay August 19-20, 2016 Petoskey, Michigan www.petoskeyfestival.com Famous Dave’s BBQ & Blues Festival TBA Peavey Plaza Minneapolis, Minnesota 952.294.1300 www.famousdaves.com Santiago Shakedown TBA Bailey Ray’s Bandshell Park Santiago, Minnesota 763.856.8900 www.baileyrays.com 17th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival June 23-25, 2016 Mears Park St. Paul, Minnesota www.hotsummerjazz.com MINNESOTA Hambone Music Festival TBA Rochester, Minnesota 507.424.5880 www.hambonemusicfestival.com Lakefront Music Festival July 15-16, 2016 Prior Lake, Minnesota 952.403.9601 Lakefrontmusicfest.com PENNSYLVANIA BLUES FESTIVAL produced by Michael Cloeren September 16-18, 2016 Split Rock Resort, Lake Harmony PA Buckwheat Zydeco Ronnie Earl &The Broadcasters Kenny Neal The Campbell Brothers Guy Davis Toronzo Cannon Delmark Records RevueThe Mike Wheeler Band with s/g Jimmy Burns & Peaches Staten 10 addtional national acts www.pabluesfestival.com 8 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide www.splitrockresort.com 27th Annual Bayfront Blues Festival August 12-14, 2016 Duluth, Minnesota 715.394.6831 www.bayfrontblues.com MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Blues Fest March 5, 2016 Leflore Country Civic Center Greenwood, Mississippi 662.453.9197 www.mississippibluesfest.com Catfish Festival April 2, 2016 Belzoni, Mississippi 662.247.4838 www.belzonims.com Vicksburg Riverfest April 15-16, 2016 Vicksburg, Mississippi www.riverfestms.com 36th Annual Alcorn State University Jazz Festival April 16, 2016 Vicksburg, Mississippi 601.877.6602 www.alcorn.edu/jazzfest Juke Joint Festival & Related Events April 16, 2016 Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.624.5992 www.jukejointfestival.com Cotton District Arts Festival April 16, 2016 Starkville, Mississippi 662.324.3080 www.cdafestival.com Annual Crosstie Festival April 16, 2016 Cleveland, Mississippi 662.402.5451 www.crosstie-arts.org Cat Head Mini Blues Festival I April 17, 2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.624.5992 www.cathead.biz Double Decker Festival April 22-23, 2016 Oxford, Mississippi 662.232.2477 www.doubledeckerfestival.com Natchez Bluff Blues Fest TBA Natchez, Mississippi 601.870.1008 www.phatriver.com Natchez Trace Festival April 29-30, 2016 Kosciusko, Mississippi 662.289.2981 www.natcheztravel.com Juneteenth Celebration June 17-18, 2016 Sim Scott Park Columbus, Mississippi 662.329.5871 www.visitmississippi.org Market Street Festival May 6-7, 2016 Columbus, Mississippi 662.328.6305 www.marketstreetfestival.com Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest May 6-8, 2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi 901.605.8662 www.visitmississippi.org 43rd Bentonia Blues Festival June 18, 2016 Bentonia, Mississippi 662.528.1900 www.visityazoo.org Mother’s Day Blues Festival May 8, 2016 Laurel, Mississippi www.visitmississippi.org North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic June 24-25, 2016 Potts Camp, Mississippi 662.801.7272 www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com City of Batesville’s SpringFest May 13-14, 2016 Batesville, Mississippi 662.563.3126 www.batesvillemainstreet.com Hill Country Blackberry Festival June 25, 2016 662.316.9557 New Albany, Mississippi 24th Annual Leland Crawfish Festival May 14, 2016 Leland, Mississippi 662.347.4223 www.highway61blues.com Lena’s July 4th Celebration July 4, 2016 Lena, Mississippi 601.267.7118 www.leakems.com Down from the Hills Heritage Music Series May 21, 2016 New Albany, Mississippi 662.538.0014 www.ucheritagemuseum.com Duck Hill Grassroots Blues Festival July 8-9, 2016 Duck Hill, Mississippi 662.565.2478 www.grassrootsblues.com The Square Affair May 21, 2016 Carthage, Mississippi 601.267.9231 www.cityofcarthage.org World Championship Old Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival May 26-30, 2016 Oxford, Mississippi www.oldtimepiano.org B.B. King Homecoming Concert May 28, 2016 Indianola, Mississippi 662.887.9539 www.bbkingmuseum.org Elvis Festival June 2-5, 2016 Tupelo, Mississippi 888.273.7798 www.tupeloelvisfestival.com Blues Bash June 3, 2016 Laurel, Mississippi 601.649.6370 info@lrma.org www.lrma.org Levitt AMP Concert Series June 4-every Saturday for 10 weeks 662.316.9557 New Albany, Mississippi Oxford Blues Festival July 15-16, 2016 Oxford, Mississippi 662.259.7190 www.oxfordbluesfest.com Bikes, Blues, and Bayous August 6, 2016 Front Street Greenwood, MS 662.453.4152 www.bikesbluesbayous.com Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival August 12-14, 2016 Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.624.5648 www.sunflowerfest.org Cat Head 14th Anniversary Blues Party August 14, 2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.624.5992 www.cathead.biz Annual Robert Johnson Blues Festival TBA Terry, Mississippi michael@robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/ festival06.html Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival August 19-20, 2016 Jackson, Mississippi 601.960.1891 www.jacksonrhythmandbluesfestival.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 9 Otha Turner Family Picnic TBA Senatobia, Mississippi 662.562.7606 19th Annual Mississippi Jazz & Heritage Festival TBA Belzoni, Indianola, Shelby, Greenville, and Greenwood, Mississippi 662.453.9197 www.jazzmississippi.com Mississippi John Hurt Gospel & Blues Festival September 3-4, 2016 Avalon, Mississippi www.mississippijohnhurtfoundation.org Annual Howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival September 4, 2016 West Point, Mississippi 662.605.0770 www.wpnet.org Gateway to the Delta Festival TBA Charleston, Mississippi www.charlestongatewayfestival.com Delta Busking Festival TBA Clarksdale, Mississippi 901.605.8662 www.bridgingtheblues.com Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival September 10, 2016 Pascagoula, Mississippi 228.497.5493 www.msgulfcoastbluesfest.com 39th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival September 17, 2016 Greenville, Mississippi 888.812.5837 662.335.3523 www.visitthedelta.com Farish Street Festival TBA Jackson, Mississippi 601.948.5667 www.farishstreetheritagefestival.com Annual Shed BBQ Shedhead Blues Festival TBA Ocean Springs, Mississippi 228.875.9590 www.theshedbbq.com Wing Dang Doodle Festival September 24, 2016 Gaddis Park Forest, Mississippi 601.469.4332 www.wingdangdoodlefestival.com 10 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide Mighty Mississippi Music Festival – Highway 61 Blues Festival September 30- October 2, 2016 Warfield Point Park Greeneville, Mississippi 662.347.4223 www.highway61blues.com Oktoberfest TBA Carthage, Mississippi 601.267.9231 www.festivalnet.com Cat Head Mini Blues Festival III October 9, 2016 Cat Head Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.624.5992 www.cathead.biz 16th Annual Pinetop Perkins Homecoming TBA Hopson Commissary Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.902.3866 www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org Deep Blues Festival October 13-16, 2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi www.deepbluesfest.com Blues and Heritage Festival October 22, 2016 Picayune, Mississippi 601.799.3070 www.picayunemainstreet.com The Dancing Rabbit Festival October 22, 2016 800.487.0165 Macon, Mississippi Great Delta Bear Affair October 22, 2016 Rolling Fork, Mississippi 662.873.6261 www.greatdeltabearaffair.org Annual Hambone Festival October 27-30, 2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi 662.253.5586 www.hambonefestival.com Bukka White Blues Festival Weekend after Columbus Day Aberdeen, Mississippi 662.436.8560 662.369.9440 www.bukkawhitefestival.com Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge TBA Historic Club Ebony Indianola, Mississippi info@indianolablues.org www.indianolablues.org Tommy Johnson Blues Festival November 4-5, 2016 Terry, Mississippi 601.212.6088 www.tommyjohnsonblues.com Annual Tallahatchie Flats Fall Music Festival: Rhythm on the River TBA Tallahatchie Flats Greenwood, Mississippi 866.93.FLATS www.tallahatchieflats.com Native American Days TBA Winterville Mounds, Mississippi 662.334.4684 www.mdah.state.ms.us St. Gabriel Harvest Festival November 5, 2016 Mound Bayou, Mississippi 662.741.3255 www.stgabrielmc.org Mississippi Blues Marathon January 7, 2017 Jackson, Mississippi info@msbluesmarathon.com www.msbluesmarathon.com MISSOURI 11th Annual St. Louis Blues Festival March 3-4, 2016 Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri 314.977.5000 www.thechaifetzarena.com Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest April 15-17, 2016 Washington, Missouri 888.792.7466 www.downtownwashmo.org MONTANA Montana Folk Festival July 8-10, 2016 Butte, Montana 406.497.6464 www.montanafolkfestival.com Rock’n Ribs BBQ Festival April 22-23, 2016 Ozark Empire Fair Grounds Springfield, Missouri 347.424.2566 www.rocknribs.com Big Sky Blues Festival August 5-7, 2016 Noxon, Montana 406.827.4210 www.bigskyblues.com Round Barn Blues April 30, 2016 Kirksville, Missouri 660.665.2760 www.woodennickelrestaurant.com Magic City Blues: Montana’s Urban Music Festival August 5-6, 2016 Billings, Montana 406.670.2329 www.magiccityblues.com Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest June 3-4, 2016 Gladstone, Missouri www.gladstonechamber.com 816.436.4523 Parkville River Jam Jazz, Blues and Fine Arts Festival TBA Parkville, Missouri 816.880.9026 www.parkvilleriverjam.com Riverfront Blues Festival TBA Riverfront Park Libby, Montana 406.293.5900 www.riverfrontbluesfestival.com NEBRASKA Bear Creek Blues Festival TBA Slater, Missouri 660.529.2212 www.bearcreekblues.com Spring Wine, Beer, Blues and Balloon Festival June 4, 2016 Soaring Wings Vineyard Springfield, Nebraska 402.253.2479 www.soaringwingswine.com Boxcar of Blues Festival TBA Kansas City, Missouri 816.483.1456 www.knuckleheadskc.com Omaha Summer Arts Festival June 10-12, 2016 Omaha, Nebraska 402.345.5401 www.summerarts.org 19th Annual Big Muddy Blues Festival TBA St. Louis, Missouri 314.241.5875 www.bigmuddybluesfestival.com Playing With Fire 11th Anniversary Celebration TBA Omaha, Nebraska www.playingwithfireomaha.net Greater Ozarks Blues Festival TBA Springfield, Missouri www.greaterozarksbluesfest.com Blue Water Blues Festival TBA Lewellen, Nebraska 308.778.5542 www.bluewaterfest.com Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival September 17, 2016 St. Louis, Missouri 314.962.3300 www.oldwebsterjazzfestival.com NEVADA 8th Annual Roots ’n’ Blues ’n’ BBQ Festival September 30- October 2, 2016 Stephens Lake Park Columbia, Missouri www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com Rhythm & Ribs Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Kansas City, Missouri 816.474.8463 www.americanjazzmuseum.com Blues & Brews Festival April 22-24, 2016 Colorado Belle Casino Resort Laughlin, Nevada 702.298.4000 www.coloradobelle.com Las Vegas Brews & Blues Festival May 28, 2016 The Springs Preserve Amphitheater Las Vegas, Nevada 702.822.7700 www.springspreserve.org 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 11 Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews & Blues Festival June 17-18, 2016 Reno, Nevada 775.786.5700 www.eldoradoreno.com Jazz and Beyond – Carson City Music Festival TBA Carson City, Nevada 775.883.4154 www.jazzcarsoncity.com Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off August 31- September 5, 2016 Sparks, Nevada 800.648.1177 www.nuggetribcookoff.com NEW JERSEY Pt. Pleasant Jazz & Blues Festival June 18, 2016 Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 732.933.1984 www.jsjbf.org www.jerseyshorefestival.org Centenary Blues Bash March 18-19, 2016 Hackettstown, New Jersey 908.979.0900 www.centenarystageco.org Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festival June 25-26, 2016 Tuckerton, New Jersey 609.296.8868 www.tuckertonseaport.org Bourbon Street Blues Fest TBA Lebanon Township, New Jersey 609.488.4789 www.bourbonstreetbluesfest.com Anglesea Blues Festival/ New Jersey State Barbeque Championship July 8-10, 2016 North Wildwood, New Jersey 609.523.6565 www.angleseablues.com Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival September 24-25, 2016 Portsmouth, New Hampshire www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/ Cape May Music Festival May 29 - June 16 Cape May, NJ 08204 (609) 884-5404, (800) 275-4278 ext. 153 skrysiak@capemaymac.org capemaymac.org NEW HAMPSHIRE Barnful of Blues TBA New Boston, New Hampshire 603.325.8659 www.granitestateblues.org White Mountain Boogie ’n’ Blues Festival August 19-21, 2016 Thornton, New Hampshire 603.726.3867 www.whitemountainboogie.com Michael Arnone’s 27th Annual Crawfish Fest June 3-5, 2016 Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, New Jersey www.crawfishfest.com Asbury Park Blues and Brews July 23, 2016 Asbury Park, New Jersey 732.933.1984 www.jsjbf.org www.jerseyshorefestival.org Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival August 27, 2016 Long Branch, New Jersey 732.933.1984 www.jsjbf.org www.jerseyshorefestival.org From acoustic masters to electric wizards SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES TOP TEN venue CELEBRATING ITS 29TH FREE FESTIVAL is an authentic August 12-13-14, 2016 In historic downtown Clarksdale where it was awarded a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker For lineups & updates visit www.sunflowerfest.org 12 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide South Orange International Blues Festival September 11, 2016 West Orange, New Jersey 973.378.8973 www.southorangebluesfestival.com NEW MEXICO 20th Annual Silver City Blues and Bikes Festival May 27-29, 2016 Gough Park Silver City, New Mexico 888.758.7289 www.mimbresarts.org River & Brews Blues Fest TBA Red River, New Mexico 800.348.6444 ext. 1 www.redriverbluesfest.com 11th Annual Animas River Blues Festival July 16, 2016 Riverside Park Aztec, New Mexico 505.333.4616 www.animasriverblues.com NEW YORK 11th Annual Mountain Jam June 2-5, 2016 Hunter, New York 855.821.9209 www.mountainjam.com Rhythm & Soul Music Festival TBA New York, New York 212.252.2528 305.707.4730 www.myspace.com/rsmf Annual Riverhead Blues Festival June 16-17, 2016 Vail-Leavitt Music Hall Riverhead, New York 631.727.5782 www.riverblues.org Barrier Beach Blues & Arts Festival TBA Long Beach, New York 516.456.9902 www.barrierbeachblues.com Great Blue Heron Music Festival July 1-3, 2016 Sherman, New York 716.761.7190 www.greatblueheron.com New York State Blues Festival July 8-9, 2016 Syracuse, New York 315.952.1259 www.nysbluesfest.com Finger Lakes Wine Festival July 15-17, 2016 Watkins Glen, New York 866.461.7223 www.flwinefest.com Chenango Blues Festival August 19-20, 2016 Norwich, New York 607.334.5653 ext. 1 www.chenangobluesfest.org Hudson River Blues and BBQ Festival August 20, 2016 Hudson River Park Pier 97 New York, New York 917.661.6824 www.hudsonriverpark.org Niagara Falls Blues Festival September 16-18, 2016 Niagara Falls, New York www.niagarafallsbluesfest.org NORTH CAROLINA Merlefest April 28- May 1, 2016 Wilkesboro, North Carolina 800.343.7857 www.merlefest.org Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival May 13-14, 2016 Salisbury, North Carolina 704.636.3277 www.rowanbluesandjazz.org Carolina Blues Festival May 21, 2016 Festival Park Greensboro, North Carolina www.fest.piedmontblues.org Annual Blues ’n’ Brews Festival June 4, 2016 Festival Park Fayetteville, North Carolina 910.323.4234 www.cfrt.org Cape Fear Blues Festival June 17-19, 2016 Wilmington, North Carolina 910.350.8822 www.capefearblues.org Festival for the Eno July 2 & 4, 2016 Durham, North Carolina 919.620.9099 ext. 203 www.enoriver.org New River Blues Festival September 4, 2016 The River House Grassy Creek, North Carolina 336.982.2109 www.newriverbluesfestival.info Bull Durham Blues Festival – 26th Anniversary TBA Durham, North Carolina 919.683.1709 www.hayti.org/music NORTH DAKOTA Winter Blues Festival February 6, 2016 Fargo, North Dakota 866.552.5837 www.fargobluesfest.com Buggies ’n’ Blues Classic Car Show – 21st Anniversary Celebration June 11-12, 2016 Mandan, North Dakota 701.258.8876 www.buggies-n-blues.org Fargo Blues Festival July 29-30, 2016 Fargo, North Dakota 866.552.5837 www.fargobluesfest.com OHIO Pickle’s Blues Extravaganza TBA Lima, Ohio 419.221.3897 www.picklesbluesextravaganza.com River City Blues Fest March 18-19, 2016 Marietta, Ohio 304.422.2944 www.bjfm.org Canton Blues Festival June 10-11, 2016 Canton, Ohio 800.533.4302 www.events.downtowncanton.com The Toledo Food Bank’s NW Ohio Blues, Rhythm, and Jazz Festival TBA Promenade Park Downtown Toledo, Ohio 419.242.5000 ext. 212 www.toledofoodbank.org Washboard Music Festival June 16-18, 2016 Logan, Ohio 740.380.3828 www.washboardmusicfestival.com Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival June 17-19, 2016 Creekside Park Gahanna, Ohio 614.418.9114 www.creeksidebluesandjazz.com Hudson Blues, Brews & BBQs Festival TBA Hudson, Ohio 886.241.7881 www.hudsonbluesbrewsandbbq.com Rhythm on the River June 24- July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2016 Pomeroy, Ohio 740.992.6524 www.pomeroyblues.org 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 13 Big Bend Blues Bash July 29-30, 2016 Pomeroy, Ohio 740.992.6524 www.pomeroyblues.org Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest July 29-30, 2016 Canal Winchester, Ohio www.bluesandribfest.com Lebanon Blues Festival August 6, 2016 Lebanon, Ohio 513.588.0321 www.lebanonbluesfestival.org Cincy Blues Fest August 12-13, 2016 Cincinnati, Ohio 513.739.2583 www.cincybluesfest.org African-American Cross-Cultural Works Blues & Jazz Fest TBA Yellow Springs, Ohio 937.767.9114 www.aacw.org Black Swamp Arts Festival September 9-11, 2016 Bowling Green, Ohio 419.354.2723 www.blackswamparts.org Midpoint Music Festival TBA Cincinnati, Ohio 877.572.8690 www.mpmf.com OKLAHOMA Bixby BBQ’n Music Festival May 6-7, 2016 Washington Irving Memorial Park Bixby, Oklahoma www.bixbyrotarybbq.com Paul’s Valley Brickfest TBA Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma 405.238.2555 www.paulsvalley.com Bricktown Blues & BBQ Festival TBA Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 405.236.4143 www.bricktownokc.com Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival September 4-6, 2016 Rentiesville, Oklahoma 918.855.0978 www.dcminnerblues.com Hound Dog Blues Festival TBA Tulsa, Oklahoma www.tulsaworld.com 14 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide OREGON Soul’d Out Festival April 13-17, 2016 Portland, Oregon pr@SouldOutFestival.com www.souldoutfestival.com Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival July 1-4, 2016 McCall Waterfront Park Portland, Oregon 503.282.0555 www.waterfrontbluesfest.com Beacon Hills Blues Festival TBA Ashland, Oregon 541.944.6764 - Mark Howard www.ashlandblues.org Bronze Blues & Brews August 12-13, 2016 Joseph, Oregon 541.432.2215 www.bronzebluesbrews.com PENNSYLVANIA Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival February 26-28, 2016 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 717.945.5500 lancasterrootsandblues.com/ Blast Furnace Blues Festival March 11-13, 2016 SteelStacks Campus Bethlehem, Pennsylvania www.steelstacks.org Media Americana Roots Ramble April 9, 2016 Media, Pennsylvania www.statestreetblues.com Bucks County Blues Society Spring Fever Footstomper April 17, 2016 Edgely, Pennsylvania 215.946.4794 www.buckscountybluessociety.org Lehigh River Blues Jam April 29-30, 2016 Allentown, Pennsylvania www.lehighriverbluesjam.com Annual State Street Blues Stroll June 11, 2016 Media, Pennsylvania 610.566.5210 www.statestreetblues.com Billtown Blues Festival June 18, 2016 Hughesville, Pennsylvania 570.584.4480 www.billtownblues.org Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival June 18, 2016 Honesdale, Pennsylvania 570.253.4699 www.honesdalerootsandrhythm.com Briggs Farm Blues Festival July 8-10, 2016 Nescopeck, Pennsylvania 570.379.3342 www.briggsfarm.com Pittsburgh Blues Festival TBA Hartwood Acres Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 412.460.2583 www.pghblues.com AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival August 5-7, 2016 Johnstown, Pennsylvania 814.539.1889 www.floodcitymusic.com The Peach Music Festival August 11-14, 2016 Montage Mountain Scranton, Pennsylvania www.thepeachmusicfestival.com Philadelphia Folk Festival August 18-21, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 215.247.1300 www.pfs.org Annual Blues Stage at Arts International Festival TBA Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina www.fmarion.edu Pennsylvania Blues Festival September 16-18, 2016 Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania www.pennsylvaniabluesfestival.com RHODE ISLAND 24th Annual Cajun & Zydeco Mardis Gras Ball February 13, 2016 Cranston, Rhode Island 401.783.3926 www.mardigrasri.com 9th Annual Bayou ’n’ Boogie Festival TBA Diamond Hill Park Cumberland, Rhode Island 401.965.0849 www.bayounboogiefest.com Rivertown Music & Arts Festival May 7, 2016 Conway, South Carolina 843.248.2273 www.visitmyrtlebeach.com Piccolo Spoleto Festival May 27- June 12, 2016 Charleston, South Carolina 843.579.3100 spoletousa.org/ Newport Folk Festival July 22-24, 2016 Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island info@newportfolkfest.net www.newportfolkfest.net 16th Annual Greenwood Blues Cruise July 7-9, 2016 Greenwood, South Carolina 864.942.8448 www.greenwoodbluescruise.com Rhythm & Roots September 2-4, 2016 Ninigret Park Charlestown, Rhode Island 888.855.6940 www.rhythmandroots.com South Carolina Festival of Discovery July 7-9, 2016 Greenwood, South Carolina www.festivalofdiscovery.com SOUTH CAROLINA Lowcountry Blues Bash February 28, 2015 Charleston, South Carolina 843.762.9125 www.bluesbash.com Blues and BBQ Harbor Cruises Beginning March 31 through the end of October (Every Thursday) 843.722.1112 www.charlestonharbortours.com 25th Annual Lowcountry Cajun Fest April 3, 2016 James Island County Park Charleston, South Carolina 843.795.4386 www.ccprc.com Sea & Sand Festival TBA Folly Beach, South Carolina 843.408.6439 www.follybeachseaandsand.com 12th Annual Blues by the Sea April 10, 2016 Freshfields Village Kiawah Island, South Carolina 843.762.9125 www.discoversouthcarolina.com Greater Clemson Music Festival April 15-24, 2016 Clemson, South Carolina 864.650.0585 www.clemsonbluesfest.org 10th Annual Mac Arnold Cornbread & Collard Greens Blues Festival April 28-30, 2016 Florence, South Carolina 843.662.8424 www.macarnold.com/tour.html 20th Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival October 6-8, 2016 Camden, South Carolina 803.425.7676 www.fineartscenter.org 10th Annual American Music Celebration TBA Freshfields Village Kiawah Island, South Carolina 843.762.9125 www.myspace.com/americanmusiccelebration Columbia’s 20th Annual Free Blues Festival TBA Columbia, South Carolina 803.708.4500 www.wordofmouthproductions.org Pee Dee Blues Bash TBA Florence, South Carolina 843.762.9125 www.peedeebluesbash.com South Carolina Pecan Festival November 5, 2016 Florence, South Carolina 843.762.9125 www.florencedowntown.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 15 SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival July 14-16, 2016 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 605.335.6101 www.jazzfestsiouxfalls.com TENNESSEE Beale Street Music Festival April 29- May 1, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee 901.525.4611 www.memphisinmay.org 37th Blues Music Awards May 5, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee 901.527.2583 www.blues.org Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival June 9-12, 2016 Manchester, Tennessee www.bonnaroo.com Navasota Blues Festival TBA Navasota, Texas 936.825.6600 www.navasotabluesfest.org Memphis Music and Heritage Festival September 3-4, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee 901.525.3655 www.southernfolklore.com Summertime Bikes & Blues Festival September 2-3, 2016 Freeport, Texas 979.482.2036 www.freeportbluesfestival.blogspot.com 10th Annual Louie Bluie Music & Arts Festival September 24, 2016 Cove Lake State Park Caryville, Tennessee www.louibluie.org Bedford Labor Day Blues & BBQ Festival 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Jazz & Blues Festival June 18, 2016 Nashville, Tennessee 615.726.5867 www.jumptojefferson.com Super an Chik ting With Tall City Blues Fest July 8-9, 2016 Midland, Texas 432.262.0034 www.tallcitybluesfest.com Hatchie Fall Festival October 15, 2016 Brownsville, Tennessee 731.779.9000 www.hatchiefallfest.com Riverbend Festival June 10-18, 2016 Chattanooga, Tennessee 423.756.2211 www.riverbendfestival.com Super Chikan – the Blues Jus’ Blues Music Awards August 3, 2016 Memphis, Tennessee 678.403.1993 www.jusblues.org T-Bone Walker Festival June 3-4, 2016 Longview, Texas 903.237.1230 www.tbonewalkerfest.com Texas Folklife Festival June 10-12, 2016 San Antonio, Texas 210.458.2300 www.texancultures.com 16 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide Annual Eastside Kings Festival September 9-11, 2016 Austin, Texas 512.228.8434 www.facebook.com/eastsidekingsfestival Austin City Limits Music Festival September 30- October 2 & October 7-9, 2016 Zilker Park Austin, Texas www.aclfestival.com Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride & Concert October 2, 2016 Dallas, Texas www.srvrideandconcert.org UTAH Utah Arts Festival June 23-26, 2016 Salt Lake City, Utah 801.322.2428 www.uaf.org VERMONT Discover Jazz Festival June 3-12, 2016 Burlington, Vermont 802.863.7992 info@discoverjazz.com www.discoverjazz.com VIRGINIA Star City Blues Jam March 3, 2016 Sidewinder Steakhouse & Saloon Roanoke, Virginia 540.529.8502 www.blueridgeblues.org Sedalia BBQ & Blues Festival May 7, 2016 Big Island, Virginia 434.299.5080 www.sedaliacenter.org 14th Annual Hampton Acoustic Blues Revival TBA Hampton, Virginia 757.722.5811 www.natchelblues.org WASHINGTON Annual UnTapped Blues & Brews Festival May 13-14, 2016 Kennewick, Washington www.untappedblues.com Bumbershoot September 2-4, 2016 Seattle Center Seattle, Washington 206.673.5060 www.bumbershoot.com Tinner Hill Blues Festival: A Tribute to John Jackson June 10-12, 2016 Falls Church, Virginia 703.241.4109 www.tinnerhill.org Sunbanks Resort Rhythm & Blues Festival May 19-22 & September 8-11, 2016 Electric City, Washington 888.822.7195 www.sunbanksfestival.com Westport Blues Festival September 9-11, 2016 Westport, Washington 360.268.0111 www.westportblues.com Stone Soul Music & Food Festival June 11, 2016 Richmond, Virginia www.kissrichmond.com Northwest Folklife Festival May 27-30, 2016 Seattle, Washington 206.684.7300 www.nwfolklife.org Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival TBA Hot Springs, Virginia 877.558.1689 www.garthnewel.org Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Tacoma, Washington 253.227.0335 www.tacomajazzfestival.com Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival TBA Arlington, Virginia 703.892.2776 www.columbiapike.org The Crossroads Blues Festival June 16-18, 2016 Kettle Falls, Washington 509.738.2350 www.rockcutblues.com Bayou Boogaloo Music & Cajun Food Festival June 24-26, 2016 Norfolk, Virginia 757.664.6620 www.festeventsva.org Sweet Onion Festival June 18-19, 2016 Walla Walla, Washington 509.525.1031 www.sweetonions.org Colonial Beach Blues Festival TBA Colonial Beach, Virginia 804.214.0312 www.colonial-beach-virginia-attractions.com Winchester Blues House Festival TBA Winchester, Virginia 540.662.7066 www.winchesterblueshouse.com Blues at the Beach TBA Virginia Beach, Virginia 757.425.3111 www.beachstreetusa.com Bristol’s Rhythm & Roots Reunion September 16-18, 2016 Bristol, Virginia 423.573.1927 www.bristolrhythm.com Big Lick Blues Festival TBA Roanoke, Virginia 540.342.2640 www.virginia.org Richmond Folk Festival October 7-9, 2016 Richmond, Virginia Downtown Riverfront 804.788.6466 www.richmondfolkfestival.org WEST VIRGINIA Riverside Blues Festival TBA Elkins, West Virginia 304.591.4494 www.riversidebluesfest.com Snowshoe Mountain Blues, Brews & BBQ August 5-6, 2016 Snowshoe Mountain Resort Snowshoe, West Virginia 877.441.4386 www.snowshoemtn.com Heritage Music Blues Fest August 12-14, 2016 Wheeling, West Virginia 304.238.6064 www.heritagemusicfest.com WISCONSIN 29th Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival July 15-17, 2016 The Blues Ranch Winthrop, Washington 509.997.3837 www.winthropbluesfestival.com Blues Café March 12, 2016 Wausau, Wisconsin 715.432.4349 www.gnbs.org Paramount Blues Challenge April 2, 2016 Circle B Recreation Center Cedarburg, Wisconsin www.graftonblues.org Mount Baker Rhythm & Blues Festival July 28-31, 2016 Bellingham, Washington 360.383.0850 www.bakerblues.com Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Workshop July 31- August 7, 2016 Port Townsend, Washington 360.385.3102 www.centrum.org Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival August 5-6, 2016 Port Townsend, Washington 360.385.3102 www.centrum.org Snoqualmie Railroad Days August 19-21, 2016 Snoqualmie, Washington 425.888.3030 www.railroaddays.com A Case of the Blues REBOOT August 20, 2016 Yakima, Washington 509.453.8280 www.yakimagreenway.org/blues Cajun Fest June 4, 2016 Trempealeau Hotel Trempealeau, Wisconsin 608.534.6898 www.trempealeauhotel.com Hot Rod ‘N’ Blues June 25, 2016 Grafton, Wisconsin www.graftonblues.org 48th Summerfest June 29- July 3 & July 5-10, 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin www.summerfest.com Prairie Dog Blues Festival July 29-30, 2016 Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 888.567.1567 www.prairiedogblues.com 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 17 Blues on the Chippewa August 5-7, 2016 Durand, Wisconsin 715.647.2154 www.bluesonthechippewa.org Waukesha Blues Fest August 12-13, 2016 Naga-Waukee Park Delafield, Wisconsin 800.366.1961 www.waukeshabluesfest.com Big Bull Falls Blues Fest August 19-20, 2016 Wausau, Wisconsin 715.843.0748 www.wausauareaevents.org Paramount Blues Festival September 2-4, 2016 Grafton, Wisconsin 262.208.6288 or 262.208.6237 www.graftonblues.org Oktoberfest Blues Bash TBA La Crosse, Wisconsin 608.784.3378 www.oktoberfestusa.com WYOMING Sweetwater Blues ’n’ Brews Fest TBA Bunning Park Rock Springs, Wyoming 307.352.1434 www.sweetwaterbluesnbrews.com CANADA Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival February 12-14, 2016 Toronto, Ontario www.winterfolk.com Pender Harbour Blues Festival June 3-5, 2016 Pender Harbour, British Columbia 604.883.9961 Penderharbourbluesfestival.com Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival June 9-20, 2016 Barrie, Ontario www.barriejazzbluesfest.com All Canadian Roots and Blues Festival TBA Picton, Ontario 613.476.8416 Theregenttheatre.org RBC Bluesfest July 7-17, 2016 Lebraton Flats Ottawa, Ontario 866.258.3748 www.ottawabluesfest.ca Tremblant International Blues Festival July 8-17, 2016 Mont-Tremblant, Quebec www.tremblantblues.com Thunder Bay Blues Festival July 8-10, 2016 Marina Park Thunder Bay, Ontario 807.343.2309 www.tbayblues.ca Beaches Jazz Festival July 8-24, 2016 Woodbine Park Toronto, Ontario 416.423.2224 www.beachesjazz.com Bluesfest Windsor July 14-17, 2016 Windsor, Ontario 866.934.6889 www.bluesfestwindsor.com Kitchener Blues Festival August 4-7, 2016 Kitchener, Ontario 519.571.2555 www.kitchenerbluesfestival.com Donnacona au Rythme du Blues August 11-14, 2016 Donnacona, Québec 418.285.5696 www.donnaconablues.com Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival TBA Deer Lake Park Burnaby, British Columbia 604.291.6864 www.burnabybluesfestival.com Trois-Rivieres en Blues August 18-21, 2016 Trois-Rivieres, Quebec www.3renblues.com 24th Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival August 19-21, 2016 Salmon Arm, British Columbia 250.833.4096 www.rootsandblues.ca Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival June 17-19, 2016 Beaumont, Alberta 780.233.7779 www.beaumontblues.net Edmonton Blues Festival August 19-21, 2016 Hawrelak Park Edmonton, Alberta 780.708.7230 www.bluesinternationalltd.com Stratford Blues & Rib Fest June 24-26, 2016 Stratford, Ontario 519.271.3093 www.stratfordbluesandribfest.ca Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival September 13-18, 2016 Fredericton, New Brunswick 888.622.5837 www.harvestjazzandblues.com 18 • LIVING BLUES • 2016 Festival Guide AFRICA Cape Town International Jazz Festival April 1-2, 2016 Cape Town, South Africa +27.21.671.0506 www.capetownjazzfest.com Joy of Jazz Jo’burg International Festival TBA Johannesburg, South Africa www.joyofjazz.co.za SOUTH AMERICA Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival TBA www.riodasostrasjazzeblues.com ASIA Jazzmandu October 20-26, 2016 Kathmandu, Nepal +977.1980.351.6450 www.jazzmandu.org EUROPE Pakkasukko Blues N’ Jazz February 5-7, 2016 Kemi, Lappland, Finland +358.16.4580100 www.pakkasukko.com International Boogie and Blues Festival TBA LA Ermelo, Holland +31.0341.568.585 www.boogiefestival.nl Bierbeek Blues’d Up Festival TBA Bierbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium www.bierbeekbluesdup.be Delirium Blues Festival April 9, 2016 Lichtervelde, Belgium +32.0477.618.388 www.hd-b.be Stompin’ at the Savoy April 11-17, 2016 Helsinki, Finland www.blues-finland.com/events/ stompinatthesavoy.html Big Wheel Blues Festival April 29- May 1, 2016 Isle of Man, United Kingdom www.bigwheelblues.com Blues Festival of Wales TBA Cwm-twrch Uchaf, Powys, United Kingdom www.greenvalleyarts.co.uk Kwadendamme Blues Festival May 13-14, 2016 Kwadendamme, Zeeland, Netherlands +31.0113.649.673 www.bluestown.eu Blues Baltica May 13-16, 2016 Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany www.blues-baltica.de Blues Festival Baden May 21-28, 2016 Baden, Aargau, Switzerland www.bluesfestival-baden.ch Duvel Blues Festival May 28, 2016 Puurs, Belgium www.duvelblues.be Dublin City Soul Festival May 28-29, 2016 Dublin, Ireland +35.3876.031.022 www.dublincitysoulfestival.com Hebden Bridge Blues Festival TBA Hebden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom +44.01422.844.716 www.yorkshirebluesfestival.co.uk Torrita Blues Festival June 23-25, 2016 Torrita di Siena, Italy +39.7572.057.768 www.torritablues.it Southern Soul Festival June 30- July 3, 2016 Ulcinj, Montenegro www.southernsoulfestival.com Skanevik Bluesfestival June 30- July 2, 2016 Skanevik, Norway +47.91716.989 www.skaanevik-blues.com Dundee Blues Bonanza TBA Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk Cognac Blues Passions July 5-9, 2016 Cognac, Poitou-Charentes, France +33.0545.361.181 www.bluespassions.com Åmål’s Blues Fest July 7-10, 2016 Åmål, Sweden +46.053.271.398 www.bluesfest.net Dereham Blues Festival July 7-10, 2016 Dereham, Norfolk United Kingdom www.derehambluesfestival.org.uk Mostly Jazz, Funk, & Soul Festival July 8-10, 2016 Moseley Park Birmingham, UK mostlyjazz.co.uk/ Vallemaggia Magic Blues Festival July 8- August 4, 2016 Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland +41.091.753.1885 www.magicblues.ch Blues Express July 9, 2016 Differdange, Luxembourg www.bluesexpress.lu Hondarribia Blues Festival July 14-17, 2016 Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain +34.679.473.161 www.blueshondarribia.com Edinburgh Jazz & Blues July 15-24, 2016 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom +44.1314.675.200 www.edinburghjazzfestival.com Porretta Soul Festival July 21-24, 2016 Porretta Terme, Bologna, Italy www.porrettasoul.it Notodden Blues Festival August 4-7, 2016 Notodden, Norway +47.35027.650 www.bluesfest.no Campsoul Music Festival August 27-28, 2016 Oxfordshire, UK www.campsoulfestival.com The European Blues Cruise August 27- September 1, 2016 Marseilles, France +003.349.154.0053 www.europeanbluescruise.com Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise October 29- November 5, 2016 January 22-29, 2017 San Juan, Puerto Rico/Fort Lauderdale, Florida 816.753.7979 www.bluescruise.com AUSTRALIA Motor City Music Festival March 11-13, 2016 Geelong Showgrounds Geelong, Victoria www.baycityevents.com.au Byron Bay Bluesfest March 24-28, 2016 Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm Byron Bay, New South Wales +61.266.858.310 www.bluesfest.com.au Blues on the Broadbeach Music Festival May 19-22, 2016 Gold Coast, Queensland +61.0755.398.416 www.bluesonbroadbeach.com Wagga Wagga Jazz & Blues Festival TBA Wagga Wagga, New South Wales +64.0269.251.795 www.waggajazz.org.au Sydney Blues & Roots Festival October 27-30, 2016 Windsor, New South Wales +64.0409.042.464 www.sydneybluesfestival.com.au Harvest Time Blues Festival September 2-4, 2016 Monaghan Town, Ireland +35.34738.162 www.harvestblues.com Rawa Blues Festival September 30- October 1, 2016 Katowice, Poland www.rawablues.com Copenhagen Blues Festival TBA Copenhagen, Denmark www.copenhagenbluesfestival.dk Stockholm International Jazz & Blues Festival October 7-16, 2016 Stockholm, Sweden www.stockholmjazz.com CARRIBEAN Soul Beach Music Festival May 27-30, 2016 Aruba sbfpi@soulbeach.net www.soulbeach.net 2016 Festival Guide • LIVING BLUES • 19