Festival - Performing - Music - Blues

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Festivals are listed in:

Canada

Cisco Systems Bluesfest 

Festiblues Internatioanl de Montreal 

Fredericton's Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival - Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada (September)

Ottawa Citizen Bluesfest - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (July)  

Saint John Jazz & Blues Festival - St. John, Canada (July) Three day event. Contact information.

Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival - Shuswap, BC, Canada (August) Performers, sponsors, tickets, location information

Vancouver Island Blues Bash 

USA

Alleyfest - Longview, TX (June) Three day festival. Events, lodging, dining.

Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival - Ann Arbor, MI (September) Lineup, 2001 festival photos.

Bandana Blues Festival - Gilbertsville, PA (July) Website offers information festival music, tickets and venue directions.

Battle of the Blues 

Bayfront Blues Festival - Duluth, MN (August). Event information, image library.

Bean Blossom Blues Fest - Nashville, IN (September) Three day event. Website features photos, line-up, tickets, sponsor, vendor, harmonica contest and jam information.

The Bean Blossom Blues Fest - Nashville, Indiana (September) Three day event. Site features festival line-up, tickets, sponsor and general information.

Blind Willie Blues Festival 

Blues at the Crossroads - Terre Haute, IN (September) Website offers event schedule, photo gallery,lodgeing and contact information.

Blues Blast - Phoenix, Arizona (February) Lineup, directions, ticket information, general guidelines.

Blues By the Bay - Eureka, CA (July) Performance history, tickets and general information.

Blues by the Bay in the Tawases - Tawas, MI (August) Three day festival. Schedule, FAQs, links, performers, sponsors and visitor information.

Blues Festivals in California - Links page of California Blues Festivals. 

Boston Blues Festival - Boston, MA (September) Past Performers, mascot image, festival history, sponsors, contact information.

Boundary Waters Blues Festival - Ely, Minnesota (August) Website offers a festival line-up, tickets, places to stay, photo gallery, directions, sponsor and contact information.

Briggsfarm Blues Festival - Nesopeck, PA (July) Lineup, directions, camping and ticket information, past event photos.

Budweiser Big Muddy Blues Festival - St. Louis, MO. (September) Two-day festival website features a list of events, calendar, things to do, gallery and map.

Central Valley Blues Festival - Merced, CA (October) Two day event. Site offers venue and contact information, dates and times.

Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival - Annapolis, MD. (May) Website offers festival information, musical line up, tickets and VIP information, benefiting charities, venue directions and accommodations, sponsorship opportunities and an archive of years gone by.

Columbia Blues Festival - Columbia, SC (October) Information on a free annual concert blues, zydeco and traditional music. 

Delta Blues and Heritage Festival 

Dodgeville Blues Fest - Dodgeville, WI (July) Website features information on bands, maps, parking and sponsorship.

Endless Mountains Blues Fest - N.E. Pennsylvania (August) website offers general information concerning the festival.

Fargo Blues Fest - Fargo, ND (August) Two day festival. Site includes schedule, history, photographs, band profiles, ticket ordering, accommodations, and maps.

George's Music Springing the Blues Festival - Jacksonville, FL (April) Free festival. What's new, performance schedule, performers, FAQ, maps and accommodations.

Great Northeast Blues Festival  - Syracuse, NY (August) Lineup, silent auction, raffle, contact information.

Hambone Blues Jam Annual Music Festival - July Festival. Website offers general information only.

Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival 

Highway 61 Blues Festival - Leland, MS (June) Headliners, guests, location and ticket information.

Juke Joint Festival and Planter's Celebration - Clarksdale, Mississippi (April) Webpage features general information on the titled festival.

July Jamm 

Kalamazoo Blues Festival  

King Biscuit Blues Festival - Helena, AR (OCTOBER) Three day event website that offers information on line-up, sponsors, store, lodging and directions. 

Limestone City Blues Festival 

Lowcountry Blues Bash - Charleston, SC (February) Schedule, artists, history, FAQ, merchandise.

Madison Blues Festival - Madison, WI (August) Two day event. Schedule, mail order form.

Magic City Blues Festival - Billings, MT (August) A two-night event. Site features performers, ticket and general information.

Mississippi Valley Blues Festival - (Davenport, IA) Site offers news, events calendar, blues education, festival and lodging information, directories and partnerships.

Mohican Blues Festival - (Loudonville, Ohio) Fesival website features information on national acts, legends, and emerging artists.

Monterey Bay Blues Festival - Monterey, CA (June) Three day event. Tickets, schedule, lineup, merchandise.

Mountain of Blues Festival - Ruidoso, NM (June) Overview, schedule, sponsors, contact information.

National Slide Guitar Festival and Competition - Brevard, NC (August-September) Featuring concerts, workshops, amateur competitions, guitar, craft and food vendors and informal jam sessions. Competitions are categorized: electric, acoustic, dobro, pedal steel, lap steel, band and songwriting.

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - New Orleans, LA (April-May) Lineup, ticket sales, travel and maps, photos, store, chat.

North Atlantic Blues Festival 

NYS Rhythm & Blues Festival - Syracuse, NY - New York State Rhythm & Blues Festival (July) Website offers schedules, directions, ticket and sponsors information, merchandise, past headliners, press-releases and a festival review.

Ooggidee Booggidee Productions - Springfield, Mo. (April) Booggidee Jam Festival website features directions, lineup and ticket information.

Phoenix Jazz and Blues Festival - Phoenix, AZ (May) Website features artist lineup, dates, map and ticket information.

Pittsburgh Blues Festival - (July) A three day events held at Hartwood Acres. Website offers information on national & local blues bands, food, kid’s activities, raffles, jamming tent. The festival benefits Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Polish Heritage Festival - The Festival serves to promote Polish culture and traditions. It also highlights Polish-American organizations and provides college scholarships. serves as a family-oriented gathering place for all to enjoy

Rendezvous Blues Festival - Oroville, WA (Labor Day weekend) Website features a list of performers, tickets, map, and campground information. Toll-free number provided.

Richton Park's Blues and Bones Fest - (June) A two day event at Richton Park. Website offers information on the line-up, a Barbeque and directions to the event.

Ritzville Blues Festival - Ritzville, WA (July) General information, directions, accommodations, artists.

Riverwalk Blues Festival - Ft Lauderdale, FL (November) Website offers festival information including history, production credits, blues news, directions,links, sponsors and a band submission page.

Rogue Valley Blues Festival - Ashland, OR (January) Ticket and lodging information.

Russian River Blues Festival 

San Francisco Blues Festival - San Francisco, CA (September) Two day event. Archives, lodging, food, attractions, map, schedule of events.

Santa Cruz Blues Festival - Santa Cruz, CA (May) Two day event. General information, tickets, artists, festival gear, sponsors, photos.

Sarasota Blues Fest - Sarasota, FL (November) Tickets, photos, sponsors.

Simple Man Enterprises or "Simply the Blues" - Fort Madison, IA. Website contains information regarding festival lineup, location, times and dates.

Smooth Jazz & Blues Fall Festival in Ashland - Ashland, OR (September) Musical lineup, accommodations, online ticket purchases. 

Southern Comfort Lowcountry Blues Bash 

Spring Wine and Blues Bash - Hannibal, Missouri (June). Website contains event information, merchandise, accommodation information and photos.

Springing the Blues - Jacksonville, FL (April) Three day event. Ticket information, performance schedule, performers, FAQ, Maps and accommodations.

St. John Blues Festival - St. Johns, USVI - General information concerning various local blues festivals.

St Paul Blues Festival - Minnesota (June) One day event. Website offers information on tickets and an artist lineup.

Sunflower River Blues Festival - Clarksdale, MS. Area information, history, news, stories, contact information.

Tacoma Old Town Blues Festival - Tacoma, WA (July) Website offers overview page, artist schedule, ticket, location and donor-sponsor information, and a photo archive.

Tampa Bay Blues Festival - St. Petersburg, FL (April) Three day event. Accommodations, tickets, maps, directions.

Telluride Blues & Brews Festival - Telluride, CO (September) Three day event. Schedule, tickets, breweries, lodging, camping, airs, sponsors, contact information.

Waterfront Blues Festival - Portland, OR (July) Five day event. Performers, photos, visitor information, sponsors, merchandise, history, weather, contact information.

W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival - Henderson, KY (June) Four day event. Festival schedule, contacts, t-shirts, photo gallery, past events.

Western Maryland Blues Festival 

Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival - Winthrop, WA (July) Three day event. Tickets, schedule, vendor information. Site offers a gallery and guestbook.

Yank Rachell Memorial Blues Festival - Indianapolis, IN (August) Line-up and contact information.

EU

Backstage - Blues à Caen Organisation de concert Nuit Du Blues au Zénith Blues à Puzzle

Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival - Peer, Belgium (July) Event schedule, history, contact information.

Binkom Blues 2004 - Blues festival in Binkom - Lubbeek (Oktober) Website offers general festival information such as lineup, schedule, tickets, sponsors, volunteers and location.

blues festival.de - German Blues festivals site.

Blues sur Seine Festival - Mantes la Jolie - Paris, France

Bluesfest Ingolstadt - - Ingolstadt, Germany. German language site.

Bluesfestivalen Mönsterås - Mönsterås,Sweden.Blues and Soulfestival on the eastcoast of Sweden.(May)

BluesRoute - Utrecht, Netherlands (April) Travelling festival known as "BluesRoute On Tour." History and photos.

Boogie Woogie Piano Festival - Switzerland (April) Artist and ticket information.

Cahors Blues festival - Lot-Quercy, France 46000. Site officiel du Festival de blues de Cahors France.

Doffer Blues - Schaijk, Holland (November) Artist bios and photos.

Drijf In Festival Giethoorn - Giethoorn (August) Annual festival in the Venice of the North.

Eslöv Blues Festival - Eslöv, southern Sweden. October. Artists, venues, tickets and archives of pictures from past festivals

Finnish Blues Festivals - Website features a cronological listing of Finnish Blues festivals, including location, ticket info and event size.

Gaildorfer Bluesfest - Gaildorf, Germany (July)

Geneva Blues Summit - Geneva, Switzerland (November) Website provides concert information in English, German and French.

Lakeside Blues Festival (Finland) 

Live Music Night Klosterlangheim - Lichtenfels, Germany (June)

Moulin Blues - Ospel, Netherlands Pre-sale ticket information for Activity in the Haazehoof, Ospel (March) and the Moulin Blues Festival (May.

Nidaros Bluesfestival - Trondheim, Norway (April) Three day festival.

NiX BBBlues Festival - Holland. The site provides information on festivals.

Notodden blues festival ,Norway - Notodden, Norway. Ticket, program, artists and essential information provided. 

Parma Rootsway Roots & Blues Food Festival - Parma, Italy (January) Website promotes the development of the rural/indigenous American and Afro-American musical art forms.

Pistoia Blues Festival - Pistoia, Italy (July) Images and dates.

Rockin' the Blues 2006 - Holland (Oktober) Site offers sponsor information, event history and contact data.

Southern BluesNight 2005 - The Netherlands. Website features program, bands, history, location, downloads, contact information and links.

UK

Burnley National Blues Festival - Burnley, Lancashire, England (August) Website offers artist line-up, maps, news, reviews merchandise and contact information.

International Gloucester Blues & Heritage Festival - Gloucester, UK (July-August) Website offers an event schedule, tickets, site maps, hotline, accommodation information and links.

Lancaster's Blues Courtyard Concert Series - Last Sunday afternoon of the month (May - Sept.) Website offers a press Room, Get On the Mailing List, Lancaster aLive, schedule, Contact and sponsorship Information - band submittion, and concert tickets.

Mill Hill Music Festival - UK site that is a portal to music festival and jazz clubs.

Pacific

Brisbane Blues Festival - Australia (March) Website features festival information.

National Festival of Australian Blues Music - Goulburn, AU (February) A multi-venue festival. Website includes a mailing list. 

Thredbo Blues Festival - Thredbo, Australia (January) Festival information, accommodations, artists, venues, merchandising.

Whangarei Super Yacht City Jazz and Blues Festival - New Zealand (October) Bands, visitor information, venue map, photo gallery, programme, sponsors.