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Compiled by Keerthi Chandrashekar

Specific dates are provided where possible. However, some had not set their 2018 dates at press time. You can also view this list year round at www.LivingBlues.com

ALABAMA Bob Sykes BBQ & April 28, 2018 Living Blues Festival Guide DeBardeleben Park Bessemer, Alabama ALASKA Riverfront Blues Festival www.bobsykesblues.com 2018June 22-23, 2018 205.426.1400 Juneau & Classics Harry E. Kelley Park May 4-19, 2018 Annual Old School and Blues Festival Fort Smith, Arkansas Juneau, Alaska www.riverfrontbluesfest.org May 26, 2018 www.jazzandclassics.org Huntsville Dragway 907.463.3378 Bikes, Blues & BBQ Motorcycle Rally Huntsville, Alabama September 26-29, 2018 246.820.9347 Blues Train Fayetteville, Arkansas http://www.oldschoolandbluesfestival.com TBA 479.527.9993 Anchorage to Seward, Alaska www.bikesbluesandbbq.org Freedom Creek Festival www.alaskarailroad.com TBA 800.544.0552 King Biscuit Blues Festival Cookieman’s Place on Highway 17 October 3-6, 2018 Aliceville, Alabama ARIZONA Cherry Street 205.752.6263 Helena, Arkansas www.alabamablues.org McDowell Mountain Festival 870.572.5223 March 2-4, 2018 Alabama Blues Week www.kingbiscuitfestival.com July 9-15, 2018 Margaret T. Hance Park Phoenix, Arizona Hot Springs Blues Festival Tuscaloosa, Alabama TBA 205.752.6263 602.343.0453 www.mmmf.com Hill Wheatley Plaza https://www.alabamablues.org/bluesweekend Hot Springs, Arkansas W.C. Handy Festival Phoenix Blues Blast 501.815.2939 July 20-29, 2018 March 10, 2018 http://www.spacityblues.org/bluesfest.html Margaret T. Hance Park The Shoals Southbound Florence, Alabama Phoenix, Arizona www.phoenixblues.org TBA 256.766.7642 Cherry Street http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/festival. Flagstaff Blues & Brews Helena, Arkansas htm June 9, 2018 https://www.southboundmusicfestival.com Continental Country Club Driving Range Blues Festival August 18, 2018 Flagstaff, Arizona Band of Brothers Brewing Co. 928.606.5601 Festival Benefit Tuscaloosa, Alabama www.flagstaffblues.com March 3, 2018 205.887.6859 6th Annual Alpine County Blues Festival Antioch, California June 15-16, 2018 Black Belt Folk Roots Festival www.deltabluesfestival.net August 25-26, 2018 Mellody Field Cruisin’ For a Bluesin’ Historic Greene County Courthouse Square Alpine, Arizona March 15-18, 2018 Eutaw, Alabama 928.245.1143 Long Beach, California to Ensenada, Mexico 205.372.0525 http://alpineazmusicfest.com/cms/ 903.454.3381 http://alabama.travel/upcoming-events/black- Blues Heritage Fall Festival www.cruisinforabluesin.com belt-folk-roots-festival-2 TBA Reid Park Spring Harp Fest XIX 47th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts March 31, 2018 October 20-21, 2018 Tucson, Arizona Harry Griffen Park Amphitheater Northport, Alabama www.azblues.org La Mesa, California 205.758.1257 619.263.6826 www.kentuck.org/the-festival ARKANSAS www.springharpfest.org Bull Pen Blues and BBQ Festival Eureka Springs Blues Weekend Redwood Coast Jazz Festival TBA June 14-17, 2018 April 5-8, 2018 Old York Farms Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Eureka, California Oakman, Alabama Eureka Springs, Arkansas 707.445.3378 202.544.1108 497.253.7377 www.eurekaspringsblues.com www.rcmfest.org

72 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 1st Annual Temecula Blues Festival Robb Bower’s Blues Bash San Jose Jazz Summer Festival April 21, 2018 June 16, 2018 August 10-12, 2018 Old Town Menghini Winery San Jose, California Temecula, California Julian, California 408.288.7557 http://www.temeculabluesfestival.com 619.301.9880 www.jazzfest.sanjosejazz.org www.robb-bowerpresents.com Adams Avenue Unplugged 8th Annual Polk Street Blues Festival April 28, 2018 Fountain Blues Festival August 18-19, 2018 San Diego, California June 23, 2018 Polk Street 619.282.7329 Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park , CA www.adamsavenuebusiness.com San Jose, California https://www.sresproductions.com/events/bay- 408.641.4144 area-blues-festival 13th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival https://fountainblues.com April 28, 2018 Napa Blues, Brews & BBQ 2018 Studio Channel Arts Center Long Beach Bayou Festival August 25, 2018 Camarillo, California June 23-24, 2018 Napa, California 805.501.7122 Rainbow Lagoon Park 707.257.0322 http://venturacountyblues.com Long Beach, California http://donapa.com/event/blues-brews-bbq/ 562.912.4451 Topanga Blues Festival http://longbeachbayou.com Acres of Blues May 5, 2018 August 31-September 1, 2018 Topanga Canyon, California Red, White & Blues Barbecue Eureka, California 714.209.7347 July 1-7, 2018 http://www.acresofblues.com/ http://scbsevents.org Stockton Waterfront Stockton, California New Blues Festival September 1-2, 2018 Gator by the Bay , Blues, & Crawfish 707.647.3962 7550 E. Spring St. Festival https://www.facebook.com/ May 10-13, 2018 Long Beach, California events/1742855459336348/ Spanish Landing Park 707.572.5837 San Diego, California High Sierra Music Festival http://www.newbluesfestival.com 619.234.8612 July 5-8, 2018 http://www.gatorbythebay.com Quincy, California Mountain Harvest Beer Festival October 13, 2018 highsierramusic.com Doheny Blues Festival Quincy, CA May 19-20, 2018 Hayward/Russell City Blues Festival 530.283.3402 Doheny State Beach July 7-8, 2018 www.plumasarts.org Dana Point, California Hayward City Hall Plaza 949.360.7800 Hayward, California Taste of Soul Family Festival October 20, 2018 www.dohenybluesfestival.com 510.472.8800 , California http://www.westcoastbluessociety.com 323.299.3800 Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Music Festival California WorldFest www.tasteofsoulla.org May 26-27, 2018 July 12-15, 2018 Rancho Santa Susana Community Park Nevada County Fairgrounds Legendary Sea of Cortez Simi Valley, California Grass Valley, California Cruise October 28-November 4, 2018 805.517.9000 530.274.8384 San Diego, California to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz www.simicajun.org www.worldfest.net & the Loreto Annual Art and Soul Oakland 816.753.7979 Ojai Blues Fest -29, 2018 www.bluescruise.com June 2, 2018 Downtown Oakland, California Ojai, California 510.238.7402 Signifyin’ Blues November 9-11, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/ojaibluesfest/?festn www.artandsouloakland.com Los Angeles, California ame=Ojai+Blues+Fest&city=Oak+View&state= 23rd Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers & https://www.signifyinblues.com California&country=USA Bluesapalooza Annual Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival Blues and Bones Festival August 2-5, 2018 TBA June 8-9, 2018 Mammoth Lakes, California Sebastopol, California Calaveras Fairgrounds 888.992.7397 www.winecountrycajun.com Angels Camp, California www.mammothbluesbrewsfest.com 209.736.2561 Blue Wing Blues Festival www.bluesandbones.com COLORADO August 3-5, 2018 Live Oak Music Festival Upper Lake, California Brighton Blues Blast June 15-17, 2018 www.tallmanhotel.com May 19, 2018 Live Oak Camp The Armory at Brighton Cultural Center 31st Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Santa Barbara, California Brighton, Colorado August 10-12, 2018 805.781.3030 303.710.7091 Long Beach, California www.liveoakfest.org www.heartofbrighton.org https://www.facebook.com/ longbeachjazzfestival Durango Blues Train June 1-2 & August 17-18, 2018 Durango, Colorado 877.872.4607 www.durangobluestrain.com

April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 73 Greeley Blues Jam 11th Annual Carbon Valley Music Festival Annual Otis Taylor Trance Jam Blues June 8-9, 2018 August 4, 2018 Festival Island Grove Arena Centennial Field November 9-10, 2018 Greeley, Colorado Dacono, Colorado Boulder, Colorado 970.352.3566 303.833.2317 303.579.4917 www.greeleybluesjam.com http://carbonvalleymusicfestival.com www.trancebluesfestival.com 16th Annual Blues from the Top Bohemian Nights at New West Fest June 23-24, 2018 August 10-12, 2018 CONNECTICUT Winter Park, Colorado Downtown Fort Collins, Colorado 970.281.9519 www.bohemiannights.org 22nd Annual Blast from the Bayou: Annual http://www.bluesfromthetop.org Trinidaddio Bluesfest Cajun/Zydeco Festival Blues Under the Bridge August 25, 2018 June 7-10, 2018 July 7, 2018 Central Park Strawberry Park Colorado Springs, Colorado Trinidad, Colorado Preston, Connecticut 719.473.4801 719.846.6407 1800.356.2460 www.bluesunderthebridge.org www.trinidaddio.com https://www.strawberrypark.net/strawberry- park/21st-annual-strawberry-park-cajun- 9th Annual Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music 25th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival zydeco-festival Festival September 14-16, 2018 July 11-16, 2018 Telluride, Colorado Black Eyed & Blues Festival Parish Ranch 866.515.6166 June 23, 2018 Berthoud, Colorado http://www.tellurideblues.com Hartford, Connecticut http://www.thecroma.org/2018-festival/ 860.278.7427 Oktoberfest www.blackeyedsallys.com Blues & Barbeque Festival for Better September 29, 2018 Housing Old South Pearl Street 23rd Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival July 21, 2018 , Colorado July 28-29, 2018 Edgewater, Colorado 303.734.0718 Goshen Fairgrounds www.bluesnbbq.com http://southpearlstreet.com/events Goshen, Connecticut 860.361.6285 www.litchfieldjazzfest.com

ACOUSTIC The Largest Acoustic Blues blues Gathering in the Nation. Located on the shores of Puget Sound at Fort Worden State Park wOrkShOp in scenic Port Townsend, WA with Artistic Director, Jerron Paxton

Register online at centrum.org. For questions, call 360-385-3102 x116 July 29 – August 5 Spend a week living and playing alongside masters of acoustic blues traditions: Andrew Alli, Roy Book Binder, Clinton Davis, Del Rey, Pat Donohue, Jake Faulkner, Mary Flower, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Chaz Leary, Ethan Leinwand, Tim McNalley, Cary Morin, Jonathan Piper, Craig Ventresco, Dick Waterman, Reverend John Wilkins, Jontavious Willis Jontavious Willis, and a dozen more.

74 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 Stafford Springs Blues Festival Clearwater Sea Blues Festival Daytona Beach Blues Festival August 4, 2018 February 23-24, 2018 October 5-7, 2018 Stafford Springs, Connecticut Coachman Park Jackie Robinson Ball Park https://www.facebook.com/ Clearwater, Daytona Beach, Florida StaffordSpringsBluesFest/ 727.562.4700 www.daytonabluesfestival.com http://www.myclearwaterevents.com/featured- Annual Blues, Views & BBQ Festival events/sea-blues-festival Giving Hunger the Blues TBA October 12-13, 2018 Levitt Pavilion and Westport Public Library 12th Annual Bonita Blues Festival Van Wezel Westport, Connecticut March 9-10, 2018 Sarasota, Florida www.bluesviewsbbq.com Riverside Park www.givinghungertheblues.org Bonita Springs, Florida New England Jazz & Blues Festival [email protected] Forgotten Music Festival TBA November 2-3, 2018 www.bonitablues.com Middlebury, Connecticut Mexico Beach, Florida 860.307.2909 Fort Pierce Jazz Week https://www.forgottenmusicfestival.com www.newenglandjazzbluesfestival.com March 25-30, 2018 Fort Pierce Marina Square Riverhawk Music Festival November 8-11, 2018 Fort Pierce, Florida DELAWARE Sertoma Ranch 772.460.5299 Brooksville, Florida St. Georges Blues Festival www.jazzsociety.org June 9-10, 2018 863.984.8445 Fort Du Pont Parade Grounds George’s Music Springing the Blues Festival http://www.riverhawkmusic.com/ Delaware City, Delaware April 6-8, 2018 Seawalk Pavilion Downtown Festival & Art Show http://www.bluehorizonpromotions.com/ December 1-2, 2018 Jacksonville Beach, Florida Gainesville, Florida Roadhouse Bluesfest 904.270.9301 352.393.8536 July 21, 2018 http://springingtheblues.com Magnolia, Deleware www.gainesvilledowntownartfest.org 302.242.9997 Rhythm & Ribs http://www.centraldelawareblues.com/rb2016. April 6-8, 2018 GEORGIA html St. Augustine, Florida https://rhythmandribs.net Savannah Music Festival Riverfront Blues Festival March 29-April 14, 2018 TBA Tampa Bay Blues Fest Savannah, Georgia Wilmington, Delaware April 6-8, 2018 912.525.5050 302.576.2139 Vine Park www.savannahmusicfestival.org www.riverfrontbluesfestde.com St. Petersburg, Florida 727.895.6153 Barnesville BBQ and Blues Festival www.tampabaybluesfest.com April 19-21, 2018 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Barnesville, Georgia Funky Biscuit Fest www.bbqandblues.org DC Lindy Exchange (DCLX) April 12, 2018 April 20-22, 2018 Royal Palm Place 25th Annual Blind Willie McTell Blues Washington, DC Boca Raton, Florida Festival www.dclx.org 561.395.2929 May 5, 2018 26th Annual Giant National Capital Barbecue www.funkybiscuit.com Thomson, Georgia www.blindwillie.com Battle Wanee Music Festival June 23-24, 2018 April 19-21, 2018 Avenue Live Oak, Florida HAWAII Washington, DC 386.364.1683 www.bbqdc.com Willie K & Friends Bluesfest www.waneefestival.com January 6, 2018 11th Annual College Park Free Blues Festival Smokin’ Blues, Bikes & BBQ Maui Arts & Cultural Center November 10, 2018 May 12, 2018 Maui, Hawaii College Park, St. Cloud Main Street https://williekbluesfest.com https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cpbf-free-blues- St. Cloud, Florida festival-13051635363 Big Island Jazz & Blues Festival 407.498.0008 May 31-June 3, 2018 www.stcloudmainstreet.org Mauna Kea Beach Hotel FLORIDA Brick City Blues Fest Waimea, Hawaii Taste of Blues & Brews Festival May 18, 2018 808.283.9070 February 10, 2018 Ocala, Florida www.bigislandjazzandbluesfestival.com Ft. Pierce, Florida 352.369.6656 Maui Jazz & Blues Festival http://tasteofneworleansfla.wix.com/ftpierce http://www.ocalaoutreach.com/project/brick- September 2018 city-blues-festival/ Blues and BBQ Festival Maui, Hawaii February 10, 2018 Florida Folk Festival www.mauijazzandbluesfestival.com Downtown Pavilion May 25-27, 2018 Winter Garden, Florida White Springs, Florida 407.656.4155 877.635.3655 http://www.cwgdn.com/special_events/index. https://www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest php

April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 75 Honolulu BBQ & Blues Festival Blues Festival INDIANA TBA June 8-10, 2018 Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort Millennium Park, Chicago, Annual BBQ RibFest: Blues, Brews & BBQ Honolulu, Hawaii 312.616.0600 June 14-17, 2018 https://www.hawaii.com/event/honolulu-bbq- https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ Headwaters Park blues-festival/ dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival.html Fort Wayne, Indiana 260.602.1831 Blues on the Fox www.bbqribfest.com IDAHO June 15-16, 2018 Bloomington Boogies Yellow Pine Music & Harmonica Festival Riveredge Park Aurora, Illinois August 11-13, 2018 August 3-5, 2018 Bloomington, Indiana Yellow Pine, Idaho 630.896.6666 http://riveredgeaurora.com/2017/02/blues-on- 812.334.0415 208.633.6945 https://bloomingtonboogies.com/ https://www.yellowpinefestival.org the-fox/ Madison RibberFest: Barbeque, Blues & Blues and Bones Festival Crossroads Blues Festival August 25, 2018 Balloons August 25, 2018 August 17-18, 2018 Eagle Island State Park Lyran Park Rockford, Illinois Madison, Indiana Eagle, Idaho 800.559.2956 www.bluesandbones.com 779.537.4006 www.crossroadsbluesfestival.com www.madisonribberfest.com Bean Blossom Blues Fest ILLINOIS Peoria Blues and Roots Music Festival August 31-September 1, 2018 August 23-25, 2018 Chi-Town Blues Festival Riverfront Park Bill Monroe Music Park April 7, 2018 Peoria, Illinois Bean Blossom, Indiana Star Plaza Theatre 309.863.5121 812.325.8836 Chicago, Illinois www.illinoisbluesfestival.com beanblossomblues.com Via Livenation: https://www.livenation.com/ Nickel Plate Blues Fest events/722957-apr-7-2018-14th-annual-chi- August 31-September 2, 2018 town-blues-festival Fishers, Indiana http://www.fishers.in.us/841/Blues-Fest

31st FREE Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival - August 10-11-12, 2018

Historic Downtown International Main Stage Guitar Phenom 6 Acoustic Stages Christon ‘Kingfish’ Gospel Stage Ingram www.sunflowerfest.org

Southern Soul Master O. B. Buchana

76 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 BBQ and Blues Paxico Blues Festival Bands & BBQ at the Point September 8, 2018 September 15, 2018 September 15-16, 2018 McCormick’s Creek State Park Main Street Carrollton, Spencer, Indiana Paxico, Kansas 502.732.7036 812.829.4344 785.636.5520 http://www.visitcarrolltonky.org http://friendsmccormickscreek.org/events.php http://www.paxicobluesfest.com Garvin Gate Blues Festival Blues at the Crossroads Jammin’ in J.C. Blues and Barbecue Festival October 12-13, 2018 September 14-15, 2018 TBA Louisville, Kentucky Terre Haute, Indiana Heritage Park 502.445.4193 Junction City, Kansas www.garvingatebluesfestival.com IOWA 785.238.8069 www.jammininjc.com Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival January 19-20, 2018 Blues Masters at the Crossroads – New World Rhythms Festival Cherokee, Iowa October 26-27, 2018 March 3-4, 2018 712.225.6414 Salina, Kansas Louis Armstrong Park www.cherokeejazzbluesfestival.com 785.825.8609 New Orleans, Louisiana [email protected] 504.558.6100 Valley Blues Festival www.blueheavenstudios.com www.jazzandheritage.org/congo-square July 6-7, 2018 LeClaire Park Hammond Blues ’n’ BBQ Challenge KENTUCKY Davenport, Iowa March 23-24, 2018 563.322.5837 9th Blues Between the Bridges Hammond, Louisiana www.mvbs.org May 27, 2018 www.hammondbluesandbbq.com , Kentucky Saturday in the Park https://www.gbusyblues.com 11th Annual Big Easy Blues Festival July 7, 2018 March 30, 2018 Grandview Park Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival UNO Sioux City, Iowa June 1-2, 2018 New Orleans, LA 712.277.2575 Near Check’s Cafe https://www.livenation.com/events/722895- www.saturdayinthepark.com Louisville, Kentucky mar-30-2018-11th-annual-big-easy-blues- https://www.facebook.com/ festival Blues & BBQ groups/gtownbluesfest/ July 14, 2018 permalink/1742585909154176/ Centennial Park April 12-15, 2018 North Liberty, Iowa W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival New Orleans, Louisiana 319.626.5726 June 13-16, 2018 800.673.5725 www.northlibertyblues.org Henderson, Kentucky www.fqfi.org 800.648.3128 BBQ, Loo & Blues Too! www.handyblues.org Baton Rouge Blues Festival July 20-21, 2018 April 14-15, 2018 Lincoln Park Blues Harbor Fest Downtown Baton Rouge Waterloo, Iowa June 16, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 319.404.7308 Lake Cumberland State Dock [email protected] https://www.mainstreetwaterloo.org/bbq Jamestown, Kentucky www.batonrougebluesfestival.org 888.782.8336 Annual Rollin’ on the River Blues Festival www.lakecumberlandbluesfest.com Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week August 17-18, 2018 April 21-26, 2018 Keokuk, Iowa Master Musicians Festival Vermilionville Living History 660.754.6679 July 13-14, 2018 Museum & Folklife Park http://www.rollinontheriverkeokuk.com/ Community College Campus Ville Platte, Louisiana Somerset, Kentucky 337.234.8360 KANSAS 888.810.2063 www.lafolkroots.org www.mastermusiciansfestival.org Chautauqua Hills Blues Festival de Louisiane May 26-27, 2018 Louisville Blues ’n’ Barbecue Festival April 25-29, 2018 Sedan, KS July 20-21, 2018 Lafayette, Louisiana 620.875.0735 Water Tower Park 337.232.8086 www.cqbluesfest.com Louisville, Kentucky www.festivalinternational.org 502.583.0333 Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival www.louisvillebluesandbbqfestival.com New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival July 4, 2018 April 27-May 6, 2018 Reynolds Loge Kenlake Hot August Blues Lake Shawnee, Topeka August 23-25, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana http://www.topekabluessociety.org/wp/ Kentucky State Resort Park 504.410.4100 [email protected] Hardin, Kentucky www.nojazzfest.com 270.519.1788 29th Annual Paola Roots Festival https://www.kenlakeblues.com Music Festival August 24-25, 2018 May 24-25, 2018 Paola, Kansas Alexandria, Louisiana 913.294.6427 800.551.9546 www.rootsfestival.org http://alexandriapinevillela.com/littlewalter

April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 77 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival June 23-24, 2018 August 31-September 1, 2018 Louis Armstrong Park Zydeco Park Annual Maine Blues Festival New Orleans, Louisiana Plaisance, Louisiana June 15-17, 2018 504.558.6100 337.290.6048 Naples, Maine www.jazzandheritage.org/cajun-zydeco www.zydeco.org 207.333.2135 www.mainebluesfestival.com 39th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival July 20-21, 2018 September 28-29, 2018 North Atlantic Blues Festival Natchitoches, Louisiana Cassidy Park July 14-15, 2018 318.357.4332 Bogalusa, Louisiana Rockland, Maine https://louisianafolklife.nsula.edu/2018- 985.205.1075 207.596.6055 natchitoches-nsu-folk-festival www.bogalusablues.com www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com Satchmo Festival Acadiens et Créoles American Folk Festival August 3-5, 2018 October 11-14, 2018 August 24-26, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana Girard Park Waterfront 504.522.5730 Lafayette, Louisiana Bangor, Maine www.fqfi.org www.festivalsacadiens.com 207.262.7765 www.americanfolkfestival.com Le Awards & Festival Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival August 16-18, 2018 October 12-14, 2018 MARYLAND Rayne Civic Center Lafayette Square Park Rayne, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival 281.256.3097 504.558.6100 May 19-20, 2018 www.cajunfrenchmusic.org www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland Cutting Edge CE Ponderosa Stomp Festival 410.257.7413 August 22-25, 2018 TBA www.bayblues.org Intercontinental Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana 504.810.9116 23rd Annual Western Maryland Blues Fest 504.322.3540 www.ponderosastomp.com June 1-2, 2018 www.cuttingedgemusicbusiness.com City Center & Hagerstown, Maryland 301.739.8577 ext. 111 www.blues-fest.org

78 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 Federal Hill Main Street Jazz & Blues 17th Annual Blues ’n’ Brews Festival 25th Kalamazoo Blues Festival Festival August 11, 2018 July 12-14, 2018 June 3, 2018 JFK Plaza Wings Event Center , Maryland Lowell, Massachusetts Kalamazoo, 410.727.4500 978.692.3033 https://kvba.org/festival http://www.fedhill.org/event/17th-annual- www.bluesandbrewsrotary.org 38th Annual Blissfest Folk and Roots federal-hill-jazz-blues-festival Gloucester Massachusetts Blues Festival Festival Silver Spring Blues Festival August 11, 2018 July 13-15, 2018 June 16, 2018 Stage Fort Park Blissfest Festival Farm Silver Spring, Maryland Gloucester, Harbor Springs, Michigan [email protected] Massachusetts 231.348.7047 www.silverspringblues.com 207.596.6055 www.blissfest.org www.gloucesterbluesfestival.com 21st Annual Common Ground on the Hill Cowpie Music Festival Festival North River Blues Festival August 9-11, 2018 July 14, 2018 August 25-26, 2018 Shagbark Farm Westminster, Maryland Marshfield, Massachusetts Alaska, Michigan 410.857.2771 781.254.5986 616.293.2675 www.commongroundonthehill.org www.rhythmroomrecords.com https://www.cowpiemusicfestival.com Artscape Library Park Blues Festival Ribs and R&B Music Festival July 20-22, 2018 September 15, 2018 August 10-12, 2018 Baltimore, Maryland Library Field Hart Plaza 410.752.8632 Woburn, Massachusetts , Michigan www.artscape.org 781.953.5005 800.794.7503 www.bluesforveterans.org www.ribsrnbjazzfest.com Hot August Blues & Roots Festival August 18, 2018 New England Blues Festival & Car Cruise Ann Arbor Blues Festival Ridge Park September 23, 2018 August 17-18, 2018 Cockeysville, Maryland Middleboro Lodge Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds 877.321.3378 Middleboro, Massachusetts Ann Arbor, Michigan www.hotaugustblues.com 508.269.7700 https://www.a2bluesfestival.com/ http://www.nebluesfest.com The Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival & 11th Annual St. Louis Blues Festival Competition Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ August 17-18, 2018 TBA October 6, 2018 St. Louis, Michigan Calvert County Fairgrounds Franklin County Fairgrounds 989.621.6404 Prince Frederick, Maryland Greenfield, Massachusetts saintlouisbluesfestival.com Alonzo’s Memorial Picnic The Reel Blues Fest Petoskey Festival on the Bay TBA TBA August 17-18, 2018 Baltimore, Maryland North Falmouth, Massachusetts Petoskey Waterfront 410.744.2291 508.495.3456 Petoskey, Michigan www.mojoworkin.com www.thereelbluesfest.org 231.347.4150 www.petoskeyfestival.com MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN Tawas Blues By The Bay New England Blues Summit Jackson Blues Festival August 24-26, 2018 May 18-20, 2018 May 31-June 2, 2018 East Tawas/Tawas City, Michigan Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center Jackson County Airport [email protected] Hyannis, Massachusetts Jackson, Michigan www.bluesbythebaytawas.org 781.254.5986 517.962.5939 Marquette Area Blues Festival http://www.newenglandbluessummit.com/ http://www.experiencejackson.com/event/ August 31-September 2, 2018 home.html jackson-blues-festival-2018 Marquette, Michigan The Green River Festival 15th Annual Alpena Blues Festival 906.227.1032 July 13-15, 2018 June 16, 2018 www.marquetteareabluessociety.com Greenfield Community College Alpena County Fairgrounds 12th Annual Brighton’s Smokin’ Jazz & Greenfield, Massachusetts Alpena, Michigan Barbecue Blues Festival 413.341.5995 www.alpenablues.com September 7-8, 2018 www.greenriverfestival.com Traverse City Blues, Brews & BBQ Brighton, Michigan 25th Annual Onset Bay Blues Festival June 30, 2018 810.227.5086 August 4, 2018 Hagerty Center www.brightoncoc.org Lillian Gregerman Bandshell Traverse City, Michigan Old Town BluesFest Onset, Massachusetts 231.947.4230 September 21-22, 2018 508.295.7072 https://www.cherryfestival.org/events/2018/ Old Town www.onsetbluesfestival.com blues-brew—bbq Lansing, Michigan 517.371.4600 www.oldtownbluesfest.com

April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 79 MINNESOTA Cotton District Arts Festival Pinetop Boogie and Crawfish Boil April 7, 2018 May 12, 2018 Smokin’ in Steele BBQ & Blues Festival Starkville, Mississippi Ground Zero Blues Club June 1-2, 2018 662.324.3080 Clarksdale, Mississippi Steele County Fairgrounds www.cdafestival.com https://www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org Owatonna, Minnesota 507.279.4015 Annual Crosstie Festival Mother’s Day Blues Festival www.smokininsteele.com April 7, 2018 May 13, 2018 Cleveland, Mississippi Laurel, Mississippi 20th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival 662.402.5451 601.649.9010 June 21-23, 2018 www.crosstie-arts.org http://business.jonescounty.com/events/ Mears Park St. Paul, Minnesota Juke Joint Festival & Related Events Hill Country Harmonica 651.209.7195 April 12-15, 2018 May 17-20, 2018 http://www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com/ Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi Foxfire Ranch 662.624.5992 Waterford, Mississippi Lowertown Blues & Fest www.jukejointfestival.com http://www.midwestharmonica.net/ July 20-21, 2018 hillcountryharmonica2018 Mear Park 38th Annual Alcorn State University Jazz St. Paul, Minnesota Festival City of Batesville’s SpringFest http://lowertownbluesfestival.com/ April 14, 2018 May 19-20, 2018 Vicksburg, Mississippi Batesville, Mississippi Lakefront Music Festival 601.877.6602 662.563.3126 July 13-14, 2018 www.alcorn.edu/jazzfest www.batesvillemainstreet.com Lakefront Park Prior Lake, Minnesota Cat Head Mini Blues Festival I The Square Affair www.lakefrontmusicfest.com April 15, 2018 May 19, 2018 Clarksdale, Mississippi Carthage, Mississippi 30th Annual Bayfront Blues Festival 662.624.5992 601.267.8322 August 10-12, 2018 www.cathead.biz www.cityofcarthage.org Bayfront Festival Park Duluth, Minnesota Vicksburg Riverfest World Championship Old Time Piano Playing 715.394.6831 ext. 101 April 20-22, 2018 Contest and Festival www.bayfrontblues.com Vicksburg, Mississippi May 24-27, 2018 [email protected] Oxford, Mississippi Shakedown http://riverfestms.com 662.915.1282 TBA http://oldtimepianocontest.com Bailey Ray’s Bandshell Park Leland Crawfish Festival Santiago, Minnesota April 21, 2018 Shed Summer Concert Series 763.856.8900 Leland, Mississippi Beginning June 2018 662.686.2687 Ocean Springs, Mississippi MISSISSIPPI http://lelandchamber.com/m/events/home/ 228.875.9590 www.theshedbbq.com Mississippi Blues Marathon Double Decker Festival January 13, 2018 April 27-28, 2018 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art’s Blues Bash Jackson, Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi June 1, 2018 [email protected] 662.232.2477 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art www.msbluesmarathon.com www.doubledeckerfestival.com Laurel, Mississippi 601.649.6374 The Mississippi Blues Fest Natchez Trace Festival March 3, 2018 April 27-28, 2018 Elvis Festival Leflore Country Civic Center Kosciusko, Mississippi June 6-10, 2018 Greenwood, Mississippi 662.289.2981 Tupelo, Mississippi 662.453.9197 www.natcheztracetravel.com 662.841.6598 www.tupeloelvisfestival.com www.mississippibluesfest.com Market Street Festival Jazz and Blues May 4-5, 2018 Delta Jubilee March 31, 2018 Columbus, Mississippi June 1-2, 2018 Gulf Park Campus 662.328.6305 Clarksdale, Mississippi Long Beach, Mississippi www.marketstreetfestival.com www.clarksdale-ms.com 228.865.4500 Kimbrough Cotton-Patch Festival Bentonia Blues Festival https://www.usm.edu/gulfcoast/jazz-blues May 11-13, 2018 June 11-16, 2018 Catfish Festival Holly Springs, Mississippi Bentonia, Mississippi April 7, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/ 662.528.1900 Belzoni, Mississippi kimbroughcottonpatchbluesfest/ www.visityazoo.org 662.247.4838 Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic- www.belzonims.com May 11-13, 2018 On hiatus in 2018 Catfish in the Alley Clarksdale, Mississippi Waterford, Mississippi April 7, 2018 662.524.5144 662.801.7272 Columbus, Mississippi http://blues2rock.com/Blues2Rock/ www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com 662.329.5871 http://www.visitcolumbusms.org/event/catfish- in-the-alley4/

80 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 Lena’s July 4th Celebration Cat Head 16th Anniversary Blues Party Music at the Mounds July 4, 2018 August 12, 2018 September 22-23, 2018 Lena, Mississippi Clarksdale, Mississippi Natchez, Mississippi 601.267.9231 662.624.5992 https://www.facebook.com/MusicattheMounds/ www.leakems.com www.cathead.biz Gateway to the Delta Festival Duck Hill Grassroots Blues Festival The Black Prairie Blues Festival (used to be October 13, 2018 July 13-14, 2018 the Howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival) Charleston, Mississippi Duck Hill, Mississippi August 31, 2018 https://charlestongatewayfestival.org 662.565.2478 West Point, Mississippi Wing Dang Doodle Festival https://www.facebook.com/grassrootsblues/ 662.605.0770 September 29, 2018 www.wpnet.org Oxford Blues Festival Gaddis Park July 20-22, 2018 Mississippi John Hurt Gospel & Blues Forest, Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi Festival 601.469.4332 662.259.7190 September 1-2, 2018 www.wingdangdoodlefestival.com www.oxfordbluesfest.com Avalon, Mississippi Bukka White Blues Festival www.mississippijohnhurtfoundation.org Jus’ Blues Music Awards October 5-6, 2018 August 1-4, 2018 Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Aberdeen, Mississippi Horseshoe Casino Hotel Festival 662.436.8560 Tunica, Mississippi September 8, 2018 662.369.9440 678.403.1993 Jackson County Fairgrounds www.bukkawhitefestival.com www.jusblues.org Pascagoula, Mississippi The Dancing Rabbit Festival 228.282.0951 October 6, 2018 Bikes, Blues, and Bayous https://www.gulfcoast.org/event/annual- August 4, 2018 Macon, Mississippi mississippi-gulf-coast-blues-%26-heritage- Greenwood, MS 662.726.4456 festival/4983/ 662.453.4152 http://noxubeealliance.com www.bikesbluesbayous.com 41st Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Oktoberfest Heritage Festival October 6, 2018 Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival September 15, 2018 August 10-12, 2018 Carthage Coliseum Greenville, MS Downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi Carthage, Mississippi http://visitgreenville.org/events/#inline_ 662.624.5648 601.267.9231 content2 www.sunflowerfest.org www.festivalnet.com AVAILABLE NOW! BRAND-NEW LIVING BLUES T-SHIRTS

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April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 81 Cat Head Mini Blues Festival III Blues and Heritage Festival Rhythm & Ribs Jazz & Blues Festival October 7, 2018 TBA TBA Cat Head Picayune, Mississippi Kansas City, Missouri Clarksdale, Mississippi 601.799.3070 816.474.8463 662.624.5992 www.picayunemainstreet.com www.americanjazzmuseum.org www.cathead.biz Hill Country Freedom Festival and Heritage Festival Pinetop Perkins Homecoming Celebration TBA TBA October 7, 2018 662.534.1047 Kansas City, Missouri Hopson Commissary New Albany, Mississippi 816.474.8463 Clarksdale, Mississippi http://www.visitnewalbany.com/ www.americanjazzmuseum.org 662.902.3866 summerofmusic/ www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest Farish Street Festival TBA Mighty Mississippi Music Festival – TBA Gladstone, Missouri Highway 61 Blues Festival Jackson, Mississippi 816.436.4523 October 11-13, 2018 601.948.5667 http://www.gladstonechamber.com/events Warfield Point Park www.farishstreetheritagefestival.com Greeneville, Mississippi Boxcar of Blues Festival TBA 662.347.2920 Annual Shed BBQ Shedhead Blues Festival TBA Kansas City, Missouri http://www.mightymississippimusicfestival.com Ocean Springs, Mississippi 816.483.1456 Deep Blues Festival 228.875.9590 www.knuckleheadskc.com October 11-14, 2018 www.theshedbbq.com The Shack-Up Inn & The New Roxy Greater Ozarks Blues Festival TBA Clarksdale, Mississippi MISSOURI Springfield, Missouri 662.313.6220 http://gobluesbash.com/ www.deepbluesfest.com Rock’n Ribs BBQ Festival April 20-21, 2018 Annual Hambone Festival Springfield, Missouri MONTANA October 26-28, 2018 347.424.2566 Hambone Gallery www.rocknribs.com Montana Folk Festival Clarksdale, Mississippi July 13-15, 2018 662.403.8810 Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Butte, Montana http://www.stanstreet.com/hambone-festival. April 20-22, 2018 406.497.6464 html Downtown Main Street www.montanafolkfestival.com Washington, Missouri Great Delta Bear Affair http://www.downtownwashmo.org/events/ Magic City Blues: Montana’s Urban Music October 27, 2018 main-street-bbq-bluesfest/ Festival Rolling Fork, Mississippi August 2-4, 2018 662.873.6261 Round Barn Blues Billings, Montana www.greatdeltabearaffair.org May 5, 2018 406.534.0400 Kirksville, Missouri www.magiccityblues.com Native American Days 660.665.2760 October 24-26, 2018 http://kirksville.net/roundbarn/ Big Sky Blues Festival Winterville Mounds, Mississippi August 3-5, 2018 662.334.4684 Stomp the Blues out of Homelessness Pilgrim Park www.mdah.state.ms.us May 19, 2018 Noxon, Montana Springfield, Missouri 406.827.4210 Otha Turner Family Picnic http://stompthebluesoutofhomelessness.com www.bigskyblues.com TBA Senatobia, Mississippi 23rd Annual Big Muddy Blues Festival Riverfront Blues Festival 662.562.7606 August 31-September 2, 2018 August 10-11, 2018 St. Louis, Missouri Riverfront Park Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge 314.241.5875 Libby, Montana “Band Competition” www.bigmuddybluesfestival.com 406.291.0185 TBA www.riverfrontbluesfestival.com Club Ebony Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival Indianola, Mississippi September 15, 2018 [email protected] Downtown Webster Groves NEBRASKA www.indianolablues.org St. Louis, Missouri 14th Annual Blues & Balloons Festival 314.962.3300 June 2, 2018 Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge http://www.oldwebsterjazzfest.com “Solo/Duo Competition” Soaring Wings Vineyard TBA Annual Roots ’n’ Blues ’n’ BBQ Festival Springfield, Nebraska The Blue Biscuit September 28- 30, 2018 402.253.2479 Indianola, Mississippi Stephens Lake Park https://www.facebook.com/ [email protected] Columbia, Missouri events/181730302553325/ www.indianolablues.org 573.442.5862 Omaha Summer Arts Festival www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com Tommy Johnson Blues Festival June 8-10, 2018 TBA Omaha, Nebraska Terry, Mississippi 402.345.5401 601.212.6088 www.summerarts.org www.tommyjohnsonblues.com

82 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 Zoofest Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews & Blues Festival White Mountain Boogie ’n’ Blues Festival July 6-7, 2018 June 15-16, 2018 August 17-19, 2018 The Zoo Bar Downtown Reno Thornton, New Hampshire Lincoln, Nebraska Reno, Nevada 603.726.3867 http://www.zoobar.com 775.786.5700 www.whitemountainboogie.com www.eldoradoreno.com Playing With Fire Concert Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival July 14 & August 25, 2018 Jazz and Beyond – Carson City Music September 29-30, 2018 Midtown Crossing Festival Portsmouth, New Hampshire Turner Park August 3-19, 2018 http://www.pmffest.org/ Omaha, Nebraska Carson City, Nevada 402.618.7734 775.883.4154 NEW JERSEY www.playingwithfireomaha.net www.jazzcarsoncity.com Michael Arnone’s 29th Annual Crawfish Fest Bluewater Blues Festival Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off June 1-3, 2018 TBA August 29- September 3, 2018 County Fairgrounds Lewellen, Nebraska Nugget Casino Resort Augusta, New Jersey 308.778.5542 Sparks, Nevada www.crawfishfest.com 775.356.3300 26th Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festival NEVADA www.nuggetribcookoff.com June 23-24, 2018 Blues & Brews Festival Las Vegas Big Blues Bender Tuckerton, New Jersey April 20-22, 2018 September 6-9, 2018 609.296.8868 Colorado Belle Casino Resort Plaza Hotel & Casino www.tuckertonseaport.org Laughlin, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada 702.298.4000 702.518.3222 Anglesea Blues Festival/ New Jersey State www.coloradobelle.com http://bigbluesbender.com Barbecue Championship July 13-15, 2018 Las Vegas Brews & Blues Festival North Wildwood, New Jersey NEW HAMPSHIRE May 19, 2018 609.523.6565 The Springs Preserve Amphitheater Barnful of Blues www.angleseablues.com Las Vegas, Nevada August 4-5, 2018 702.822.7700 New Boston, New Hampshire www.springspreserve.org 603.325.8659 www.granitestateblues.org

46TH ANNUAL Bentonia Blues Festival Evenings June 11-15 at the Blue Front Cafe Festival all day June 16th at the Holmes Farm

Harpist and vocalist Bud Carson will perform with Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Thursday, June 14. The Vicksburg Blues Society is pleased to present this special performance as part of the “Mississippi Juke Joint Experience” Music Series 2018, and the Bentonia Blues Festival!

For more info on the Festival: facebook.com/BentoniaBluesFestival For more info on the Series: www.VicksburgBlues.net ~ or ~ facebook.com/vicksburg.blues

April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 83 Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival Chenango Blues Festival 5th Annual Down Home Southern Soul Blues August 25, 2018 August 17-18, 2018 Fest Long Branch, New Jersey Norwich, New York August 4, 2018 732.933.1984 607.334.5653 ext. 1 Pitt County Fairgrounds www.jsjbf.org www.chenangobluesfest.org Greenville, North Carolina www.jerseyshorefestival.org Hudson Valley Ribfest: BBQ, Bands & More New River Blues Festival Mike Griot’s Essex County/South Mountain August 17-19, 2018 September 2, 2018 International Blues Festival Ulster County Fairgrounds The River House TBA New Paltz, New York Grassy Creek, North Carolina West Orange, New Jersey 844.742.3378 336.982.2109 973.378.8973 http://hudsonvalleyribfest.org www.newriverbluesfestival.info http://southmountainbluesfestival.com Annual Riverhead Blues Festival Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival TBA TBA NEW MEXICO Vail-Leavitt Music Hall Salisbury, North Carolina Silver City Blues Festival Riverhead, New York 704.636.3277 May 25-27, 2018 631.727.5782 www.rowanbluesandjazz.org Silver City, New Mexico www.riverblues.org 888.758.7289 Barrier Beach Blues & Arts Festival NORTH DAKOTA http://www.silvercitybluesfestival.org/ TBA Winter Blues Festival Red, White, and Blues Long Beach, New York February 10, 2018 April 21, 2018 516.456.9902 Fargo, North Dakota Las Cruces, New Mexico www.barrierbeachblues.com 866.552.5837 https://www.mvjazzblues.net/ Hudson River Blues and BBQ Festival www.fargobluesfest.com Albuquerque Blues & Brews TBA Buggies ’n’ Blues Classic Car Show May 27, 2018 Hudson River Park Pier 97 June 9-10, 2018 Sandia Resort & Casino New York, New York Mandan, North Dakota Albuquerque, New Mexico 917.661.6824 701.426.3340 505.886.1251 www.hudsonriverpark.org www.buggies-n-blues.org Animas River Blues Festival Niagara Falls Blues Festival Fargo Blues Festival TBA TBA August 17-18, 2018 Riverside Park Niagara Falls, New York Newman Outdoor Field Aztec, New Mexico www.niagarafallsbluesfest.org Fargo, North Dakota 505.333.4616 866.552.5837 www.animasriverblues.com NORTH CAROLINA www.fargobluesfest.com Merlefest NEW YORK April 26-29, 2018 Folk 2 Funk Festival Wilkesboro, North Carolina Pickle’s Blues Weekend March 17, March 23-25, 2018 800.343.7857 March 9-10, 2018 Long Beach, New York www.merlefest.org Old City Prime http://aip-arts.org/ 32nd Carolina Blues Festival , Ohio http://www.oldcityprime.com May 19-20, 2018 June 15-17, 2018 Barber Park Amphitheater River City Blues Fest Hunter Mountain Greensboro, North Carolina March 16-17, 2018 Hunter, New York www.fest.piedmontblues.org The Lafayette Hotel 855.821.9209 Annual Blues ’n’ Brews Festival Marietta, Ohio www.mountainjam.com June 2, 2018 304.422.2944 www.bjfm.org New York State Blues Festival Festival Park June 28-30, 2018 Fayetteville, North Carolina Canton Blues Festival Clinton Square 910.323.4234 June 8-9, 2018 Syracuse, New York www.cfrt.org Downtown Canton www.nysbluesfest.com Cape Fear Blues Festival Canton, Ohio June 22-24, 2018 330.458.2072 Great Blue Heron Music Festival www.events.downtowncanton.com July 6-8, 2018 Wilmington, North Carolina Sherman, New York 910.350.8822 Washboard Music Festival 716.761.7190 www.capefearblues.org June 14-16, 2018 www.greatblueheron.com Festival for the Eno Logan, Ohio July 4 & 7, 2018 740.380.3828 Finger Lakes Wine Festival www.washboardmusicfestival.com July 13-15, 2018 Durham, North Carolina Watkins Glen, New York 919.620.9099 ext. 203 Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival 607.535.2486 www.enoriver.org June 15-17, 2018 www.flwinefest.com Creekside Park Gahanna, Ohio 614.418.9114 www.creeksidebluesandjazz.com

84 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 Blues, Brews & BBQ Cincy Blues Fest Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival July 14, 2018 August 11, 2018 August 31-September 3, 2018 Pyramid Hull Sculpture Park & Museum Cincinnati, Ohio The D.C. Rentiesville Museum Hamilton, Ohio 513.739.2583 Rentiesville, Oklahoma 513.868.8336 www.cincybluesfest.org 918.855.0978 http://www.gettothebc.com/events/blues- www.dcminnerblues.com brews-bbq Black Swamp Arts Festival September 7-9, 2018 Paul’s Valley Brickfest Rhythm on the River Bowling Green, Ohio TBA TBA 877.865.6082 Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma Riverside Amphitheater www.blackswamparts.org 405.238.2555 Pomeroy, Ohio www.paulsvalley.com 740.992.6840 The Toledo Food Bank’s NW Ohio Blues, Enid Blues Festival www.pomeroyblues.org Rhythm, and Jazz Festival TBA TBA Big Bend Blues Bash International Park Government Springs Park TBA Downtown Toledo, Ohio Enid, Oklahoma Pomeroy, Ohio 419.242.5000 ext. 212 580.977.9267 740.992.6524 www.toledofoodbank.org https://www.enidbluesfestival.com www.pomeroyblues.org Midpoint Music Festival Bricktown Blues & BBQ Festival Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfest TBA TBA July 27-28, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Downton 877.572.8690 405.236.4143 Canal Winchester, Ohio www.mpmf.com http://www.bricktownokc.com/index. www.bluesandribfest.com php?bricktown-blues-festival OREGON Lebanon Blues Festival OKLAHOMA August 4, 2018 Bixby BBQ’n Music Festival Soul’d Out Festival Downtown May 4-5, 2018 April 18-22, 2018 Lebanon, Ohio Washington Irving Memorial Park Portland, Oregon 513.588.0321 Bixby, Oklahoma 971.230.0029 www.lebanonbluesfestival.org 918.549.8065 www.souldoutfestival.com www.bixbyrotarybbq.com

Spring Break for jazz & blues lovers Reading, PA April 6-15, 2018

WDIY 88.1 FM presents Blues at The Inn at Reading Billy Price Band with special guest Johnny Rawls Saturday, April 7 - 1:30 p.m. — $30 Popa Chubby Wednesday, April 11 - 7:30 p.m. — $25 The Music of Rory Gallagher: Band of Friends featuring Davey Knowles, Gerry McAvoy & Ted McKenna Friday, April 13 - 7:30 p.m. — $39 Ana Popovic plus Vanessa Collier Saturday, April 14 - 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. — $39 WDIY 88.1 FM presents Sunday Blues Brunch at DoubleTree by Hilton Reading Slam Allen Band Sunday, April 15 - 10 a.m. doors/11:30 a.m. show — $45

Tickets and festival information: berksjazzfest.com

April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 85 Birding & Blues Annual State Street Blues Stroll RHODE ISLAND April 20-22, 2018 June 16, 2018 Pacific City, Oregon State Street 26th Annual Cajun & Zydeco Mardis Gras https://birdingandblues.org Media, Pennsylvania Ball 610.566.5039 February 10, 2018 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival www.statestreetblues.com Cranston, Rhode Island July 4-7, 2018 401.783.3926 McCall Waterfront Park Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts http://www.rhythmandroots.com/event/30512c Portland, Oregon Festival 23900f8610b100c5da28228701 503.282.0555 June 16, 2018 www.waterfrontbluesfest.com Honesdale, Pennsylvania Newport Folk Festival 570.253.4699 July 27-29, 2018 Summer Blues Festival www.honesdalerootsandrhythm.com Fort Adams State Park TBA Newport, Rhode Island Grizzly Peak Winery Franklin Blues and BBQ Festival [email protected] Ashland, Oregon June 16-17, 2018 http://www.newportfolk.org 541.944.6764 - Mark Howard Franklin, Pennsylvania www.ashlandblues.org http://franklinbluesandbbq.org Rhythm & Roots August 31-September 2, 2018 Briggs Farm Blues Festival Ninigret Park PENNSYLVANIA July 5-8, 2018 Charlestown, Rhode Island Lehigh River Blues Jam Nescopeck, Pennsylvania 888.855.6940 January 27, 2018 570.379.3342 www.rhythmandroots.com Days Hotel www.briggsfarm.com Allentown, Pennsylvania SOUTH CAROLINA 800.241.6246 July 19-22, 2018 www.lehighriverbluesjam.com Blues & BBQ Harbor Cruises Montage Mountain Thursdays, March 22-November 1, 2018 Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival Scranton, Pennsylvania www.charlestonharbortours.com March 9-11, 2018 www.thepeachmusicfestival.com Downtown Sea & Sand Festival Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival April 6-8, 2018 Lancaster, Pennsylvania July 21-22, 2018 http://lancasterrootsandblues.com/ Folly Beach, South Carolina Syria Shrine Center 843.408.6439 Blast Furnace Blues Festival Cheswick, Pennsylvania http://www.follybeachfestivals.com March 23-25, 2018 412.552.2563 SteelStacks Campus https://www.pghbluesrootsfest.com Lowcountry Cajun Fest Bethlehem, Pennsylvania April 8, 2018 AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival James Island County Park 610.332.1300 August 3-4, 2018 www.steelstacks.org Charleston, South Carolina Johnstown, Pennsylvania 843.795.4386 Media Americana Roots Ramble 814.539.1889 www.ccprc.com April 14, 2018 www.floodcitymusic.com Annual Blues Stage at Arts State Street Erie’s Blues & Jazz Festival Media, Pennsylvania International Festival August 3-5, 2018 April 14, 2018 610.566.5039 Erie, Pennsylvania www.statestreetblues.com Francis Marion University Performing Arts https://www.facebook.com/ Center Bucks County Blues Society Spring Fever BluesandJazzFestival/ Florence, South Carolina Footstomper 57th Annual Folk Festival http://www.fmarion.edu/news/artsinternational April 22, 2018 August 16-19, 2018 Edgely, Pennsylvania 14th Annual Blues by the Sea Old Pool Farm April 15, 2018 215.943.5898 Schwenksville, Pennsylvania www.buckscountybluessociety.org Freshfields Village Green 215.247.1300 Kiawah Island, South Carolina Music & Wine Festival www.pfs.org 843.762.9125 June 9-10, 2018 Phoenixville Blues Festival http://www.freshfieldsvillage.com/events Fort Hunter Park September 8, 2018 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Greater Clemson Music Festival Phoenixville, Pennsylvania April 20-28, 2018 717.599.5188 http://pvilleblues.org https://dauphin-county-parks--recreation. Clemson, South Carolina ticketleap.com/2018-music--wine-festival/ Gypsy Moon Blues Festival 864.650.0585 details TBA www.clemsonmusicfest.org East Petersburg, Pennsylvania Billtown Blues Festival Lowcountry Blues Bash [email protected] April 22, 2018 June 10, 2018 http://www.gypsymoonbluesfest.com Lycoming County Fairgrounds Bowens Island Restaurant Hughesville, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Blues Festival Charleston, South Carolina 570.584.4480 TBA 844.297.1962 www.billtownblues.org Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania www.pennsylvaniabluesfestival.com

86 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 12th Annual Mac Arnold Cornbread & TENNESSEE Collard Greens Blues Festival April 26-28, 2018 International Blues Challenge Dr. Mac Arnolds Blues Festival January 16-20, 2018 Florence, South Carolina Memphis, Tennessee 901.527.2583 303.757.1949 Diggin’ That Devil’s Music www.macarnold.com/tour.html www.blues.org/ibc Greenwood Blues Cruise Beale Street Music Festival July 12-15, 2018 May 4-6, 2018 Multiple Venues Memphis, Tennessee Uptown Greenwood, South Carolina 901.525.4611 864.762.9125 www.memphisinmay.org www.uptowngreenwood.com/events/sc- Blues Music Awards festival-of-discovery/blues-cruise May 10, 2018 Rivertown Music & Beer Festival Memphis, Tennessee May 5, 2018 901.527.2583 ext. 10 Conway, South Carolina www.blues.org 843.248.6260 56 Blues Fest http://conwayalive.com/downtown-events/ May 26-27, 2018 specials-a-.html West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center Blues at Piccolo Spoleto Festival Brownsville, Tennessee 731.779.9000 May 25-June 10, 2018 JAMES HARMAN Charleston, South Carolina www.exit56blues.com 843.579.3100 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival fineprint http://www.piccolospoleto.com June 7-10, 2018 A New Release from Blues Legend James Harman is South Carolina Festival of Discovery Manchester, Tennessee always cause for celebration and what better way to start off 2018 than 13 original tracks from the man July 12-14, 2018 888.512.7469 www.bonnaroo.com himself. Produced by James Harman and Nathan James. Greenwood, South Carolina Also available from James on Electro-Fi “BONETIME”. http://www.uptowngreenwood.com/events/sc- Riverbend Festival festival-of-discovery June 8-16, 2018 Shrimp City Slim’s 4th of July Celebration Chattanooga, Tennessee July 4, 2018 423.756.2211 City Marina www.riverbendfestival.com Charleston, South Carolina Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival 843.722.1112 June 15-16, 2018 https://www.charlestonharbortours.com Nashville, Tennessee Carolina Downhome Blues Festival 615.726.5867 October 6-7, 2018 http://www.nashvillejazzandbluesfest.com Camden, South Carolina Muddy Roots Music Festival 803.425.7676 August 30-September 2, 2018 www.fineartscenter.org Cookeville, TN 15th Annual Blues Stage at the South 615.535.2441 Carolina Pecan Festival http://www.muddyrootsrecords.com/mr_ events/mr_musicfest/index.php CORE HARP November 3, 2018 Various Artists Florence, South Carolina Memphis Music and Heritage Festival 843.762.9125 September 1-2, 2018 “Vibrant , that doesn’t scrimp on www.florencedowntown.com Main Street confidence or imagination” – Downbeat. Columbia Annual Free Blues Festival Memphis, Tennessee 19 killer tracks from the Electro-Fi catalog by Harmonica TBA 901.525.3655 Masters: Billy Boy Arnold, , Paul Oscher, www.southernfolklore.com Snooky Pryor, Harmonica Shah, Sam Myers, Willie Big Columbia, South Carolina Eyes Smith, Little Mack, Harrison Kennedy, George 803.708.4500 Annual Louie Bluie Music & Arts Festival Harmonica Smith and more! www.wordofmouthproductions.org September 29, 2018 Cove Lake State Park

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April 2018 • LIVING BLUES • 87 Remembrance Ride & ’s Rhythm & Roots Reunion Concert September 21-23, 2018 South by Southwest Music Festival October 7, 2018 Birthplace of Museum March 9-17, 2018 , Texas Bristol, Virginia Austin, Texas https://www.remembrancerideandconcert.org 423.573.1927 https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/music/ www.bristolrhythm.com Summertime Bikes & Blues Festival H-Town Blues Festival TBA Richmond Folk Festival March 31, 2018 Freeport, Texas October 12-14, 2018 NRG Arena 979.482.2036 Richmond, Virginia , Texas www.freeportbluesfestival.blogspot.com Downtown Riverfront 800.653.8000 804.788.6466 Via Livenation: https://www.livenation.com/ www.richmondfolkfestival.org events/721025-mar-31-2018-h-town-blues- UTAH festival Utah Arts Festival Star City Blues Jam June 21-24, 2018 TBA Old Settler’s Music Festival Roanoke, Virginia April 19-22, 2018 Library & Washington Squares Salt Lake City, Utah 540.529.8502 Tilmon, Texas www.blueridgeblues.org www.oldsettlersmusicfest.org 801.322.2428 www.uaf.org Radio One Richmond Stone & 9th Annual KNON Fort Worth Blues Fest Food Festival April 29, 2018 VERMONT TBA Fort Worth, Texas Classic Amphitheater at Richmond Raceway http://www.knon.org Discover Jazz Festival Richmond, Virginia June 1-10, 2018 10th Annual Simply Festival Winchester Blues House Festival May 19, 2018 Burlington, Vermont 802.863.7992 TBA Oakes Street Winchester, Virginia San Angelo, Texas [email protected] www.discoverjazz.com 540.662.7066 325.500.1083 www.winchesterblueshouse.com www.sanangelobluessociety.com VIRGINIA Blues at the Beach Kerrville Folk Festival TBA Winter Blues & Jazz Festival May 24-June 10, 2018 Virginia Beach, Virginia January 11-14, 2018 Kerrville, Texas 757.425.3111 Williamsburg, Virginia 830.257.3600 www.beachstreetusa.com www.kerrville-music.com 757.592.4289 http://www.winterbluesjazzfest.com Big Pines Blues Festival WASHINGTON June 2-3, 2018 Sedalia BBQ & Blues Festival Longview, Texas April 28, 2018 Sunbanks Resort Rhythm & Blues Festival 903.237.1230 The Sedalia Center May 17-20 & September 6-9, 2018 www.tbonewalkerfest.com Big Island, Virginia Sunbanks Lakes Resort 434.299.5080 Electric City, Washington Texas Folklife Festival www.sedaliacenter.org 888.822.7195 June 8-10, 2018 www.sunbanksfestival.com San Antonio, Texas Tinner Hill Blues Festival 210.458.2224 June 8-10, 2018 Northwest Folklife Festival www.texancultures.com Falls Church, Virginia May 25-28, 2018 703.241.4109 Center Tall City Blues Fest www.tinnerhill.org Seattle, Washington July 6-8, 2018 206.684.7300 Midland, Texas Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival www.nwfolklife.org 432.262.0034 June 16, 2018 www.tallcitybluesfest.com Arlington, Virginia Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival 703.892.2776 TBA Bedford Labor Day Blues & BBQ Festival www.columbiapike.org Tacoma, Washington August 31-September 2, 2018 253.227.0335 East Austin, Texas Bayou Boogaloo Music & Cajun Food www.tacomajazzfestival.com 817.952.2128 Festival http://www.bedfordbluesfest.com June 22-24, 2018 Sweet Onion Festival Norfolk, Virginia June 21, 2018 Annual Eastside Kings Festival 757.664.6620 Walla Walla, Washington September 8-9, 2018 www.festeventsva.org 509.525.1031 Austin, Texas www.sweetonions.org/festival 512.228.8434 American Music Festival www.facebook.com/eastsidekingsfestival August 31-September 2, 2018 31st Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Virginia Beach, Virginia Festival Austin City Limits Music Festival https://www.beachstreetusa.com/festivals July 20-22, 2018 October 5-7 & 12-14, 2018 The Blues Ranch Zilker Park Winthrop, Washington Austin, Texas 509.997.3837 888.512.7469 www.winthropbluesfestival.com www.aclfestival.com

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90 • LIVING BLUES • April 2018 Bluesfest Windsor AFRICA Delirium Blues Festival July 12-15, 2018 TBA Detroit Waterfront Cape Town International Jazz Festival Roeselare, Windsor, Ontario March 23-24, 2018 +32.477.618.388 www.bluesfestwindsor.com Cape Town, www.hd-b.be +27.21.671.0506 Calgary International Blues Festival www.capetownjazzfest.com Stompin’ at the Savoy July 30-August 5, 2018 March 27- April 2, 2017 Calgary, Canada Joy of Jazz Jo’burg International Festival , Finland [email protected] TBA www.blues-finland.com/events/ http://www.calgarybluesfest.com Johannesburg, South Africa stompinatthesavoy.html www.joyofjazz.co.za Kitchener Blues Festival Blues Festival of Wales August 9-12, 2018 SOUTH AMERICA TBA Kitchener, Ontario Cwm-twrch Uchaf, Powys, United Kingdom 519.571.2555 Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival www.greenvalleyarts.co.uk www.kitchenerbluesfestival.com May 31-June 3, 2018 www.riodasostrasjazzeblues.com Kwadendamme Blues Festival Donnacona au Rythme du Blues May 11-12, 2018 August 9-12, 2018 ViJazz Blues Festival Kwadendamme, Zeeland, Donnacona, Québec TBA Netherlands 418.285.5696 Ouro Preto, Ponte Nova, Muriaé, Viçosa +310.113.649.673 www.donnaconablues.com www.bluestown.eu http://www.vijazz.com.br/#o-vijazz Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival Blues Baltica August 11, 2018 Mississippi Delta Blues Festival May 18-21, 2018 Deer Lake Park November 22-23, 2018 Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Burnaby, British Columbia Caxias do Sul, Brazil +49.004.945.217.980.60 604.291.6864 www.mdbf.com.br www.blues-baltica.de www.burnabybluesfestival.com Traslasierra Blues Festival Blues Festival Baden Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival TBA May 19-26, 2018 August 16-19, 2018 Mina Clavero, Cordoba, Argentina Baden, Aargau, Switzerland Salmon Arm Fair Grounds www.cordobaturismo.gov.ar/se-viene-la- [email protected] Salmon Arm, British 2edicion-del-traslasierra-blues-festival/ www.bluesfestival-baden.ch Columbia Duvel Blues Festival +1. 250.833.4096 CENTRAL AMERICA May 26, 2018 www.rootsandblues.ca Biggest Little Festival in the World Puurs, Belgium Trois-Rivieres en Blues February 22-28, 2018 [email protected] August 23-26, 2018 Chiriquí, Panama www.duvelblues.be Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Reveal Festival +1.819.378.2009 ASIA May 26-27, 2018 www.3renblues.com Jazzmandu Dublin, Ireland Edmonton Blues Festival November 1-6, 2018 +35.3876.031.022 August 24-26, 2018 Kathmandu, Nepal www.dublincitysoulfestival.com Hawrelak Park +977.980.351.6450 Blues sur Seine Edmonton, Alberta www.jazzmandu.org June 1-3, 2018 www.bluesinternationalltd.com EUROPE Paris, Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival www.blues-sur-seine.com September 11-16, 2018 Pakkasukko Blues N’ Jazz Newport Blues, Rhythm & Fredericton, February 2-4, 2018 June 2, 2018 888.622.5837 Kemi, Lappland, Finland The Neon www.harvestjazzandblues.com +358.050.382.4410 www.pakkasukko.com Newport, Wales All Canadian Roots and Blues Festival https://www.facebook.com/ TBA European Blues Challenge events/379300099201371/ Picton, Ontario March 15-18, 2018 Torrita Blues Festival 613.476.8416 Hell, June 21-23, 2018 Theregenttheatre.org https://www.facebook.com/ events/1788629881435966 Torrita di Siena, Italy +39.349.080.1381 Holland International Blues Festival www.torritablues.it MEXICO June 8-9, 2018 Grolloo Southern Soul Festival Annual Baja Blues Fest June 28- July 1, 2018 August 17-19, 2018 Drenthe, Holland Copacabana Beach Rosarito Beach Hotel & Resort http://hollandinternationalbluesfestival.com Ulcinj, Montenegro Baja California, Mexico Bierbeek Blues’d Up Festival www.southernsoulfestival.com 800.520.5471 TBA http://www.bajabluesfest.org Bierbeek, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Summerblues www.bierbeekbluesdup.be June 29, 2018 Basel, Switzerland http://summerblues.ch

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