BLUES FESTIVALS
A list of the World’s Blues festivals
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United States
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival – Ann Arbor, Michigan
Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival – Helena, AR
Bandana Blues – Gilbertsville, PA
Bayfront Blues – Duluth, MN
Bean Blossom Blues Fest – Bean Blossom, IN
Bedford Blues and BBQ Fest – Bedford, Texas
Big Pines Blues Fest – Longview, Texas
Blast Furnace Blues Festival – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Blues at the Crossroads Festival – Terre Haute, IN
Blues by the Bay – Eureka, CA
Blues by the Bay – East Tawas, MI
Blues in the Park – Fair Oaks, CA
Blues Masters at the Crossroads – Salina, Kansas
Blues on the Fox – Aurora, IL
Bonterra Lowcountry Blues Bash – Charleston, SC
Boston Blues Festival – Boston, MA
Boundary Waters Blues Festival – Ely, Minnesota
Bradenton Blues Festival – Bradenton, Florida
Brevard Blues and BBQ Festival – Brevard, North Carolina
Briggs Farm Blues Festival – Hazelton, Pennsylvania
Bronze, Blues & Brews Festival – Joseph, OR
Budweiser Big Muddy Blues Festival – St. Louis, MO
Central Valley Blues Festival – Merced, CA
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival – Annapolis, MD
Chicago Blues Festival – Chicago, Illinois
Cincy Blues Fest – Cincinnati, Ohio
Coastal Cajun Festival – Honey Horn Plantation, SC
Columbia Blues Festival – Columbia, SC
Covina Bluesapalooza Festival – Covina, CA
Delta Blues Festival – Antioch, CA
Dodgeville Blues Fest – Dodgeville, WI
Doheny Blues Festival – Dana Point, CA
Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival – Rentiesville, Oklahoma
Emerald City Blues Festival – Seattle, WA
Endless Mountains Blues Fest – Elmhurst, PA
Essence Music Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana
Fargo Blues Festival – Fargo, ND
French Quarter Festival – New Orleans, Louisiana
Gator By The Bay Zydeco and Blues Festival – San Diego, CA
Great Northeast Blues Festival – Syracuse, NY
Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival – Hayward, California
Highland Jazz & Blues Festival – Shreveport, Louisiana
Highway 61 Blues Festival – Leland, MS
Holiday Jazz & Blues Festival – San Diego, CA
Hot August Blues Festival – Oregon Ridge – Cockeysville, MD
Juke Joint Festival – Clarksdale, MS
King Biscuit Blues Festival – Helena, Arkansas
Lancaster Roots & Blues Music Festival – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Long Beach Blues Festival – Long Beach, California
Luther Allison Memorial Blues Fest – East Peoria, IL
Magic City Blues – Billings, MT
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival – Davenport, IA
Mohican Blues Festival – Loudonville, OH
Monterey Bay Blues Festival – Monterey, CA
Mountain of Blues Festival – Ruidoso, NM
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Orleans, LA
New York State Blues Festival – Syracuse, NY
North Atlantic Blues Festival – Rockland, ME
Oklahoma Blues Festival – Tulsa, OK
Old Town BluesFest – Lansing, Michigan
Old Town Blues Festival – Tacoma, WA
Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival – Omaha, Nebraska
Orange County Blues Festival – Dana Point, California
Peach Music Festival – Scranton, Pennsylvania
Phoenix Jazz and Blues Festival – Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh Blues Festival – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Prairie Dog Blues festival – Wisconsin
Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival – Red bank, New Jersey
Red, White & a Little Blues – Monterey, CA
Richton Park’s Blues & Bones Fest – Richton Park, IL
Ritzville Blues Festival – Ritzville, WA
Riverwalk Blues Festival – Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rogue Valley Blues Festival – Ashland, OR
Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival – Columbia, Missouri
Russian River Blues Festival – Guerneville, CA
San Francisco Blues Festival – San Francisco, California
Santa Cruz Blues Festival – Aptos, CA
Sarasota Blues Festival – Sarasota, FL
Schaefer Music Festival – New York City – No longer active.
Simply the Blues – Fort Madison, IA
Simply Texas Blues Fest – San Angelo, Texas
Sonora Blues Festival – Sonora, CA
Springing the Blues – Jacksonville Beach, Florida
St. John Blues Festival – St John, US Virgin Islands
St Paul Blues Festival – Harriet Island Park, St. Paul, MN
Summer Breeze Festival – Long Beach, California
Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival – Electric City, WA
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival – Clarksdale, MS
Tampa Bay Blues Festival – St. Petersburg, FL
Tattoos and Blues – Santa Rosa, CA
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival – Telluride, Colorado
The Robert Johnson Blues Foundation Annual Music Festival – Crystal Springs, MS
Topanga Canyon Blues Festival – Topanga Canyon, California
Waterfront Blues Festival – Portland, Oregon
W. C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival – Henderson, KY
Winthrop Blues Festival – Winthrop, WA
Yank Rachell Memorial Blues Festival – Indianapolis, IN
Australia
Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival
Victoria
Bendigo
Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival
Queensland
Gold Coast
Bluesfest Byron Bay
New South Wales
Byron Bay
Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival
Queensland
Gympie
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
Western Australia
Fremantle
Asia
Himalayan Blues Festival
Nepal
Nepal Mandala
Kathmandu
Europe
National Jazz and Blues Festival
United Kingdom
England
Richmond
Focsani Blues Festival
Romania
Vrancea
Focsani
Blues Peer (Belgium Rythmn ‘n’ Blues)
Belgium
Limburg
Peer
Rawa Blues Festival
Poland
Silesian Metropolis
Katowice
Liri Blues Festival
Italy
Lazio
Isola del Liri
Notodden Blues Festival
Norway
Telemark
Notodden
Harvest Time Blues
Republic of Ireland
County Monaghan
Monaghan
August Blues Festival
Estonia
Lääne County
Haapsalu
Upton Blues Festival
United Kingdom
England
Upton-on-Severn
City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Derry
Dark Season Blues
Norway
Svalbard
Longyearbyen
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival
United Kingdom
Scotland
Callander
Stafford Blues Festival
United Kingdom
England
Stafford
Blues Nights
Lithuania
Telšiai County
Varniai
Baltic Blues / Bluesfest
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Eutin
Brunner Blues Festival / Bluesfest
Austria
Vienna
Brunn am Gebirge
Canada
British Columbia
Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival – Burnaby
Hornby Island Blues Workshop – Hornby Island
Pender Harbour Blues Festival – Pender Harbour
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival – Salmon Arm
Summertime Blues Festival – Nanaimo
Alberta
Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival – Beaumont
Calgary International Blues Festival – Calgary
Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest – Calgary
Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival – Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Blues Festival – Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Great Woods Music Festival – Beausejour, Manitoba
Ontario
Atomic Blues Fest – Lindsay
Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival – Barrie
Bluesfest International – Windsor and London
Boon’s House Blues & Roots Festival – Hamilton
Burlington Jazz & Blues Festival – Burlington
Calabogie Blues & Ribfest – Calabogie
Canal Bank Shuffle – Thorold
Coal Flats Blues Festival – Port Burwell
Escarpment Blues Festival – Milton
Kitchener Blues Festival – Kitchener
Limestone City Blues Festival – Kingston
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival – Orangeville
Orillia Spring Blues Festival – Orillia
Oshawa Jazz and Blues Festival – Oshawa
Ottawa Bluesfest – Ottawa
Porquis Blues Festival – Porquis
Port Credit Blues and Jazz Festival – Port Credit, Mississauga
Stratford Blues and Ribfest – Stratford
Thunder Bay Blues Festival – Thunder Bay
Twisted Pines Blues Festival – Midland/Penetanguishene area
Wasaga Beach Blues – Stonebridge Town Centre in Wasaga Beach
Bluesfest Windsor – Windsor, Ontario
Quebec
Festival de Jazz et Blues de Saguenay – Chicoutimi
West Island Blues Festival – Pierrefonds/Roxboro, Island of Montreal
Montreal International Jazz Festival – Montreal (Blues Stage)
Tremblant International Blues Festival – Mont-Tremblant
Sherblues & Folk – Sherbrooke
Festival de Blues de Victoriaville – Victoriaville
FestiBlues International de Montreal – CLOSED
l’Ile en Blues – Saint-Laurent-de-l’Île-d’Orléans
Les Nuits Blues Laurentides – Saint-Sauveur
Festival de Blues de Donnacona – Donnacona
Trois-Rivières en Blues – Trois-Rivières
Festival de Blues de Joliette – Joliette
East coast
Dutch Mason Blues Festival – Truro, Nova Scotia
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival – Fredericton, New Brunswick
Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador