February 2010
Knology Clearwater Sea Blues Festival
February 19-21 @ Clearwater FL
www.clearwaterseablues.com
Saskatoon Blues Festival
February 25-28, 2010 @ Saskatoon Canada
www.saskatoonbluessociety.ca
Blues Blast 2010
February 27, 2010 @ Phoenix AZ
www.bluesblast.info
March 2010
Bonita Blues Festival
March 12 & 13 @ Bonita Springs FL
www.bonitablues.com
Johnnie Walker St. John Blues Festival
March 17-21 @ St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
www.stjohnbluesfestival.com
April 2010
Tampa Bay Blues Fest 2010
April 9-11 @ St. Petersburg FL
www.tampabaybluesfest.com
7th Annual Juke Joint Festival
April 16-18 @ Clarksdale MS
www.jukejointfestival.com
Beale Street Music Festival
April 30 - May 2 @ Memphis TN
www.memphisinmay.org
May 2010
Moulin Blues Festival
May 7 & 8 @ Ospel, Limburg NETHERLANDS
www.moulinblues.nl
24th Annual Carolina Blues Festival
May 8 @ Greensboro NC
www.piedmontblues.org
13th Annual Doheny Blues Festival
May 22 & 23 @ Dana Point CA
www.omegaevents.com/dohenyblue
13th Annual Freedom Creek Festival
May 28-31 @ Old Memphis AL
www.alabamablues.org
18th Annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival
May 29 & 30 @ Aptos CA
www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
June 2010
Eureka Springs Blues Festival
June 3-6 @ Eureka Springs AR
www.eurekaspringsblues.com
Michael Arnone's 20th Annual Crawfish Fest
June 4-6 @ Augusta NJ
www.crawfishfest.com
Waterfront Blues Festival
June 4-6 @ Toronto ON Canada
www.waterfrontblues.ca
Mariposa MicroBrews & Blues Festival
June 5 & 6 @ Mariposa CA
www.mariposabluesfest.com
Highway 61 Blues Festival
June 6 & 7 @ Greenville MS
www.highway61blues.com
Chicago Blues Festival
June 11-13 @ Chicago IL
www.chicagobluesfestival.us
20th Annual W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
June 12-19 @ Henderson KY
www.handyblues.org
Billtown Blues Festival
June 13 @ Hughesville PA
www.billtownblues.org
Riverfront Blues Festival
June 25 & 26 @ Fort Smith AR
www.riverfrontbluesfest.org
25th Annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival
June 25-27 @ Monterey CA
www.montereyblues.com
July 2010
22nd Annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
July 2-5 @ Portland OR
www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
Great South Bay Music Festival
July 9-11 @ Patchogue NY
www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com
North Atlantic Blues Festival
July 10 & 11 @ Rockland ME
www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com
Piazza Blues Festival
July 15-17 @ Bellinzina Switzerland
www.piazzablues.ch
Bluesfest International - Windsor
July 15-18 @ Windsor ONT Canada
www.thebluesfest.com
Bluesfest International - London
July 16-18 @ London ONT Canada
www.thebluesfest.com
19th Annual Pocono Blues Festival
July 23-25 @ Big Boulder Ski Area PA
www.poconoblues.com
August 2010
Notodden Blues Festival
August 5-8 @ Notodden, Norway
www.bluesfest.no
Cincy Blues Fest
August 6 & 7 @ Cincinnati OH
www.cincyblues.org
Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Fest
August 6-8 @ Clarksdale MS
www.sunflowerfest.org
Riverfront Blues Festival
August 6-8 @ Wilmington DE
www.RiverfrontBluesFest.com
Mile High Blues Festival
August 7 & 8 @ Denver CO
www.milehighbluesfestival.com
Northern California Blues Festival
August 7 @ Auburn CA
www.norcalbluesfest.com
6th Annual Dutch Mason Blues Festival
August 13-15 @ Truro, NS Canada
www.dutchmason.com/festival
Summertime Blues! 2010 Nanaimo Blues Festival
August 19-22 @ Nanaimo BC Canada (Vancouver Island)
www.nanaimoblues.com
Edmonton's Labatt Blues Festival
August 20-22 @ Edmonton AL Canada
www.bluesinternationalltd.com
Byron Crossroads Blues Festival
August 28 @ Byron IL
www.byroncrossroadsbluesfestival.blogspot.com
September 2010
15th Annual Howlin' Wolf Memorial Blues Festival
September 3 @ West Point MS
www.wpnet.org
Rendezvous Rhythm & Blues Festival
September 3-5 @ Oroville WA
www.rendezvousbluesfestival.com
Marquette Area Blues Fest
September 4 & 5 @ Marquette MI
www.marquetteareabluessociety.org
The 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
September 17-19 @ Telluride CO
www.tellurideblues.com
October 2010
Daytona Blues Festival 2010
October 8-10 @ Daytona Beach FL
www.annualdaytonabluesfestival.com
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
October 16 & 17 @ New Orleans LA
www.crescentcitybluesfest.com
Individual blues artists tour dates
Beyond Blues Festivals:
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