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Blues Festival Calendar 2010

Where to hear the best blues music this year

By , About.com Guide

Blues guitarist Robert Cray

Blues guitarist Robert Cray will hit the festival circuit this summer

Photo courtesy Nozzle Records

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

Summer Blues Festivals Guide

Beyond Blues Festivals:
And since most people listen to a variety of music, if you’re in the mood for more festival action outside of just blues fests, check some of these options out:

For more info on other festivals, check out About.com's Summer Music Festivals page!

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