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JANUARY
MLK Jr Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/MLKJrBluesFestivalJan 11 - 13Chester SC
Sunshine Musichttp://www.sunshinemusicfestival.comJan 13St. Petersburg FL
Sunshine Musichttp://www.sunshinemusicfestival.comJan 14Boca Raton FL
International Blues Challengehttp://blues.org/international-blues-challengeJan 16 - 20Memphis TN
FEBRUARY
Cincy Winter Blues & Heritagehttp://cincyblues.org/2017/11/09/blues-boo-bashFeb 2 - 3Cincinnati OH
Legendary R & B Cruise Eastern Caribbeanhttps://bluescruise.com/lrbc-30-feb-2018-eastern-caribbeanFeb 4 - 11Ft. Lauderdale FL
Winter Blueshttp://cibs.orgFeb 9 - 10 Des Moines IA
Winter Blueshttp://fargobluesfest.comFeb 10Fargo ND
Rock Legends CruiseFeb. 15-19th https://www.rocklegendscruise.com
Clearwater Sea-Blueshttp://www.myclearwaterevents.com/featured-events/sea-blues-festivalFeb 24 - 25Clearwater FL
Keeping the Blues Alive at Seahttp://www.bluesaliveatsea.comFeb 26 - Mar 1, 2019Miami FL
MARCH
Suncoast Blueshttps://suncoastbluesfestival.comMar 3Sarasota FL
Walla Walla Guitarhttps://wallawallaguitarfestival.ticketbud.com/2018Mar 9 - 11Walla Walla WA
Bonita Blues https://www.bonitablues.comMar 9 - 10Bonita Springs FL
Lancaster Roots and Blueshttps://lancasterrootsandblues.comMar 9 - 11Lancaster PA
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MARCH (cont)
MLK Jr BluesPhoenix Blues Blasthttp://phoenixblues.orgMar 10 Phoenix AZ
River City Blueshttp://bjfm.org/blues-festivalMar 16 - 17Marietta OH
APRIL
Redwood Coast Musichttp://www.rcmfest.orgApr 5 - 8Eureka CA
Tampa Bay Blueshttp://tampabaybluesfest.comApr 6 - 8St. Petersburg FL
Singing the Blueshttp://springingtheblues.com/Apr 6-8Jacksonville Beach FL
Spring Fling Musichttp://spring�ingmusicfest.wixsite.com/spring�ingApr 7Mobile AL
Lowcountry Cajunhttps://www.ccprc.com/137/Lowcountry-Cajun-FestivalApr 8Charleston SC
Juke Jointhttp://www.jukejointfestival.comApr 14Clarksdale MS
Baton Rouge Blueshttp://www.batonrougebluesfestival.orgApr 14 - 15Baton Rouge LA
Blues by the Seahttps://www.kiawahisland.org/socialevents/14th-annual-blues-seaApr 15Kiawah Island SC
Wanee Musichttp://waneefestival.comApr 19 - 21Live Oak FL
Bona Fide Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/memphisbluessocietyPOSTPONED – new dates TBAMemphis TN
Wiregrass Blues http://www.wiregrassbluessociety.com/upcoming-events.htmlApr 21Dothan AL
Alcorn State University Jazzhttps://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/school-of-arts-and-sciences/�ne-arts/jazz-festivalApr 14Vicksburg MS
New Orleans Jazz & Heritagehttp://www.nojazzfest.comApr 27 - May 6New Orleans LA
Key City Rhythm & Blueshttp://keycityblues.comApr 27 - 28
Ventura County Blueshttp://venturacountyblues.comApr 28Camarillo CA
MAY
Dallas International Guitar and Musichttps://www.guitarshow.comMay 4 - 6Dallas TX
Southern Cal Topanga Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/SouthernCaliforniaBluesSocietyDates TBATopanga CA
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MAY (cont)
Monterey International Blueshttp://montereyinternationalbluesfestival.com/May 12Monterey CA
Doheny Blues Festivalhttps://dohenybluesfestival.com/May 19-20Dana Point CA
New England Blues Summithttp://www.newenglandbluessummit.com/May 18-20Hyannis MA
Chesapeake Bay Blueshttp://www.bayblues.org/May 19 - 20Annapolis MD
Malibu Guitarhttp://malibuguitarfestival.com/May 18 - 21Malibu CA
Bottlerock Napa Valleyhttp://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com/May 25 - 27Napa CA
JUNE
Smokin in Steele BBQ & Blueshttp://www.smokininsteele.com/June 1 - 2Owatonna MN
Big Island Jazz and Blueshttp://www.bigislandjazzandbluesfestival.com/Dates TBAKona HI
Germantown Schnitzelburg Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/gtownbluesfest/June 1 - 2Louisville KY
Big Pines Blueshttp://bigpinesbluesfest.com/June 2 - 3Longview TX
Gladstone Summertime Blueshttp://www.gladstonechamber.com/bluesfestDates TBAGladstone MO
Durango Blues Trainhttps://www.durangobluestrain.com/June 1 - 2Durango CO
Brevard Blues N. BBQhttp://www.brevardbluesfestival.com/index.phpJune 1 - 2Brevard NC
Wine, Blues, Beer & Balloonhttps://www.soaringwingswine.com/events/Dates TBASpring�eld NE
Blues-n-Brewshttp://www.cfrt.org/BluesNBrews/June 2Fayetteville NC
Burdette Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/events/539987309530102/Dates TBAEvansville IN
Canton Blues Festhttps://www.cantonchamber.org/canton-blues-festJune 8 - 9Canton OH
Chicago Blueshttps://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/chicago_festivals/news/2018/february/blues_festival.htmlJune 8 - 10Chicago IL
Greeley Blues Jamhttp://greeleybluesjam.com/June 8 - 9Greeley CO
Flagsta� Blues and Brewshttps://�agsta�blues.com/June 9Flagsta� AZ
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JUNE (cont)
W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecuehttp://www.handyblues.org/June 13 - 16Henderson KY
Blues on the Foxhttps://riveredgeaurora.com/events/botf-2017/?festname=Blues+on+the+Fox&city=Aurora&state=Illinois&country=USAJune 16-17Aurora IL
Mountain Jamhttp://mountainjam.com/June 15 - 17Hunter Mountain NY
Utah Blueshttp://www.utahbluesfest.org/June 16Salt Lake City UT
Arroyo Seco Weekendhttps://www.arroyosecoweekend.com/June 23 - 24Pasadena CA
Blues from the Tophttps://www.bluesfromthetop.org/June 23 - 24Winter Park CO
Fountain Blues Festhttps://fountainblues.com/2017/June 23San Jose CA
Central Virginia Blues Societyhttp://www.centralvablues.org/June 23Afton VA
Long Beach Bayou http://longbeachbayou.com/Dates TBALong Beach CA
Monterey International Blues http://montereyinternationalbluesfestival.comJune 30 Monterey CA
JULY
Spirit of Kansas Blueshttp://www.topekabluessociety.org/wp/sokbf-2017/July 4Topeka KS
Waterfront Blueshttp://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com July 4 - 7Portland OR
Briggs Farm Blueshttps://www.briggsfarm.com/July 5 - 8Nescopeck PA
Tall City Blues Festhttps://tallcitybluesfest.lpages.co/nov-2017-wang-dang-doodle/July 6 - 8Midland TX
RBC BluesFesthttp://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/July 5 - 15LeBreton Flats Ottawa Canada
Grassroots Blues https://www.facebook.com/grassrootsblues/Dates TBADuck Hill MS
Zoo Festhttp://www.zoobar.com/July 6 - 7Lincoln NE
Common Ground on the Hill Rootshttp://www.commongroundonthehill.org/festival-gen.htmlDates TBAWestminister MD
Hayward/Russell City Blueshttps://www.westcoastbluessociety.org/haywardrussellcitybluesfestJuly 7 - 8 Hayward CA
Greenwood Blues Cruisehttp://www.uptowngreenwood.com/events/sc-festival-of-discovery/blues-cruiseDates TBAGreenwood SC
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JULY (cont)
New York State Blueshttp://www.nysbluesfest.com/July 28 - 30Syracuse NY
Bu�alo Niagra Blueshttp://wnyblues.org/Dates TBABu�alo NY
Kalamazoo Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/KalamazooBluesFestivalJuly 12 - 14Kalamazoo MI
Playing With Fire http://playingwith�reomaha.netJuly 14, August 25Omaha NE
North Atlantic Blueshttp://www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/July 14 - 15Rockland ME
Boise Blueshttp://boiseblues.org/festival/Date TBABoise ID
Louisville Blues Brews & BBQhttp://www.louisvillebluesandbbqfestival.com/July 20 - 21Louisville KY
Lowertown Blues & Funkhttp://www.lowertownbluesfestival.com/July 20 - 21St. Paul MN
Natchitoches-NSU Folkhttps://louisianafolklife.nsula.edu/multicultural-christmas-concert/July 20 - 21Natchitoches LA
Sioux Falls JazzFesthttp://www.siouxfallsjazzfest.com/July 21 - 22Sioux Falls SD
Winthrop Rhythm & Blueshttp://winthropbluesfestival.com/July 20 - 22Winthrop WA
CDBS Roadhouse BluesFesthttp://centraldelawareblues.com/eventsJuly 21Magnolia DE
Pittsburgh Blues and Rootshttp://www.pghbluesrootsfest.comJuly 21 - 22Pittsburgh PA
Redwood City Blues, Arts & BBQhttp://www.redwoodcitypal.com/blues/Date TBARedwood City CA
Blues Brews & BBQhttp://q1065.fm/events-bangor/blues-brews-bbq-2/28-july-2017-bangor-waterfront/Date TBABangor ME
Canal Winchester Blues and Ribfesthttp://www.bluesandribfest.com/July 27 - 28Canal Winchester OH
Fargo Blueshttp://fargobluesfest.com/August 17 - 18Fargo ND
Prairie Dog Blues http://www.prairiedogblues.com/July 27 - 28Prairie du Chien WI
Blues Brews & Bratshttp://bluesbrewsandbrats.com/July 29Waterville OH
Blues Under the Bridgehttps://www.bluesunderthebridge.org/July 7Colorado Springs CO
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AUGUST
Telluride Jazzhttps://www.telluridejazz.org/Aug 3 - 5Telluride CO
Mammoth Beers and Bluesapaloozahttp://mammothbluesbrewsfest.com/Aug 2 - 5Mammoth Lakes CA
Mt. Baker R&Bhttp://www.bakerblues.com/Aug 3 - 5Deming WA
Magic City http://magiccityblues.com/Aug 2 - 4Billings MT
Jazz & Beyondhttp://jazzcarsoncity.com/Aug 3 - 19Carson City NV
Blue Wing Blueshttps://lakecounty.com/event/blue-wing-blues-festival-4/Aug 5Upper Lake CA
Sun�ower Blues & Gospelhttp://www.sun�owerfest.org/Aug 10 - 12Clarksdale MS
Bayfront Blueshttp://www.bayfrontblues.com/Aug 10 - 12Duluth MI
Heritage Music BluesFesthttp://www.heritagemusicfest.com/Aug 10 - 12Wheeling WV
The Peachhttp://thepeachmusicfestival.com/Aug 19-22Scranton PA
Waukesha BluesFesthttp://www.waukeshabluesfest.com/Aug 10 - 11Dela�eld WI
Bronze Blues & Brewshttp://www.bronzebluesbrews.com/Canceled for 2018Joseph OR
Cincy BluesFesthttp://cincybluesfest.org/Aug 11Cincinnati OH
Project Blueshttp://projectblues.org/Aug 18Columbus OH
Gloucester Blueshttp://gloucesterbluesfestival.com/Aug 11Gloucester MA
Blue Ribbon Blues Festhttp://southeastiowabluessociety.org/Date TBAFair�eld IA
Ozark Cigar Box Guitar Musichttps://www.facebook.com/events/419477705073794/Aug 4 - 5Warsaw MO
Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Pianohttps://bloomingtonboogies.com/homeAug 11 - 13Bloomington IN
Durango Blues Trainhttps://www.durangobluestrain.com/Aug 17 - 18Durango CO
Blues, Brews & BBQshttps://www.mrbbb.com/Aug 17 - 19 McHenry IL
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AUGUST (cont)
White Mountain Boogie & Blueshttp://www.whitemountainboogie.com/Aug 17 - 19North Thornton NH
Madison RibberFest BBQ & Blueshttp://www.madisonribberfest.com/Aug 17 - 18Madison IN
Chenango Blueshttp://www.chenangobluesfest.org/Aug 17 - 18Norwich NY
Big Bull Falls Blueshttps://www.wausauevents.org/big-bull-falls-blues-fest.htmlAug 17 - 18Wausau WI
Johnny Shines Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/Johnny-Shines-Blues-Festival-224196254284415/Date TBATuscaloosa AL
Morristown Jazz & Blueshttp://www.morristownjazzandblues.com/Aug 19Morristown NJ
Eastern Bayside Blues and Winehttp://www.easternsbaysidefestival.com/Date TBAEssex MD
Ann Arbor Blueshttps://www.a2bluessociety.com/Date TBAAnn Arbor MI
Bean Blossom Blueshttp://beanblossomblues.com/Aug 23 - 25Bean Blossom IN
Old Capital Blues & BBQhttp://icbluesclub.org/Date TBASpring�eld IL
Kenlake Hot August Blueshttp://kenlakeblues.com/Aug 23 - 25Hardin KY
2 Left Feet Blueshttp://2leftfeetbluesfestival.com/Aug 25 - 27Simsbury CT
Crossroads Blues at Lyran Parkhttp://www.crossroadsbluesfestival.com/Aug 25Rockford IL
Trinidaddio Blueshttp://www.trinidaddiobluesfest.com/Aug 25Trinidad CO
Black Prairie Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/blackprairieblues/Date TBAWest Point MS
Bedford Blues & BBQhttps://www.bedfordbluesfest.com/Aug 31 - Sept 2Bedford TX
SEPTEMBER
Black Prairie Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/blackprairieblues/Sept 1West Point MS
Nickel Plate Blueshttp://�shers.in.us/bluesfestAug 31 - Sept 1Fishers IN
Peoria Blues & Heritagehttp://peoriabluesandheritagefestival.com/Date TBAPeoria IL
Big Muddy Blueshttp://bigmuddybluesfestival.com/ Sept 1 - 3St. Louis MO
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SEPTEMBER (cont)
Rentiesville Dusk 'til Dawn Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/Rentiesville-Dusk-Til-Dawn-Blues-Festival-271942189500394/Date TBARentiesville OK
Paramount Music http://paramountmusic.org/Date TBAPort Washington WI
Marquette Area Blueshttps://marquetteareabluessociety.org/Sept 1 - 3Marquette MI
New Blueshttp://www.newbluesfestival.com/Sept 1 - 2Long Beach CA
Bowlful of Blueshttp://www.southskunkblues.org/Date TBANewton IA
Labor Day Blues BBQhttps://wrfg.org/Date TBAAtlanta GA
Maui Jazz & Blueshttp://mauijazzandbluesfestival.com/Date TBAWailea HI
Big Blues Benderhttp://bigbluesbender.com/Sept 6 - 9Las Vegas NV
San Diego Blueshttps://www.sdbluesfest.com/Sept 8San Diego CA
Phoenixville Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/pvillebluesfest/Date TBAPhoenixville PA
Panhandle Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/Panhandlebluesfest/Date TBAPriest River ID
Russian River Jazz & Blueshttp://russianriverfestivals.com/June 10Guerneville, CA
South Mountain International Blueshttp://southmountainbluesfestival.com/Date TBASouth Orange NJ
Narrows Festival of the Artshttp://www.narrowscenter.org/narrows-festival/Date TBAFall River MA
Harvest Jazz & Blueshttp://www.harvestjazzandblues.com/main-stage/Sept 11 - 16Fredericton NB Canada
Telluride Blues & Brewshttp://www.tellurideblues.com/Sept 14 - 16Telluride CO
Michigan Blues Festhttp://www.oldtownbluesfest.com/Sept 21 - 22Lansing MI
Ojai Bowlful of Blueshttps://bowlfulofblues.org/Sept 22 - 23Ojai CA
Jammin' in JC http://www.jammininjc.com/Date TBAJunction City KS
Bridging the Blueshttp://bridgingtheblues.com/ - dxV7fV8OHpokOaSP.97Date TBAAK, TN & MS
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SEPTEMBER (cont)
Roots N Blues N BBQhttps://rootsnbluesnbbq.com/Sept 28 - 30Columbia MO
Bogalusa Blues & Heritagehttp://www.bogalusablues.com/Sept 28 - 29Bogalusa LA
Mighty Mississippi Music http://www.mightymississippimusicfestival.com/Oct 11- 13Greenville MS
Georgia Blues & Rootshttp://www.gabluesnroots.org/Date TBAMableton GA
Big Buggs Island Blues Bashhttp://bbibb.org/Date TBAClarksville VA
OCTOBER
King Biscuit Blueshttps://kingbiscuitfestival.com/Oct 3 - 6Helena AR
Carolina Downhome Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/carolinadownhomeblues/Date TBACamden SC
Austin City Limits https://www.aclfestival.comOct 5 - 7 Oct 12-14Austin TX
Bukka White Blueshttp://www.bukkawhitefestival.com/Date TBAAberdeen MS
Daytona Blueshttps://daytonabluesfestival.com/Date TBADetona Beach FL
Sacramento Blues By The Riverhttps://www.facebook.com/SacBluesByTheRiver/Date TBASacramento CA
Paoli Blues Festhttp://www.paolibluesfest.com/Date TBAPaoli PA
Deep Blueshttp://deepbluesfest.com/Oct 11 - 14Clarksdale MS
Garvin Gate Blueshttp://www.garvingatebluesfestival.com/Oct 12 - 13Louisville KY
Crescent City Blues and BBQhttp://www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest/Oct 12 - 14New Orleans LA
Voice of the Wetlandshttp://www.voiceofthewetlands.org/vow-festival/Date TBAHouma LA
Funktoberfesthttps://www.everfest.com/e/central-louisiana-funktoberfest-alexandria-laDate TBAAlexandria LA
Legendary R&B Cruisehttps://bluescruise.com/31-oct-2018-sea-of-cortez/Oct 28 - Nov 4San Diego CA
Rowan Blues & Jazzhttp://rowanbluesandjazz.org/Date TBASalisbury NC
Florida Harmonica Championshipshttp://www.�oridaharmonicachampionships.com/Date TBANew Smyrna Beach FL
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OCTOBER (cont)
Florida Jazz & Blueshttp://�jazzandblues.com/Oct 28 - 29Tallahassee FL
NOVEMBER
SC Pecan Fest - Blues Stagehttp://www.�orencedowntown.com/downtown-events/pecan-festival/Nov 3Florence SC
College Park Free Blueshttps://www.facebook.com/CollegeParkBluesFestNov 10College Park MD
Gainesville Blues Concerthttps://ncfblues.org/Date TBAGainesville FL
International Boogie Woogiehttp://www.sfboogiewoogiefestival.com/ - homeOct 28San Francisco CA
DECEMBER
Bradenton Blueshttp://www.bradentonbluesfestival.org/Date TBABradenton FL
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NOTE: Some festivals do not have set dates yet. Please con�rm the dates and all info with the festival or cruise website.