Jazz and Blues Lounge

The Blues Festivals for Your July

by balaspa on July 7th, 2008

I am very happy to have found the website “Blues Festival Guide” to help me try and find blues festivals across the country and, really, across the globe. It turns out that there are just a ton of these festivals keeping blues music alive all across this amazing planet of ours. There is likely to be one within a decent distance from where you live. They even keep track of blues festivals in other countries.

So, from that website (which I strongly urge you to check out and tell them you heard about them from me) and check out festivals for the rest of the year as well.

JULY

Wednesday-Thursday, July 2-8/14, 2008
Vallemaggia Magic Blues
Vallemaggia, Switzerland

Thursday-Saturday, July 3-5, 2008
IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
LaClaire Park Downtown Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Fest relocated to downtown Davenport due to flood
563-32-BLUES, 563-322-5837

Thursday-Sunday, July 3-6, 2008
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, Oregon , U.S.
503-973-FEST

Thursday-Sunday, July 3-13, 2008
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa, Otario, Canada
866-258-3748

Friday, July 4, 2008
Red, White & Blues Festival
Pleasanton, California, U.S.
707-647-3962 or 510-836-2227

Friday, July 4, 2008
Red, White & Blues Festival
Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
740-374-6206

Friday-Saturday, July 4-5, 2008
North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic
Potts Camp, Mississippi, U.S.
662-801-7272

Friday-Sunday, July 4-6, 2008
Thunder Bay Blues Festival
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
807-343-2309

Friday-Sunday, July 4-6, 2008
Festival for the Eno
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
919-477-4549

Friday-Sunday, July 4-6, 2008
Porquis Blues Festival
Porquis Junction, Ontario, Canada
888-524-8880

Friday-Sunday, July 4-6, 2008
Taste of Southern Mississippi
Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
601-326-2025

Friday-Saturday, July 4-13, 2008
Tremblant International Blues Festival
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
888-736-2526

Friday-Saturday, July 4-19, 2008
Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux, Switzerland

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Saturday in the Park
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
712-277-2575

Saturday July 5, 2008
Animas River Blues Festival
Aztec, New Mexico, U.S.

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Blues & Cruise Thru History
Port Gibson, Mississippi, U.S.
601-415-5077

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Mississippi John Hurt Gospel & Blues Festival
Avalon, Mississippi, U.S.
312-810-1954

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Red Wine and Blues Festival
Tuckerton, New Jersey, U.S.
609-296-8868

Thursdays, July 10-31, 2008
Home Grown Blues Series
Oakland, California, U.S.
510-836-2227

Thursday-Saturday, July 10-12, 2008
Kalamazoo Blues Festival
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
269-381-6514

Thursday-Saturday, July 10-12, 2008
Greenwood Blues Cruise
Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
843-762-9125

Thursday-Sunday, July 10-13, 2008
Amal’s Blues Fest
Amal, Dalsland, Sweden
+4653271398

Thursday-Sunday, July 10-13, 2008
Bluesfest International
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
888-869-0506, 866-934-6889

Friday, July 11, 2008
St. Peters Haven Blues Cruise
Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
973-546-3406

Friday-Saturday, July 11-12, 2008
The Louisville Blues-n-Barbecue Festival
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
502-583-0333

Friday-Saturday, July 11-12, 2008
3rd Annual BamFest
Belleville, Wisconsin, U.S.
608-424-3336

Friday-Saturday, July 11-12, 2008
Briggs Farm Blues Festival
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, U.S.
570-379-2003

Friday-Sunday, July 11-12, 2008
Black Hawl Solar Cook-Off
Taylorsville, California, U.S.
530-283-1396

Friday-Saturday, July 11-12, 2008
15th Annual South Loup River Blues Festival
Arnold, Nebraska, U.S.
800-584-9336

Friday-Saturday, July 11-12, 2008
Omaha Riverfront Jazz and Blues Festival
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
402-884-1214

Friday-Saturday, July 11-12, 2008
2008 Rauma Blues 2008 Festival
Rauma, Finland
+358-400-325752

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008
Bluesfest London
London, Ontario, Canada
866-934-6889

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008
Great South Bay Music Festival
Patchogue, New York, U.S.

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008
Anglesea Blues Festival
North Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S.

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008
Johnnie Johnson Blues & Jazz Festival
Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.
304-363-5377

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008
JVC North Sea Jazz Festival
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13, 2008
New York State Blues Festival
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
315-473-0826

Friday-Sunday, July 11-20, 2008
Jazz a Juan International Jazz Festival
Juan les Pins, France

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Sunrise Blues Crawl
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
910-692-8501

Saturday-Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2008
Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival
Hayward, California, U.S.
707-647-3962 or 510-836-2227

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Grassroots Blues Festival
Duck Hill, Mississippi, U.S.
662-565-2478

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Ritzville Blues Festival
Ritzville, Washington, U.S.
509-659-1936

Saturday, July 12, 2008
BBQ & Blues Festival
Auburn, California, U.S.
916-782-7722 x.102

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Sedalia Blues Festival
Big Island, Virginia, U.S.
434-299-5080

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Devil Dog Blues Festival
Memphis, Missouri, U.S.

Saturday, July 12, 2008
Norwalk Jazz Festival
Norwalk, CT, U.S.
888-695-0888

Saturday-Sunday, July 12-13, 2008
North Atlantic Blues Festival
Rockland, Maine, U.S.
207-593-1189

Saturday-Sunday, July 12-13, 2008
New York State Blues Festival
Syracuse, New York, U.S.

Monday-Wednesday, July 14-16, 2008
Blues At The Beach
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
757-456-1675

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
St. Peters Haven Blues Cruise
Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
973-546-3406

Thursday-Sunday, July 17-20, 2008
California World Fest
Grass Valley, California, U.S.
530-891-4098

Friday, July 18, 2008
St. Peters Haven Blues Cruise
Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
973-546-3406

Friday-Saturday, July 18-19, 2008
Nothin’ But The Blues Festival
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
309-820-0099

Friday-Saturday, July 18-19, 2008
The Bogart Music Festival
Urich, Missouri, U.S.
816-960-3574

Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, 2008
BBQ ‘Loo and Blues, Too!
Waterloo, Iowa U.S.
319-291-2038

Friday-Sunday, July 18-20, 2008
Big Rivers Festival
Dordrecht, Netherlands
0031786144182

Friday-Sunday, July 18-20, 2008
Baia Domizia Blues Festival
Baia Domizia, Caserta, Italy
39.3397398095

Friday-Sunday, July 18-20, 2008
Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival
Winthrop, Washington, U.S.
509-997-0022

Friday-Sunday, July 18-20, 2008
Deep Blues Festival
Lake Elmo, Minnesota, U.S.
715-531-1314

Friday-Sunday, July 18-20, 2008
Burlington Jazz ‘n Blues Festival
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
905-314-3535, 905-545-8909

Friday-Sunday, July 18-20, 20086
Edition Memorial Festival: Marco Fiume Blues Passion
Rossano, Italy
(+39) 333.3230195

Friday-Saturday, July 18-26, 2008
Blue Balls Festival
Lucerne, Switzerland

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Playing with Fire Concert Series
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
402-990-4211

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Cobb Mountain Music Festival
Cobb, California, U.S.
707-928-0390

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sparta BluesFest
Evansville, Illinois, U.S.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Blues in the Natural State
Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
479-527-6618

Saturday, July, 19, 2008
Frederick Blues Festival
Brunswick, Maryland, U.S.
301-600-2888

Saturday, July, 19, 2008
Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
540-529-8502

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Autism Jams Blues Festival
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
775-329-2268

Saturday July 19, 2008
Blues Sea Cruise
Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts, U.S.
781-834-2948

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Blues on the Bluff
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
901-528-0560

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Bucks County Blues Society R&B Picnic
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Hotline: 215-946-4794

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Dodgeville Blues Fest
Dodgeville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Hotline: 877-863-6343

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Endless Mountains Blues Fest
Elmhurst, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Somers Cajun Street Dance
Somers, Montana, U.S.
406-857-3119

Saturday-Sunday, July 19-20, 2008
Riverhead Blues Festival
Riverhead, New York, U.S.
631-727-5782

Saturday-Sunday, July 19-20, 2008
Riverhead Blues Festival
Long Island, New York, U.S.
631-727-5782

Sunday, July 20, 2008
Michelob Dayton Blues Festival
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
937-878-6582

Saturday, July 21, 2008
Blues Under The Bridge
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
719-473-4801 or 719-576-5945

Tuesday-Sunday, July 22-27, 2008
Cognac Blues Passions
Cognac, Charente, France
+33 (05) 45 36 11 81

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Bluesfest 08 feature
George Thorogood & Buddy Guy
Marysville, WA, U.S.
360-716-1205

Friday-Saturday, July 25-26, 2008
Rock Cut Blues Festival
Orient, Washington, U.S.
509-738-2350

Friday-Saturday, July 25-26, 2008
Prairie Dog Blues Festival
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, U.S.
888-567-1567

Friday-Saturday, July 25-26, 2008
Big Bend Blues Bash
Pomeroy, Ohio, U.S.
Hotline: 877-MEI-GSCO

Friday-Saturday, July 25-26, 2008
Utah Rock & Blues Fest
Snowbird, Utah, U.S.
801-933-2200

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, 2008
Pocono Blue Festival
Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, U.S.
570-443-8425

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, 2008
Cape Fear Blues Festival
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
910-350-8822

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, 2008
Pittsburgh Blues Festival Weekend
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
412-460-BLUE

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27 2008
Summertime Blues Festival (Alcamo, TP)
Alcamo (TP) Sicily, Italy

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, 2008
Lowell Folk Festival
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
978-970-5000

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27, 2008
Pittsburgh Blues Festival
Hartwood Acres, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Friday-Sunday July 25-27th 2008
Maryport Blues Festival
Maryport, England/UK
+44 1900 817200

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Hickory Smoked Music Festival
Owego, New York, U.S.
607-687-0785

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Blues Under The Bridge
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
719-473-4801

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Hickory Smoked Music Festival
Owego, New York, U.S.

Saturday July 26, 2008
Blues Sea Cruise
Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts, U.S.
781-834-2948

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Sonoma County Blues Festival
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
707-588-0707 ext 112

Saturday, July 26, 2008
Soundwaves
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, U.S.

Saturday-Sunday Juky 26-27, 2008
Sounds On “Sound” Music Festival
Riverhead, NY, U.S.
631-281-2352

Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sakonnet Rhythm & Blues Festival
Little Compton, Rhode Island, U.S.
401-635-2400

Sunday, July 27, 2008
Fleetwood Blues Festival
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, US

Sunday-Saturday, July 27-8/2, 2008
Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
828-298-3434

Sunday, July 27-3, 2008
Port Townsend Country Blues Festival
Port Townsend, Washington, U.S.
360-385-3102

Thursday-Sunday, July 31-August 03, 2008
The 21st. International Notodden Blues Festival 2008
Notodden, Norway
+47 35027650

Saturday-Sunday, July 26-8/3, 2008
Gloucester International Rhythm & Blues Festival 2008
Gloucester, United Kingdom

Thursday-Sunday, July 31-8/3, 2008
Satchmo SummerFest
New Orleans, LA, U.S.
800-673-5725

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