The Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival is now officially part of the Elwood Blues Contest. Riverfront Blues Fest fans can enter to win at: www.thebluesmobile.com, the official website of Elwood Blues and the House of Blues Radio Hour. Below is a list of participating blues festivals:
June 12 & 13, 2009
Greeley Blues Jam
Greeley, Colorado
http://greeleybluesjam.com
June 13, 2009
Bowlful of Blues
Newton, Iowa
http://www.southskunkblues.org
June 13 - 15, 2009
Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival
Hot Springs, Virginia
http://www.vabluesfest.org
June 19 & 20, 2009
Hot Blues and BBQ
Oxford, Michigan
http://www.hotbluesandbbq.com
June 19 & 20, 2009
T-Bone Walker Blues Fest
Linden, Texas
http://www.tbonewalkerbluesfest.com
June 19 - 21, 2009
Gahanna Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival
Gahanna Ohio
http://www.columbusblues.com
June 20, 2009
Honesdale Roots & Rhythm Music & Arts Festival
North East Pennsylvania
http://www.honesdalerootsandrhythm.com
June 26 & 27, 2009
Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival
Fort Smith, Arkansas
http://www.riverfrontbluesfest.org
June 27, 2009
Bear Creek Blues Festival
Slater, Missouri
http://www.bearcreekblues.com
June 27, 2009
Summertime Blues Festival
Havre de Grace, Maryland
http://www.steppingstonemuseum.org
June 27 & 28, 2009
Blues From The Top
Winter Park, Colorado
http://www.grandblues.org
June 27 & 28, 2009
Great Eldorado BBQ, Brews and Blues Festival
Reno, Nevada
http://www.eldoradoreno.com
*free festival but they will provide free room/food/drink vouchers
July 2, 3, and 4, 2009
IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Davenport, Iowa
http://www.mvbs.org
July 10 & 11, 2009
Briggs Farm Blues Festival
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania
http://www.briggsfarm.com
July 15 - 19, 2009
Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
http://www.wreckhousejazzandblues.com
July 16 - 19, 2009
Bluesfest International
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
http://www.thebluesfest.com
July 17 & 18, 2009
Quincy Area Blues Fest
Quincy, Illinois
http://www.quincyblues.com
July 17 - 19, 2009
Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival
Winthrop Washington
http://www.winthropbluesfestival.org
July 24 - 26, 2009
Pittsburgh Blues Festival
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://www.pghblues.com
July 31 - August 2, 2009
Festival of Beers/Bluesapalooza
Mammoth Lakes, California
http://www.mammothbluesbrewsfest.com
August 3 - 9, 2009
Calgary International Blues Festival
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
http://www.calgarybluesfest.com
August 7 & 8, 2009
Magic City Blues
Billings, Montana
http://magiccityblues.com
August 7 & 8, 2009
Waukesha BluesFest
Delafield, Wisconsin
http://www.waukeshabluesfest.com
August 7 - 9, 2009
Heritage Music BluesFest
Wheeling, West Virginia
http://www.heritagemusicfest.com
August 8, 2009
Fire On The Mountain ~ Sonora Blues Festival 2009
Sonora, California
http://www.fireonthemountain.com
August 8 & 9, 2009
Mile High Blues Festival
Denver, Colorado
http://www.milehighbluesfestival.com
August 14 & 15, 2009
Boxcar Of Blues
Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.knuckleheadskc.com
August 21 & 22, 2009
Paramount Blues Festival
Grafton, Wisconsin
http://www.graftonblues.org
August 22, 2009
Blues 'N' Brews Festival
Westford, Massachusetts
http://www.bluesnbrews.com
August 28 & 28, 2009
Foothills Blues & Arts Festival
Pomeroy, Ohio
http://www.foothillsmusic.org
August 27 - 29, 2009
The Hot August Blues Festival
Aurora, Kentucky
http://www.hotaugustbluesfestival.com
* 2 VIP Stage Seats
September 4 & 5, 2009
Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival
Peoria, Illinois
http://www.illinoisbluesfestival.com
September 4 - 6, 2009
Rhythm & Roots
Charlestown, Rhode Island
http://www.rhythmandroots.com
September 5 & 6, 2009
Marquette Area Blues Festival
Marquette, Michigan
http://www.marquetteareabluessociety.com
September 11 & 12, 2009
Greater Ozarks Blues Festival
Springfield, Missouri
http://www.greaterozarksbluesfest.com
September 11 - 13, 2009
Belvedere Blues Festival
Canon City, Colorado
http://www.belvederebluesfest.com
September 11 - 13, 2009
Tim Horton’s Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
http://www.southsideshuffle.com
September 12, 2009
Sun Prairie Blues Fest
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
http://www.spbluesfest.com
Sept 18 & 19 2009
Blues By The Sea
Astoria, Oregon
http://bluesbythesea.com
September 26, 2009
Soul Shine Blues Festival
Bascom, Ohio
http://www.firststepweb.org
October 9 - 10, 2009
Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.garvingate.org
October 24, 2009
Sarasota Bluesfest
Sarasota, Florida
http://www.sarasotabluesfest.com
January 16, 2010
Chicago Blues Tour
Chicago, IL
http://festival.chicagobluestour.com
February 27, 2010
Traditional Acoustic Blues Festival
Worthington, Ohio (suburb of Columbus)
http://columbustradfest.com
March 17 - 21, 2010
St. John Blues Festival
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
http://stjohnbluesfestival.com