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FESTIVAL CALENDAR

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DATE FESTIVAL NAME CITY/STATE/COUNTRY WEBSITE
May 5 - 8 Gator By The Bay San Diego, California, USA gatorbythebay.com
May 6 - 7 Curacao International BlueSeas Festival Willemstad, Curacao curacaoblueseasfestival.com
May 6 - 13 Gambia Roots Festival Banjul, Gambia raveaboutafrica.com
May 7 Blues Brew & Barbecue Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA thecapitoltheatre.org/specialevents.html
May 7 - 8 MerleJam Kansas City, MO, Kansas, USA MerleJam.com
May 7 St Ives Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival 3 - Lets keep it Live! St Ives, United Kingdom stivesbluesfestival.co.uk
May 7 Topanga Blues Festival Los Angeles, California, USA socalblues.org
May 8 Frome Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival 4 - Let’s keep it Live! Frome, United Kingdom fromebluesfestival.co.uk
May 13 - 15 New England Blues Summit Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA newenglandbluessummit.com
May 13 - 14 Rowan Blues and Jazz Festival Salisbury, North Carolina, USA rowanbluesandjazz.org
May 14 Bacon, Bourbon, and Blues Festival Oviedo, Florida, USA sub-lime-events.com/events
May 14 Florida Jazz and Blues Jam 2016 Boca Raton, Florida, USA musicjamproductions.com
May 14 Simply Texas, 8th Annual San Angelo, Texas, USA sanangelobluessociety.com
May 15 Lincoln Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival 3 - Let’s keep it Live! Lincoln, United Kingdom lincolnbluesfestival.co.uk
May 20 - 21 Rally at the Border Blues Fest Oroville, Washington, USA orovillewashington.com/resources/rally/rally.htm
May 21 Blues Cruise Gatineau, Quebec, Canada voyagelabellevie.ca
May 21 Bob Sykes Blues & BBQ Bessemer, Alabama, USA bobsykesblues.com
May 21 Carolina Blues Festival Greensboro, North Carolina, USA fest.piedmontblues.org
May 21 - 22 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Annapolis, Maryland, USA bayblues.org
May 21 - 22 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Annapolis, Maryland, USA bayblues.org
May 21 - 22 Doheny Blues Festival Dana Point, California, USA dohenybluesfestival.com
May 21 Greater Ozarks Blues Bash Festival West Plains, Missouri, USA on.fb.me/1ZW5nfH
May 21 Stomp The Blues Out of Homlessness Festival Springfield, Missouri, USA stompthebluesoutofhomelessness.com
May 21 - 22 Women in Blues Showcase - A historical perspective. Gainsville, Florida, USA bridgetkellyband.com
May 26 - 28 BBQ Blues & Bikes Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA bbqbluesfest.com
May 26 - 28 Mojo Station Blues Festival Rome, Italy mojostation.net
May 26 - 30 World Championship Old-Time Piano Contest & Festival Oxford, MS, Mississippi, USA oldtimepianocontest.org
May 27 - 28 Little Walter Music Festival Alexandria, Louisiana, USA alexandriapinevillela.com/littlewalter
May 27 - June 12 Piccolo Spoleto Blues Series Charleston, South Carolina, USA piccolospoleto.com
May 27 - 29 Silver City Blues & Bikes Festival, 21st Annual Silver City, New Mexico, USA mimbresarts.org/blues-festival-homepage
May 28 B.B. King Musuem’s Homecoming Festival Indianola, Mississippi, USA bbkingmuseum.org
May 28 - 29 Chautauqua Hills Blues Festival Sedan, Kansas, USA cqbluesfest.com
May 28 - 29 Exit 56 Blues Fest Brownsville, Tennessee, USA exit56blues.com
May 28 - 29 Santa Cruz American Music Festival Aptos, California, USA santacruzamericanmusicfestival.com
May 28 - 29 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival Simi Valley, California, USA simicajun.org
May 28 Slidell Jazz and Blues Festival Slidell, Louisiana, USA slidelljazzandblues.com
June 3 - 4 Brevard Blues & BBQ Festival Brevard, North Carolina, USA brevardbluesfestival.com
June 3 - 4 Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival Louisville, Kentucky, USA facebook.com/groups/110578105688306
June 3 - 4 Smokin’ in Steele Owatonna, Minnesota, USA smokininsteele.com
June 3 - 4 T-Bone Walker Blues Fest, Inc. Longview, Texas, USA tbonewalkerbluesfest.com
June 4 Chester County Blues Barbecue Elverson, Pennsylvania, USA chestercountyblues.com
June 4 Freedom Creek Festival Aliceville, Alabama, USA freedomcreek.org
June 4 - 5 San Francisco’s Union Street Festival San Francisco, California, USA sresproductions.com/events/union-street-festival

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