Festivals 2003:

We'll start out with a few methods of searching for your favorite festival.
Then you'll find festivals listed by the month they are happening in.
Festivals that only have the month and year listed are not confirmed, and if
you can't confirm the festival, don't make plans for it! Telephone numbers
are listed where I could find them. Festivals within an approximate 8 hour
driving distance from Spokane, WA. are listed in bold, although I may have missed a couple. This list is compiled from numerous sources, including on-line, magazines, previous festivals, memory (uh-oh!), and any other source that I could find. Keep in mind, YOU are responsible for any choices you make here, so check them out first! I'll try to add to the list, make corrections, etc. as I get additional information. Questions? Contact me at:

Blues Festival Guide Magazine and Online Directory of Blues Festivals
Festival Finder
Blues Festivals.com
Blues Festivals A-Z
Blues Festivals in Alphabetical Order
Northeast USA Blues Festivals
Blues Festivals in New England, New York, New Jersey, D.C., Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, and Maryland.
Midwest USA Blues Festivals
Blues Festivals in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas.
Southeast USA Blues Festivals
Blues Festivals in Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida.
Western USA Blues Festivals
Blues Festivals in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, and California.

April:
International Blues Festivals
Blues Festivals in Canada, Europe, Australia, and around the world.

BluesRoute
Utrecht, Netherlands

Nidaros Bluesfestival
Trondheim, Norway

April, 4 – 6, 2003
Springing The Blues Music Festival
Jacksonville Beach, FL. 904-249-3972

April, 4 – 6, 2003
Sound Advice Tampa Bay Blues Festival
St. Petersburg, FL. 727-502-5000

April, 4 – 6, 2003
Three Rivers Music Festival
Columbia, SC

April, 6, 2003
12th Annual Charleston Lowcountry Cajun Festival
Charleston, SC 843-795-4FUN

April, 11, 2003
Heart of the Ozarks Blues Festival
West Plains, MO 417-838-0219

April, 11 – 13, 2003
French Quarter Festival
New Orleans, LA 800-673-5725

April, 12, 2003
Blues and BBQ
Keystone, CO 970-496-4FUN

April, 17 – 20, 2003
East Coast International Blues and Roots Music Festival
Byron Bay NSW, Australia; 02 6685 8310

April, 18 – 20, 2003
Burnley National Blues Festival
Burnley, UK

April, 23 – 26, 2003
20th Annual Dresden Bluesfestiva
Dresden, Germany

April, 24 – 27, 2003
Orillia Spring Blues Festival
Orillia, Ontario, Canada

April, 24 - 27, 2003
Merle Watson Festival
Wilkesboro, NC 800-343-7857

April, 24 – 27, 2003
Fairbridge Festival
Pinjarra, WA, Australia

April, 24 –
May, 4, 2003
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans, LA. 504-522-4786

April, 25-26, 2003
International Boogie Woogie Piano Festival
Ticino, Switzerland +41 79 429 01 58

April, 25-26, 2003
Roundhouse Blues and BBQ Festival
Savannah, Georgia 651-6823

April, 25 – 27, 2003
Stockton Asparagus Festival
Stockton, CA

April, 25 – 27, 2003
Natchez Bluff Blues Fest
Natchez, Mississippi 800-647-6724

April, 25 – 27, 2003
Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival
Glendale, AZ 623-930-2299

April, 25 – 28, 2003
Bodelwyddan Castle Blues Weekend
Denbighshire, UK

April, 25 –
May, 5, 2003
Bergen Blues and Roots Festival
Bergen, Norway +4755215060

April, 26, 2003
Bloom n’ Blues Festival
Altus, AR 800-558-WINE

April, 27 –
May, 3, 2003
Baton Rouge Blues Week
Baton Rouge, LA

April, 27, 2003
Harpin’ Help 2003
S. Belmar, NJ 732-681-7422

April, 28 –
May, 29, 2003
Bluesfest Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt, Germany 841-931-1545

April, 29 –
May, 1, 2003
Ponderosa Stomp
New Orleans, LA

May, 2003

May, 2 – 3, 2003
Oklahoma Blues Festival Tulsa, OK

May, 2 – 3, 2003
Moulin Blues
Ospel, Netherlands

May, 2 – 4, 2003
Memphis In May The Beale Street Music Festival
Memphis, Tennessee

May, 2 – 4, 2003
10th Annual Music Midtown Festival
Atlanta, GA

May, 3, 2003
Round Barn Blues
Kirksville, MO 660-665-2760

May, 3, 2003
The Budweiser Southern Blues Festival
Crosby, TX

May, 4, 2003 Columbia Pike Blues Festival
Arlington, VA 703-892-2776

May, 8 – 11, 2003
Baltimore Blues Festival
Baltimore City, MD

May, 8 – 11, 2003
11th Annual Ft. Lauderdale Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 866-337-8849

May, 9 – 10, 2003
Kwadendamme Bluesfestival
Kwadendamme, Netherlands

May, 10, 2003
Jazz Swing and Blues Festival and Art Show
El Dorado, KS 316-321-3502

May, 10, 2003
San Jose State Metro Fountain Blues Festival
San Jose, CA 408-924-6262

May, 10, 2003
Untapped
Kennewick, WA 509-585-6387

May, 12 – 16, 2003
Hornby Island Blues Workshop

May, 16, 2003
Bushy’s Big Wheel Blues Festival
Laxey, Isle of Man, UK

May, 16 – 18, 2003
Sunbanks Blues Festival
Coulee Dam, WA 888-822-7195

May, 16 – 24, 2003
Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival
Juneau Alaska

May, 17, 2003
Iowa Blues Challenge

May, 17, 2003
Stockton Blues at Weber Point
Stockton, CA 209-533-3473

May, 17 – 18, 2003
Doheny Blues Festival
Dana Point, CA

May, 22 – 26, 2003
Guiness Blues on the Bay Festival
Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

May, 23 – 24, 2003
Hollandale SummerFest
Hollandale, MS 662-827-5545

May, 23 – 25, 2003
The Denver Blues and Bones Festival
Denver, CO

May, 23 – 25, 2003
Silver City Blues Festival
Silver City, NM 888-758-7289

May, 23 – 26, 2003
Northwest Folklife Festival
Seattle, WA 206-684-7300

May, 24, 2003
Rhythm & Brews Festival
Vacaville, CA

May, 24 – 25, 2003
Santa Cruz Blues Festival
Santa Cruz, CA

May, 24 – 26, 2003
Brandywine Blues Festival
Chaddsford, PA 610-388-6221

May, 25, 2003
Chautauqua Hill Blues Festival
Sedan, Kansas

May, 26, 2003
8th Annual Free California Blues Festival
San Francisco, CA 415-810-1867

May, 29 – 31, 2003
Bluesfestivalen Monsteras
Monsteras, Sweden

May, 29 – 31, 2003
Eureka Springs Blues Festival
Eureka Springs, AR

May, 29 – June 1, 2003
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago, IL

May, 30 – June 1, 2003
Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival
Red Bank, NJ 732-775-4100

May, 30 – June 1, 2003
Western Maryland Blues Fest
Hagerstown, MD

May, 31 – June 1, 2003
Sacramento Heritage Festival
Sacramento, CA 916-481-2583

May, 31 – June 7, 2003
Mill Hill Music Festival
Mill Hill, UK

May, 31 – June 1, 2003
14th Annual Crawfish Fest
Augusta, NJ