Attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the banks of the Mississippi River in Helena, Arkansas, this iconic festival, held the weekend before Columbus Day each October, continues to preserve the music of the Delta.

2024 Lineup:

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024

Wampus Cats
5:30pm to 7:00pm

Bubba Sullivan Memorial Jam
7:00pm

Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Sonny Boy Blues Society - Blues in School
12:00pm to 12:45pm

Front Porch Blues Jam hosted by Brotha Ric Patton
1:00pm to 3:00pm

DuWayne Burnside
1:10pm to 2:15pm

Sterling Billingsley Band
2:35pm to 3:40pm

James "Thin Man" Morgan
3:15pm to 4:00pm

Vasti Jackson Band
4:00pm to 5:10pm

Ally Venable
5:30pm to 6:40pm

Thornetta Davis
7:00pm to 8:10pm

The Three Kings
8:30pm

Friday, October 11th, 2024

Delta Blues Museum Band
9:00am to 9:30am

Alyssa Galvan
9:45am to 10:15am

Harrell "Young" Rell with Miles Hoyt
10:30am to 11:00am

Pinetop Perkins Boogie Woogie Workshop Showcase
11:15am to 12:45am

Candice Ivory
12:00pm to 12:45pm

Mathias Lattin Band
12:00pm to 12:55pm

Lamont Pearly
1:00pm to 1:45pm

Zakiya ******
1:00pm to 1:45pm

Keeshea Pratt Band
1:10pm to 2:10pm

Blind Mississippi Morris
2:00pm to 2:45pm

Lucious Spiller
2:00pm to 2:45pm

Sweet Angel
2:30pm to 3:40pm

Sheryl Youngblood Band
3:00pm to 3:45pm

Spoonfed Blues featuring Mississippi Spoonman
3:00pm to 3:45pm

Joey Saye
4:00pm to 4:45pm

Keeshea Pratt Band
4:00pm to 5:00pm

Reba Russell Band
4:00pm to 5:10pm

Akeem Kemp Band
5:00pm to 5:45pm

Andy T Band
5:35pm to 6:45pm

Keith Johnson & The Big Muddy Band
6:00pm to 6:45pm

Johnny Rawls
7:00pm to 8:00pm

Carolyn Wonderland
7:10pm to 8:20pm

Curtis Salgado
8:45pm

Saturday, October 12th, 2024

Heavy Suga & The SweeTones
12:00pm to 12:55pm

Kevin Burt
12:00pm to 12:45pm

Piedmont Bluz Acoustic Duo
12:00pm to 12:45pm

Earl Banks
1:00pm to 1:45pm

James "Super Chikan" Johnson
1:00pm to 1:45pm

Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith with Bob Stroger and Bob Margolin
1:10pm to 2:15pm

Big T & The Family Band with Miss Gladys
2:00pm to 2:45pm

Fillmore Slim
2:00pm to 2:45pm

Rodney Block
2:35pm to 3:40pm

Angel Ocasio Cash's Juke Joint
3:00pm to 3:45pm

Benny Turner
3:00pm to 3:45pm

Anson Funderburgh
4:00pm to 5:10pm

Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith Band
4:00pm to 4:45pm

Zakiya ******
4:00pm to 4:45pm

Mark "Muleman" Massey
5:00pm to 5:45pm

Marquis Knox with Special Guest
5:30pm to 6:35pm

Sheryl Youngblood
6:00pm to 6:45pm

Larry McCray
6:55pm to 8:10pm

Marcel Smith
7:00pm to 8:00pm

Bobby Rush
8:40pm

Fest Date: October 9 - 12, 2024

Location: Historic Downtown Helena - 319 Phillips Street on Biscuit Row Helena, AR 72342

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