Festivals
Here is a list of Blues Festivals in the UK in alphabetical order by county.
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Blues at The Stables – blues in Milton Keynes
Bucks Blues Fest - a 2-day celebration of rockin' blues at the Bucks Students Union
CHESHIRE
Knutsford Music Festival - over 40 performers across 20 locations in Knutsford
Lymm Festival - Summer festival and Winter Warmers in the village of Lymm, Cheshire
Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival - at various venues in Nantwich
CORNWALL
Bude Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival - Bude Penstowe Manor Resort
COUNTY DURHAM
Durham Blues Festival - blues festival at Durham Rainton Meadows Arena
CUMBRIA
Bowness Bay Blues - weekend of blues in the heart of the Lake District
Carlisle Blues/Rock Festival - "real music played by real musicians for real people"
Maryport Blues Festival – blues by the sea in the Lake District
Rock N'Blues Festival - Copeland Stadium, Whitehaven
DEVON
Beer R&B Festival - Blues in a beautiful place: Beer, Devon
DORSET
Swanage Blues Weekend - twice a year, every March and October
EAST SUSSEX
Chidfest - Chiddingly jazz, blues, rock and beer festival.
The Big Green Cardigan Festival - a small festival deep in the Sussex coutryside
Uckfield Blues & Roots Festival - Uckfield Civic Centre, Uckfield
EAST YORKSHIRE
Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival - Burton Agnes Hall, East Yorkshire
ESSEX
Blues in the City– at Chelmsford Social Club
GREATER MANCHESTER
Blues and Beer Weekend - Band on the Wall, Manchester
Diggle Blues Festival - Diggle, Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester
MABS Fest (Manchester Acoustic Blues Festival) - The Met, Bury
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Cheltenham International Jazz Festival - one of Cheltenham's series of festivals
Gloucester Rhythm & Blues Festival - local, national and international artists, all for free
HEREFORDSHIRE
Hereford Blues Festival - at The Left Bank, Hereford
Linton Festival – 3 day International Blues Festival
HERTFORDSHIRE
Harpenden Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival - Harpenden Public Halls
Tring Blues & Beer Festival - at Pound Meadow, Station Road, Tring
IRELAND
Harvest Time Blues - Monaghan Town, Ireland
ISLE OF MAN
Bushey’s Big Wheel Blues Festival – Laxey, Isle Of Man: electric, roots, acoustic, eclectic!
KENT
Blues On The Farm - Woolton Farm, Bekesbourne, Canterbury, Kent
Bluesrockfest - in Gravesend, Kent
Broadstairs Blues Bash - free festival in Broadstairs, Thanet, Kent
White Cliffs Music Festival - Dover, Kent
LANCASHIRE
Clitheroe Blues Festival - The Grand, Clitheroe
The Great British R&B Festival - 30th anniversary year of rhythm & blues in Colne, Lancashire
Lancashire Music Festival - 5 days of music in 40 locations across Lancaster
Ramsbottom Festival - head for the hills at Ramsbottom Cricket Club
LEICESTERSHIRE
Leicester Blues Festival - at Morningside Arena, Leicester
LINCOLNSHIRE
Cleethorpes Blues, Rhytm & Rock Festival - Moon on the Water, Sea Front, Cleethorpes
The Great British Rock & Blues Festival - at Butlins Skegness Resort
Lincoln Blues Festival - Drill Hall, Lincoln
LONDON
Bluesfest - the Prudential Blues Festival in London
Ealing Blues Festival - London's longest running blues festival - Walpole Park, Ealing
The London Guitar Festival - at Kings Place, London
MERSEYSIDE
Big Blues Festival - The Atkinson, Southport
International Guitar Festival of Great Britain - throughout Wirral every November
NORFOLK
Dereham Blues Festival - Dereham, at the 'Heart of Norfolk'
Fine City Blues Festival - concerts in Norwich and beyond
NORTH YORKSHIRE
Guisborough R&B Club – at Guideborough Town Football Club, Howlbeck Road
Howzat Saltburn Music Festival - at Saltburn Cricket Club
Scarborough's Top Secret Blues Festival - in the Ocean Room, Scarborough Spa
Whitby Blues Festival - Whitby Pavilion
NORTHERN IRELAND
7 Hills Blues Festival - in Armagh, Northern Ireland
Belfast City Blues Festival - three days of great music, in great venues in a great city
Blues on the Bay Festival – at Warrenpoint, County Down
NORTHAMPTON
Euroblues Promotions Blues Week Workshop - at The University of Northampton
NORTHUMBERLAND
Reivers Rock & Blues Festival - Clennen Hall, near the village of Alwinton
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Newark Blues Festival - live blues and blues rock across Newark
OXFORDSHIRE
Hook Norton Music at the Crossroads - at the Hook Norton Brewery
Wallingford Blues and Beer Festival – Wallingford Sports Park, Hithercroft Road, OX10 9RB
SCOTLAND
Almost Blue - music festival around various venues in Dundee
Edinburgh Blues & Rock Festival - at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival – one of the country’s premier events
The Ferry in Glasgow – home of the Blues on the River Festival
Orkney Blues Festival – Rollin’ in the Isles!
Thornhill Music Festival – in the Bailey Hall of the Wallace Hall academy,
Ullapool Guitar Festival – in the north west of Scotland
The Shetland Blues Festival - the most northerly Blues festival in the UK
SOMERSET
Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival - in Bristol City Centre
Radford Mill Festival of Rhythm & Blues - Radford Mill Farm, Nr Bath, Somerset
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
HRH Blues - at the O2 Academy, Sheffield
STAFFORDSHIRE
The Acoustic Festival of Britain – all genres, in Catton Hall Park
Leek Blues and Americana Festival - in the historic market town of Leek, Staffordshire
Stafford Blues Festival - Lower Drayton Farm, near Penkridge, Stafford
SUFFOLK
Bury St Edmonds Blues Festival - at The Apex, Bury St Edmonds
Red Rooster Festival - the very best in R’n’B, Americana, Blues, Soul, Roots and Country.
TEESSIDE
Blues at the Bay – at The Cleveland Bay, Stockton-On-Tees
WALES
Abertillery Rock & Blues Festival - blues in Blaenau Gwent.
Blossoms Blues Festival - at the Arts Centre in Aberystwyth
Brecon Jazz Festival – Fine jazz and blues in Wales
Newport Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festival - Neon, Newport
North Wales Blues & Soul Festival - in Mold, North Wales
Pembrokeshire Jazz ‘n Blues Festival – Annual August Bank Holiday Festival in and around Fishguard
Tenby Blues Festival – well established annual festival in the south-west
WARWICKSHIRE
Broom Hill Festival - near Winderton in rural south Warwickshire
WEST BERKSHIRE
Blues on the Meadow - Aldermaston, West Berkshire
WEST MIDLANDS
Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival - at venues in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull
WEST SUSSEX
Blues On The Farm – Pump Bottom Farm, near Chichester, West Sussex
WEST YORKSHIRE
Bingley Arts Centre - Blues Bash at the Arts Centre, Bingley, West Yorkshire
Ilkley Blues Festival - Clarke Foley Centre, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
KT's Rhythm & Blues Festival - Wakefield city centre
WORCESTERSHIRE
Jinney Ring Blues & Beer Festival - Jinney Ring Craft Centre, Hanbury, Worcestershire
The Old Bush Blues - Bentworth Blues reborn as Old Bush Blues In Callow End
Upton Blues Festival – award winning free festival, in and around the pubs and streets of Upton upon Severn
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THE NORTH SEA
P&O International Blues Revue - P&O Ferries Hull to Rotterdam: Blues Themed Mini Cruise
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All images courtesy Alan White
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