More than 50 musicians will perform on five stages at the 24th annual Baton Rouge Blues Festival in downtown Baton Rouge this weekend, Best of 225 This Week reports.
The festivities—which include musical performances, art vendors and kids activities—run from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. Most activities are located in and around Galvez Plaza and Repentance Park.
“The long-running Baton Rouge Blues Festival is helping to push local swamp blues legends, like the late greats Slim Harpo, Rudy Richard and Silas Hogan, to the forefront of people’s minds,” Best of 225 This Week says. “The festival originated in 1981 and, over the past five years, has become one of the nation’s fastest growing blues festivals.”
With so many different artists and sounds, attendees are sure to find something that’s right up their alley. Saturday’s lineup includes Kenny Neal, Darcy Malone and the Tangle, Tyree Neal, Alex Abel and OMT. On Sunday, musicians Samantha Fish, Lazy Lester, Erica Falls and Terry “Harmonica” Bean will take the stage. Mavis Staples, the festival’s scheduled headliner, has canceled her performance due to the death of her sister Yvonne Staples.
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