"The W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has become one of the largest free music festivals in the nation, drawing attendants from just about every state and many countries. The festival is a celebration of the life and legacy of Henderson resident and "Father of the Blues", William Christopher Handy. The festival books some of the hottest national and local blues talent each year. The opening day of the festival is highlighted by the "Taste of Henderson Barbecue" where you can enjoy barbecue of all varieties sold by local teams and listen to great live music in Henderson's Central Park. Live music at the scenic Audubon Mill Park on the Henderson Riverfront continues every night from Wednesday evening to Saturday night. There are a host of other events throughout the week as well, including a Mardi Gras-style Street Strut, Handy Lunch Breaks at local eateries, lectures, dance classes, and much more."—Description by festival
"With the best local and regional bands performing on our scenic stage, plus great food and other vendors, this festival will be jam packed with entertainment and things to do all day. This year, Musicfest is returning to it's roots with a beer festival, car show, environmental vendors, and we're even bringing back ChiliFest!"—Description by festival
"The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is a 4-day foot-stomping party in the heart of the Midwest. Attracting folks from all 50 U.S. States and 5 countries, the event features more than 100 artists on 7 stages over 4 days of non-stop music and entertainment. 2009 marked the 6th Anniversary of Wakarusa."—Description by festival
"The Walnut Valley Association was formed in 1972,with its sole purpose to produce the Walnut Valley National Guitar Flat-Picking Championships Festival, also known as the Flat-Picking Championships, currently known as the "Walnut Valley Festival" or simply "Winfield" to the long time attendees. Evolving from two days in 1972 to its current four days the 3rd weekend of September annually, it endeavors to produce 'family fare' entertainment on four stages simultaneously, a large quality, juried arts and crafts fair, workshops, and acoustic instrument contests. What began with 10 acts and two contests now boasts over 40 acts and eight contests, including one international contest, five national contests and two Walnut Valley contests. Festival attendance has been between 11,000 and 15,000 annually. It is a "participation" event in that most people who attend play an instrument of some kind, and a good portion of them bring their instruments and participate in the campsite picking. Hired artists who appear on stage also go into the campgrounds and join around campfires to pick with everyone else. Though the festival is called 'bluegrass,' it has never been just bluegrass. It now is a blend of all kinds of acoustic music: bluegrass, folk, old-time country, a little bit cowboy, some Irish, blues, Cajun, and more. And the bluegrass is both traditional and progressive."—Description by festival
"Wanderlust is a new kind of festival. The four-day event (we're expanding) will bring together the world's leading yoga teachers and the best performers in rock & roll, all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. It's a feast for both the body and the senses. Main stage on top of Squaw at Gold Coast, plus two village stages. Music starts Friday evening and goes through Sunday night. Intensive VIP yoga retreat all day on Friday, July 24. Local & organic foods, farmer's market, burlesque, arts, fashion, and much more."—Description by festival
This family gathering for Warren Haynes and all his bands and friends has held forth at Suwannee Music Park since 2005. This year, the Thursday evening kickoff party is expanded.
"The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival has grown from a small, modest, one-day festival to the largest blues festival west of the Mississippi and the second largest in the nation, stretching over five days with 120 plus world-class performances on five stages. This is a festival with depth – workshops, interviews and music demonstrations teach people about America’s original contribution to music. It couldn’t happen any place else in the world … a fabulous setting, on the grassy banks of the Willamette River with the Portland skyline as a backdrop."—Description by festival
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"Let's Go Again in 2010! WE Fest is the largest outdoor country music festival and campout in the Midwest and it's held in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota! Get ready for a stellar line up of stars, lead by Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban."—Description by festival