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The Best Music Festival in Kentucky

The 26th Annual W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival

Date: June 14-17, 2017 in Henderson, Kentucky

The Best Music Festival in Kentucky

After being named Kentucky Living magazine’s Best Music Festival in Kentucky, the 26th Annual W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival is ready for 2017.

The lineup is still being worked on to ensure that it’s even more incredible than years before. Keep checking to see the lineup published and as usual, we will include events and fun that the whole family can enjoy.

So mark your calendar for June 14-17, 2017 for the greatest blues venue you will ever see at Audubon Mill Park on the Ohio River in Henderson, Kentucky.

About the Festival

Henderson, Kentucky’s W. C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival is a week long musical event that features blues and Zydeco bands from across the United States. Not to mention the mounds of barbecue, red beans & rice and other great treats available from local vendors. See you there!

Comments

  1. Rebecca Addleman says

    June 7, 2017 at 4:38 am

    We been going every year for ten years . We love the music and atmosphere and food .

  2. Mary Day Couch says

    June 8, 2017 at 3:17 am

    Will Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers be perfoming in Kentucy June 14-17, 2017? They were scheduled on the first line up, however, I did not see them listed on the latest version. Please advice. Thanks, an avid participant!

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