Baton Rouge Blues Festival
Boogie down in Baton Rouge with this annual blues extravaganza
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Repentance Park 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Originating in 1981, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival is one of the oldest free blues festivals in America and exists to encourage promotion, preservation, and advancement of Baton Rouge's native Swamp Blues music. This free-to-the public, family-friendly festival will feature an impressive lineup of internationally-recognized performers and local blues legends alike, including: Jonathan "Boogie" Long, Kenny Neal, Hanna PK, Chris Thomas King, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Chris LeBlanc, and more. Held at Repentance Park and Galvez Plaza, downtown Baton Rouge. Free. VIP tickets are $60 on Friday; $150 Saturday and Sunday; $250 for the whole weekend and include exclusive access all weekend, gourmet food and snacks provided, unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and private restrooms. batonrougebluesfestival.org.