🎵 Lineup Announced

🎸 KVBA Presents

Blues
Fest

2026

July 10 & 11 · Old Dog Tavern · Kalamazoo, MI

Two nights of world-class blues. Headlined by JR Clark on Friday and Carolyn Wonderland on Saturday — plus 9 more incredible acts.

Admission
TICKETS

Presale tickets closed — purchase tickets at the door today.

LINEUP & SCHEDULE

Old Dog Tavern · Kalamazoo, MI

Friday
July 10
Doors 4:00 PM · Show Starts 5:00 PM
5:00 – 6:00
Blueback
6:15 – 7:15
Lisa Chilton Band
7:30 – 8:30
Blue & The Ravens
8:45 – 9:45
Asamu Johnson and the Associates of the Blues
10:00 – 11:00
JR Clark
HEADLINER

Presale tickets closed — purchase tickets at the door today.

Saturday
July 11
Doors 12:00 PM · Show Starts 1:00 PM
1:00 – 2:00
Resurrection Blues Band
2:30 – 3:45
Mandalyn and the Hunters
4:15 – 5:15
Out of Favor Boys
5:45 – 7:00
Mississippi Heat
7:30 – 8:45
Wayne Baker Brooks
9:15 – 10:45
Carolyn Wonderland
HEADLINER

Presale tickets closed — purchase tickets at the door today.

Plan Ahead
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Before You Arrive

  • 🎒 Bags will be checked at the gate.
  • 🚫 No outside coolers or alcohol.
  • 🪑 Lawn chairs are welcome — please bring them unbagged.
  • ↩️ Re-entry is allowed.
  • 🎟️ Tickets will be available at the gate while supplies last.

Parking

The Old Dog Tavern lot fills up quickly. Please do not park at the Nephrology Center next door.

Additional Parking Options

Giveaway
WIN A ONE-OF-A-KIND SIGNED GUITAR
Win this signed guitar — a Squier Telecaster that will be signed by 2025 and 2026 Kalamazoo Blues Festival artists
🎸 One-of-a-Kind

This Squier Telecaster will be signed by 2025 & 2026 Kalamazoo Blues Festival artists and is being given away to help support KVBA's mission to keep the blues alive.

  • ✔ Everyone can enter — no purchase or membership required.
  • ✔ Need not be present to win.
  • ✔ Drawing: Saturday, July 10 at 10:00 PM.

🎟 Visit the KVBA booth at Blues Fest to enter.

Presented at
Old Dog Tavern
Old Dog Tavern
402 E. Kalamazoo Ave · Kalamazoo, MI 49007 ↗

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Blues Fest 2026

July 10 & 11 at Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo, MI. Two full nights of blues, featuring 11 artists across both days — headlined by JR Clark on Friday and Carolyn Wonderland on Saturday.

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A huge thanks to all our sponsors: the Larry S. Gilmore Foundation, Sam's Club, Endless Blues Records, Jaqua Realtors, Kalsee Credit Union, Guitar Center, AT&T, Capital Area Blues Society, The Finnish Long Drink, Michigan EGLE, and our individual contributors