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W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
June 14 – 17, 2023
We strongly urge everybody, who is eligible, to be fully vaccinated before coming to the Festival.
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W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival releases artist lineup for 2021
By Ally TsimeklesRiver City Weekend Dust off your lawn chairs and blankets, here’s the lineup for the 2021 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Ky! The news was announced in a Facebook post. The free festival is set for Wednesday, June 16, 2021, through Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Audubon Mill Park in Henderson, KY. Wednesday, JuneContinue reading
Street Strut 5k coming to W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival
By William Putt HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) – A new event announced for this year’s W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson. The Downtown Henderson Partnership is hosting the Street Strut 5k on Wednesday, June 16 at 6 p.m. Runners start at Red Banks Park, dart along the Ohio River and cross the finish line nearContinue reading
Henderson’s W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival schedule, lineup
John T. Martin – Henderson Gleaner HENDERSON, Ky. — Brian Bishop recalled the pre-pandemic “good old days,” when the only thing W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival organizers had to worry about was rain. COVID-19 has changed all of that. The festival is going forward for 2021 after the pandemic forced its 2020 cancelation, and Bishop, the event’sContinue reading
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W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has become one of the largest free music festivals in the nation.
The Henderson Music Preservation Society is a non-profit organization, 100% of all procedes are used to fund the next year’s show.