The 50th Bentonia Blues Festival at Historic Blue Front Cafe June 16-18. 6 talking about this. Blues, & R & B Music starring TUCKA - THE KING OF SWING, For most of its 50 year history, the Bentonia Blues Festival has remained a grassroots effort, coordinated and paid for by Mr. Jimmy Duck Holmes and friends. This distinct and somewhat underground style of blues is rooted in hypnotic rhythms and dance-able grooves. To begin changing that, Buffalo Nichols gets the chance to tell his own story in the right way. 12:00 p.m. OCTOBER 13-16 2022 CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI JON Spencer & the HITmakers Jon Spencer is back, and he is ON FIRE! The location of the festival was moved to downtown Bentonia, Mississippi in 2006. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 2022 - 2023 Festivals Visit Clarksdale Apr 13 to Apr 16 Juke Joint Festival 20th Annual Thu, Apr 13, 2023 5:00 PM Sun, Apr 16, 2023 3:00 PM Juke Joint Festival Office (map) During the DAYTIME on Saturday, April 23, 2022, you can expect multiple FREE outdoor stages of blues and roots music. KING GEORGE, THE NEW KING OF R & B, SIR CHARLES JONES, LeClaire Park Click Here to visit the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors Official Website, Yazoo County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Admission: $30 - $50 Join Festivalnet.com now to unlock additional details,