Open Jams
Sunday
- Lou Lou on Market - NOLA Style Blues/Jazz Jam hosted by Jim Masterson and the Good Thieves - 6pm
Monday
- Mercurio's Music & RestoBar - Jam Night - 6:00
Tuesday
- BoomBozz Pizza (Bardstown Road) - Open Stage - 8:30pm
- Bud's Tavern (Jeffersontown, KY) - Blues Jam - 6pm
- Stevie Ray's Blues Bar - Tues Night Blues Jam - 8:30pm
Wednesday
- Central Hotel (Madison, IN) - Open Mic - 7pm
- Frank's Whiskey Place - Jam - 8pm
- Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis IN) - Blues Jam - 8pm
- Stevie Ray's Blues Bar- Open Jam - The John Burgard Band - 8pm
- Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington KY) - Open Mic - 7pm
Thursday
- Stevie Ray's Blues Bar - Thursday Night Throwdown - 7pm
- Bloomington, Indiana Blues Jam- Various Locations in Bloomington- 7pm
Festivals 2026
- May 9 Bloomfield Barbeque, Blues & Brews (Bloomfield, IN)
- May 24 Blues Between The Bridges (Lexington, KY)
- June 5-6 Germantown Schnitzelburg Blues Festival (Louisville, KY)
- June 6 Kentucky Blues Music Festival (Mt. Vernon, KY)
- June 13 Midway Bourbon and Blues Festival (Midway, KY)
- June 17-20 Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival (Henderson, KY)
- June 27 Cumberland’s Blues, Beer and BBQ (Cumberland, IN)
- July 4 Crescent Hill Art and Music Festival (Louisville, KY)
- July 11-12 Cincy Blues Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
- July 18 Appalachian Blues Festival (Huntington, WV)
- July 25 Cumberland’s Blues, Beer and BBQ (Cumberland, IN)
- August 8 Summer Soul Festival (Bloomington, IN)
- August 22 Cumberland’s Blues, Beer and BBQ (Cumberland, IN)
- August 22 Diamond Teeth Mary Blues & Arts Festival (Huntington, WV)
- August 27-29 The Southern Indiana Blues Festival (Bean Blossom, IN
- September 4-6 Roots and Heritage Festival (Lexington, KY)
- September 12 McCormick's Creek State Park Arts, Blues & BBQ Festival (Spencer, IN)
- September 12 Blues in the 'Burg (Brownsburg, IN)
- September 24-27 Bourbon & Beyond Festival (Louisville, KY)
- October 3 Bloomington Blues Fest (Bloomington, IN)
- October 9-10 Garvin Gate Blues Festival (Louisville, KY)
- October 10 Haunted Huntingburg Blues Festival (Huntingburg, IN)
- November 7 Queen City Blues Fest (Harrison, OH)
FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY
KBS MEMBERS! Win 2 tickets to see the North Mississippi Allstars Friday, June 12th at the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville courtesy of the KBS and Live Nation Kentucky!!
Send an email with your full name and contact information to John@kbsblues.org before midnight on Saturday, May 9. The lucky winner will be drawn on Sunday, May 10th. Not a member yet? You can join right here. See you at the show!