Thurs-Sun, 4/11-14 – 21st annual JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL & RELATED EVENTS in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with over 100 blues acts, monkeys-riding-dogs, street vendors, Southern food, educational events, children’s activities and much more. As seen on 60 Minutes and PBS NewsHour… “It’s Clarksdale’s biggest blues week of the year!” Most official daytime activities are free. FULL LINEUP, SCHEDULES, WRISTBAND INFO AND MORE at www.jukejointfestival.com. Blues music lineup includes nearly 150 performances featuring favorites like Charlie Musselwhite & Kirk Fletcher, Super Chikan, Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Little Willie Farmer, Jimbo Mathus, Anthony “Big A” Sherrod, Lucious Spiller, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Terry “Big T” Williams, Sean “Bad” Apple, Terry “Harmonica” Bean, Duwayne Burnside Garry Burnside, Robert Kimbrough Sr., Australia “Honey Bee” Jones, Deak Harp, Cadillac John Nolden, Lala Craig, Candice Ivory, CRUZ The Dame, Cash’s Juke Joint and dozens more. Saturday 20+ nighttime wristband venues include Ground Zero Blues Club, Red’s Lounge, Bad Apple Blues Club, Messenger’s, Hambone, New Roxy, Hopson Commissary, Bluesberry Cafe, Shack Up Inn, etc. Local lodging is tough to come by, but go here for ideas: https://jukejointfestival.com/lodging_2024.php. Lodging also available at Isle of Capri in nearby Lula, or at the hotels in Cleveland, Batesville or Tunica. ALL DETAILS ONLINE at www.jukejointfestival.com.