Festivals / Downtown Kalamazoo (Old Dog Tavern, 2026)
Kalamazoo Blues Festival
The annual blues festival of the nonprofit Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association; the two-day 2026 edition was held at Old Dog Tavern in downtown Kalamazoo.
01 / The story of this place
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The Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association has kept the blues alive in Southwest Michigan since 1993, running jams, a Blues in Schools program and an annual blues competition whose winner goes to Memphis. The 2026 festival moved to Old Dog Tavern, with JR Clark and Carolyn Wonderland among the acts.
- Two days of blues in July
- KVBA, active since 1993
- Blues competition, winner to Memphis
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