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California blues festivals from the Blues Fest Review. A few of the blues festivals in California include Fire on the Mountain-Sonora Blues Festival Sonora California Gator By The Bay Blues & Zydeco Festival San Diego California Groovin' in the Grove Stockton California Harlem West Fest San Diego California Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival Hayward California Holiday Jazz & Blues Festival San Diego Card Club Homegrown Blues Series Oakland California Inland Empire Blues Festival Riverside California Irvine Lake Blues Festival Silverado CA Live Oak Music Festival San Luis Obispo Blues Festival Long Beach CA USA Blues Festivals
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7th Annual Blues Cruise	Stanton, CA	reviews	800-714-2784	windrosecruises.com
Art & Soul	Oakland, CA	reviews	510-444-CITY	www.artandsouloakland.com
Avila Beach Blues Festival	Avila Beach, CA	reviews	888-825-5484	www.cvblues.org/
Black Diamond Blues Festival	Pittsburg, CA	reviews	510-836-2227	www.bayareabluessociety.net
Blues by the Bay	Eureka, CA	reviews	707-445-3378	www.bluesbythebay.org
Blues by the River Festival	Redding, CA	reviews	530-275-1620	www.shastablues.org/
Blues From Around the County/Motown Review	Pleasanton, CA	reviews	510-836-2227	www.bayareabluessociety.net
Blues in the Park	Sacramento, CA	reviews	916-924-3836
Blues, Brews & BBQ	Modesto, CA	reviews		www.modestostreetsceneandbbq.com/
Bluesapalooza Blues Fest	Covina, CA	reviews	626-858-7271	www.bluesapalooza.org
Boonville Folk-Blues Festival	Boonville, CA	reviews	707-895-3738	www.mendocinoguitars.com
Brownsville Blues/Fall Festival, The	Brownsville, CA	reviews	731-772-2193
California Blues Festival	San Francisco, CA	reviews	415-810-1867	www.bobbiewebb.com
Callifornia World Fest	Grass Valley, CA	reviews	530-891-4098	www.worldfest.net
Central Valley Blues Festival	Merced, CA	reviews	209-383-4958	www.centralvalleybluesfestival.org
Cobb Mountain Jazz & Blues Festival	Cobb, CA	reviews	707 928-0390
Coloma Blues Live!	Lotus, CA	reviews		www.colomablueslive.com/
Covina Bluesapalooza Festival	Covina, CA	reviews	626-332-3665
Delta Blues Festival	Antioch, CA	reviews	925-706-4270	www.deltabluesfestival.com
Doheny Blues Festival	Dana Point, CA	reviews	49) 262-2662,	www.omegaevents.com/
Doheny Heritage Music Festival	Dana Point, CA	reviews	877-750-3700
Dreams and Blues - Blues Bash	Julian, CA	reviews	619-282-5430	www.robb-bowerpresents.com
Festival Del Mar	Del Mar, CA	reviews		www.festivaldelmar.org/
Fire on the Mountain-Sonora Blues Festival	Sonora, CA	reviews	209-533-3473	www.fireonthemountain.com
Gator By The Bay Blues & Zydeco Festival	San Diego, CA	reviews	619-234-8612	www.sandiegofestival.com
Groovin' in the Grove	Stockton, CA	reviews	877-888-8448	www.jgwinery.com
Harlem West Fest	San Diego, CA	reviews	619-685-7215
Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival	Hayward, CA	reviews	510-836-2227	www.bayareabluessociety.net
Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival	Hayward, CA	reviews	510-836-2227	www.bayareabluessociety.net
Holiday Jazz & Blues Festival	San Diego, CA	reviews	619-685-7215
Homegrown Blues Series	Oakland, CA	reviews	707-647-3962	www.bayareabluessociety.net
Inland Empire Blues Festival	Riverside, CA	reviews	951-686-7343	www.lakealicetradingco.com
Irvine Lake Blues Festival	Silverado, CA	reviews	714-649-9113	www.irvinelake.net
LA Juke Joint BluesFest	Sanata Barbara, CA	reviews	805-897-0060	www.SBBlues.org
Live Oak Music Festival	San Luis Obispo, CA	reviews	805-549-8855	www.liveoakfest.org
Long Beach Blues Festival	Long Beach, CA	reviews	562-985-5566	www.kkjz.org/events
Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza	Mammoth Lakes, CA	reviews	760-934-0600	www.mammothmountain.com
Metro Fountain Blues Festival	San Jose, CA	reviews	408-924-6262	www.as.sjsu.edu
Millbrae Art and Wine Festival	Millbrae, CA	reviews	650-697-7324	www.miramarevents.com
Monterey Bay Blues Festival	Monterey, CA	reviews	831-394-2652	www.montereyblues.com
Morro Bay Harvest Festival	San Luis Obispo, CA	reviews	800-366-6043	www.mbhf.com
Mountain Harvest Festival	Quincy, CA	reviews	530-283-3402	www.plumasarts.org
Napa Valley Blues Festival	Calistoga, CA	reviews	866-306-5588	www.calistogajazz.com
Newport Dunes Waterfront	Newport Dunes, CA	reviews		newportdunes.com
One Root Festival	Roseville, CA	reviews	916- 772-2557	www.oneroot.org
Open Sky Music Festival	Big Bear Lake, CA	reviews	626-355-9201	www.openskyfestival.com
Orange County Blues Rockin Festival Featuring	Santa Ana, CA	reviews	714-550-0550	www.orangecountybluesrockinfestival.com
Placer SPCA's Barbeque & Blues	Auburn, CA	reviews	916-782-7722 x102	www.placerspca.org
Red White & A Little Blues	Monterey, CA	reviews	831-655-8070	www.oldmonterey.org
Red White & Blue Festival	Pleasanton, CA	reviews	707-647-3962	www.bayareabluessociety.net
Rhythm & Brews Festival	Vacaville, CA	reviews	888-BLUESIN	www.bluescruise.com/
Rhythm and Blues fest	Jackson, CA	reviews
Rock n' Blues by the Lake	Novato, CA	reviews	415-883-7896	www.rocknbluesbythelake.com
Rock n' Cure Blues Festival	Los Angeles, CA	reviews	310-423-3657	www.csmc.edu/bloodmarrow
Royal Scandinavian Inn Blues Festival annual	Solvang, CA	reviews	800/624-5572	www.royalscandinavianinn.com
Russian River Blues Festival	Guerneville, CA	reviews	510-655-9471	www.russianriverbluesfest.com
Sacramento Heritage Festival	Sacramento, CA	reviews
Sacramento Heritage Festival	Sacramento, CA	reviews
San Diego Blues Festival	San Diego, CA	reviews
San Francisco Blues Festival	San Francisco, CA	reviews	415-979-5588	www.sfblues.com
Santa Cruz Blues Festival	Aptos, CA	reviews	831-479-9814	www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
Sausalito Art Festival	Sausalito, CA	reviews	415-331-3757	www.sausalitoartfestival.org
Sierra Blues Benefest & Crafts Fair	Auburn, CA	reviews	530-268-9166	www.sierrabluessociety.org
Sonoma County Blues Festival	Santa Rosa, CA	reviews	707-527-9362	www.smithandbowker.com
South Fork Blues Art Festival	Welcon, CA	reviews	760-378-1137	www.sequoiastudios.com
Spring Harmonica Festival	La Mesa, CA	reviews		www.springharpfest.org/
Stockton Blues Festival	Stockton, CA	reviews		www.stocktonbluesfest.com
Summer Arts & Music Festival	Benbow Lake, CA	reviews	312-744-3370
Summer Music Series at Irvine Park	Irvine, CA	reviews	714-973-6835	www.ocparks.com
Tachi Palace Brews & Blues Festival	Lemoore, CA	reviews	866-4-PALACE	www.thepalace.net/
Tattoos and Blues	Santa Rosa, CA	reviews
Topanga Blues Festival	Topanga Canyon, CA	reviews	909-235-1385	www.socalblues.org
Twain Harte Summer Festival	Soulsbyville, CA	reviews	209-533-3473	www.fireonthemountain.com
Vallejo Blues & Heritage Festival	Vallejo, CA	reviews	707-647-3962	www.bayareabluessociety.net
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Write 4 Hope Blues Festival	Simi Valley, CA	reviews	805-306-5971	www.write4hope.org/
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