Juke Joint Festival

09/07/2026

Plan now for April's epic Juke Joint Festival and Visit Clarksdale!

For one unforgettable weekend, a small Mississippi town comes alive with more than 100 musicians, turning the entire community into a celebration of music.

08/26/2026

Clarksdale, Mississippi’s JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL says THANK YOU to the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for their generous support of our “half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta” spectacular! We love y’all

08/25/2026

Clarksdale, Mississippi's JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL says THANK YOU to the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for their generous support of our "half blues festival, half small-town fair and all about the Delta" spectacular! We love y'all

06/25/2026

We truly loved this bluesman. Cadillac performed his final gig at JJF in 2025 — one day before turning 98 years old. And he was fabulous. Thanks to Killer Blues Headstone Project for memorializing his final resting place. RIP.

06/25/2026

Enjoy this photo recap of our epic 2026 JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL week....... and plan now for 2027 via www.jukejointfestival.com..... and

https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2026/05/review-gallery-juke-joint-festival-2026-and-the-many-roads-back-to-clarksdale/

The Juke Joint Festival remains one of the blues world's great annual gatherings, bringing together legendary performers, emerging artists, and devoted fans in the place where many of their stories intersect.

06/25/2026

Thacker's own description kinda says it best: "One of Thacker’s all-time epic Juke Joint Festival shows in Clarksdale, MS!"

Relive the glorious evening outside Red Panther Brewing Co on Day 3 of JJF week on air or online—Thurs-Sun, 7/16-19. Radio stations/links/times at https://thackermountain.com/upcoming-shows/juke-joint-festival-with-bobby-rush/

THANKS to Visit Mississippi, Visit Clarksdale and all of our other JJF partners who helped us bring Jim Dees, Ralph Eubanks, Bobby Rush, The Yalobushwhackers, Twurt Chamberlain, JJF volunteers and Thacker crew to our 23rd Juke Joint Fest!!

06/19/2026

Hey y'all! A couple of our fav Juke Joint Festival venues are hosting a CD release by one of our fav Juke Joint Festival acts...

06/15/2026

Won't be long now! (Ha.) Y'all have your rooms yet? Lodging list at www.visitclarksdale.com — plus check AirBnB and VRBO.

05/19/2026

Jeesh... JUKE JOINT FEST is coming!!! Okay....... in 11 months.

Find your lodging today, y'all. Great places to start your search include https://www.visitclarksdale.com/stay-all and AirBnB/VRBO.

04/25/2026

Here's just a sampling of what y'all missed if you weren't here this year! Plan now for 2027...

Festival info at www.jukejointfestival.com
Lodging list (plus check Airbnb/VRBO) at www.visitclarksdale.com

https://youtu.be/O-A7iyDufvg?si=3b3PX08wMGGp_gHJ

Juke Joint Festival 2026! Ain't No Party Like A Juke Joint Party!!!