Saturday, September 29. Great Meadow, Ft, Mason
11 a.m .- 6 p.m.

. Robert Randolph and the Family Band with special guests Calvin Cooke and Aubrey Ghent. A sacred steel jam band extravaganza!
. The Tommy Castro Band. The Bay Area king of soulful blues!
. Billy Boy Arnold and Deitra Farr, with the Chicago All Stars, featuring Bob Stroger, Billy Flynn and Kenny Smith. Vintage southside Chicago blues!
. Eric Bibb - More real acoustic folk blues!
. Nick Moss and the Flip Tops. Chicago blues deluxe!
. The Incredible Dave Alexander. Blues and boogie woogie piano master!
. John Nemeth. Young vocal marvel!

Sunday, September 30. Great Meadow, Fort Mason.
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

. Special Anniversary Blues Fest. Bash! Featuring New Orleans piano master Allen Toussaint; guitarist-vocalist John Hammond; and the award-winning Charlie Musselwhite Band! Three great legends!
. James Hunter. British soul and R&B sensation!
. Joe Louis Walker..Sugar Pie DeSanto..Jimmy McCracklin. A historic solo blues revival special!
. Blues Farm Revue, featuring the Carter Brothers, Johnny `Da Doo' Wilson, Hosea Leavy, and Fillmore Slim. The Highway 99 Caravan comes north!
. Ron Hacker and the Hacksaws. Naptown Moan!
. Tribute to Little Walter Jacobs, with Gary Smith, Dave Barrett, Joe Filisko, Paul Durkett, and special guest Craig Horton! A dedication to a blues harmonica master.
. Blues Guitar Women Showdown! Featuring Carmen Getit, Pat Wilder, Laura Chavez. Presented by Rene Solis. Wild about you baby!

Friday, September 28. Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Free Waterfront Kick-off Concert
Justin Herman Plaza, Embarcadero Four
(across from the Ferry Building)
Featuring: The Lost Legends! With Freddie Roulette, Harvey Mandel, Curtis Lawson, Eugene Huggins, Lisa Kindred, Steve Lund, Michael Borbridge, Michael Warren.

Blues Films at the Roxie Film Center at New College.
16th and Valencia. Info: 415.863.1087.
Films: TBA
Showtimes: TBA
Screenings October 1.

Celebrate the blues down by the San Francisco Bay at the world's oldest blues festival, September 29-30. Held on the green at Fort Mason's Great Meadow and framed by the stunning backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay, the Festival will celebrate its 35th year with an all-star lineup of some of the best blues performers in the world.