Humboldt Folklife Society invites the public to the 20th Annual Buddy Brown Blues Festival on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Perigot Park in Blue Lake, CA. Gate opens at 10:30 A.M. and five acts perform hourly until 6:30 P.M. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the gate.

For the safety of festival attendees, performers, and volunteers, proof of Covid vaccination or negative Covid test taken within 72 hours will be required for entry. Either bring your documentation or a photo of the documentation. The state Public Health Department also has an app to obtain a QR code for a digital record of your Covid vaccination: https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/. 

Festival scheduled performances feature the best of area acoustic and electric blues acts:

• Back Seat Drivers, 11:00 A.M.

• MojoRockers, 12:15 P.M.

• Buddy Reed & the Rip It Ups, 1:30 P.M.

• Jim Lahman Band, 2:45 P.M.

• The Uptown Kings, 4:00 P.M.

• Blacksage Runners, 5:15 P.M.

Festival sponsors are Green Diamond Resource Company, Pierson’s, and KHUM - KWPT The Point. Lost Coast Brewery beer is the Festival beer sponsor, and Low and Slow BBQ Food Truck will serve it up. For over 40 years, the Humboldt Folklife Society has existed to teach, celebrate, and encourage participation in folk and traditional arts.