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MUSIC CALENDAR MENU:
Scroll down for A) Festivals.  B) Featured accommodations.  C) Monthly club/event listings.

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Visit Cat Head's Clarksdale Guide for hotels, tours/transportation & tourism maps.​

Clarksdale is "The Festival City," y'all! Book hotel rooms now...

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*****Please keep scrolling for MONTHLY 365 CALENDAR below*****

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Plan now for 2026 festivals & special events:

- Fri-Sun, 1/23-25, 2026 - 16th annual Clarksdale Film & Music Festival - www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com

- Thurs-Sun, 4/9-12, 2026 - 23rd annual Juke Joint Festival & Related Events w/100 more blues acts; our biggest festival - www.jukejointfestival.com

- Sun, 4/12, 2026 - Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (April) 24th Anniversary! Post JJF, www.cathead.biz
- Sat, 5/9, 202​6 - 1​9th Clarksdale Caravan Music Fest (Cat Head/Bad Apple Blues Club/Bluesberry) - 10am-8pm - www.clarksdalecaravan.com
- Sat, 5/​9, 202​6 - ​Pinetop Boogie & Crawfish Boil at Ground Zero Blues Club benefiting Pinetop Perkins Foundation, 4pm till​ - ​www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org
- ​Sat, 5/1​6, 202​6 - Women In Blues festival - www.womeninblues.org
- Fri-Sat, 5/2​2-2​3, 202​6 - Ground Zero Blues Club anniversary weekend of blues - groundzerobluesclub.com
- ​Sat., 5/23, 2026 - Tater Superbad Blues Festival​ - ​Facebook.com
- Sun, 5/2​4, 202​6 - ​6th​ annual Bad Apple Blues Festival ​- www.facebook.com/badapplebluesclub
- Thurs-Sat, 5/2​8-3​0, 202​6 - â€‹Son House Tribute Festival ​- ​www.sonhousetributefestival.com

- Tues-Fri, 6/16-19 - Pinetop Perkins Master Class Workshop Experience w/Blues Showcase at Ground Zero Blues Club on Friday, 7pm - www.pinetopperkinsfoundation.org
- Fri-Sun, 6/1​9-​21, 202​6​ - B.A.M. Fest (Birthplace of American Music) - www.bamfestms.com
- 8/2-8, 2026 - Higher Purpose Fest w/music, dance, visual artists, spoken word and more - info at higherpurposefest.com - Clarksdale, MS.

- Fri-Sun, 8/​7-​9, 202​6 - 3​8th Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival - www.sunflowerfest.org
- Fri-Sun, 8/​7-​9, 202​6 - Cat Head 2​4th Anniversary Weekend, www.cathead.biz
- Sat, ​9/​5, 202​6 - ​8th Red's Old-Timers Blues Fest (MLK Park Stage) - www.redpaden.com
- Sat, 9/2​6, 202​6 - ​3rd Jessie Mae Hemphill Hill Country Blues Festival at Crossroads Cultural Arts Center - Facebook.com​
- ​TBA 202​6 - Mighty Roots Music Festival at Stovall Farm​ - www.mightyrootsmusicfestival.com
- Thurs-Sat, 10/​8-1​0, 202​6 - â€‹near Clarksdale, MS, in HELENA, AR - King Biscuit Blues Festival​ - kingbiscuitfestival.com
- Sat, 10/1​0, 202​6 - ​​tentative - Hopson Pumpkin Pickin' Festival w/music, kids' activities and more - ​www.hopsonhospitality.com
- ​Sun, 10/1​1, 202​6 - â€‹Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (Oct) for Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday - www.cathead.biz.
- ​Sun, 10/1​1, 202​6 - ​​Clarksdale Super Blues Sunday: Including... Cat Head Mini Blues Fest (9am), Bluesberry Cafe Blues Breakfast & Backyard Blues Party (10am), Delta Blues Museum special hours (noon), Ground Zero Blues Club blues brunch (11am), Hopson Commissary/Shack Up Inn's Pinetop Perkins Celebration (3pm)... plus music at Levon's, Hooker Grocer, Red's Lounge and more!
- ​Thurs-Sat, 10/1​5-1​7, 2026 - â€‹3​4th annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival​ - www.deltawilliamsfestival.com
- ​Sat, 10/1​7, 202​6 Clarksdale Crossroads Blues Festival in downtown Clarksdale, MS​ - facebook link
- 10/29-11/1, 202​6  - Hambone Festival​ - www.stanstreet.com/hambone-festival.html
- 10/31, 202​6 - Cruz’n The Crossroads Car & Truck Show​ - facebook.com/cruznthecrossroads
- 12/31, 202​6 - Celebrate New Year's at the Crossroads ​w/multiple shows around town​ - www.visitclarksdale.com

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MORE EVENT INFORMATION:

- Visit Clarksdale Tourism, (lodging, maps, free app, festivals & more) https://www.visitclarksdale.com/

- Mississippi Blues Trail, www.msbluestrail.org

- City of Clarksdale, http://www.cityofclarksdale.org/

- Mississippi Tourism (MDA - tourism), www.visitmississippi.org

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BLUES ON THE DELTA'S RADIO DIAL:
- KSDS - Jazz88.org features the "Crossroads Delta Blues Hour" w/Cat Head's Roger Stolle at jazz88.org/programs/Crossroads_Delta_Blues_Hour.

- XRDS.FM - Clarksdale blues 'n roots music radio, https://www.internet-radio.com/station/xrds/
- MPB Radio/Hwy 61 Radio Show - http://www.mpbonline.org/highway61/
- KFFA 1360AM - "King Biscuit Time", 12:15pm weekdays, http://www.kffa.com/2015/11/11/king-biscuit-time-show-audio/

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ADVERTISE ON THIS "MUSIC CALENDAR" WEB PAGE! Join the list of banners below — Just $50 per month. (Offer open to blues/tourism businesses/events that we can recommend.) Email roger@cathead.biz

Visit Clarksdale, Mississippi:

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Where's the music?

 

CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR... keep scrolling, y'all!

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MISSISSIPPI BLUES TRAIL CALENDAR: msbluestrail.org/calendar

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LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE TOUR GUIDE:

http://digital.livingblues.com/publication/?i=226901#%7B%22issue_id%22:226901,%22page%22:1%7D
AMERICANA MUSIC TRIANGLE: americanamusictriangle.com

Cat Head Blues Store is OPEN EVERY DAY* (with special extended hours during festivals like KING BISCUIT WEEK — Mon-Wed 11am-5pm; Thurs 10/9 thru Sat 10/11 from 10am-5pm; Sun 10/12 from 9-4.)! Shop in-person Monday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm & Sunday 10am-3pm. (Open 'patriotic' holidays incl. Labor Day 11am till 2pm or later if customers.) Also open by appointment for tour groups/interviews, etc. *Only closed on Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day. SHOP ONLINE on this website 24/7. QUESTIONS? Email me at roger@cathead.biz, (best) or call 662-624-5992 during biz hours. Thanks!" - Roger Stolle, CAT HEAD store owner.​

DEC '25-JAN/FEB 2026

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI

Y'all heard about our bluestoric town of CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, on 60 Minutes, PBS NewsHour and the BBC... plus in The New York Times, The Guardian, etc... and in Ryan Coogler's blockbuster Warner Bros film SINNERS (with cameos by local musicians like Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and James "Super Chikan" Johnson) — now come hear Clarksdale 'live' in-person! Lodging ideas: visitclarksdale.com
 

CAT HEAD "365" MUSIC CALENDAR

Clarksdale hosts 'live' blues shows every night (and most days) plus over a dozen annual festivals! Also home to Delta Blues Museum, the "Crossroads" marker, Cat Head blues store and much more.

Keep up with blues news, Clarksdale music, Mississippi festivals, Cat Head happenings and more with the CAT HEAD UPDATE E-NEWSLETTERfree "every couple months." Click HERE to read examples. Or go click HERE to join. (You can unsubscribe at any time.)

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Monday, 12/29

- 6pm - Happy hour w/Alanna Mosley at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Watermelon Slim & Heavy Drunk at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

Tuesday, 12/30

- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

- 8pm - Heavy Suga & SweeTones at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

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WED, 12/31 - Spend NEW YEAR'S EVE in Clarksdale, y'all! (Lodging ideas at VisitClarksdale.com)

- 3pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Daytime Blues w/Sean "Bad" Apple & Friends at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

- 7pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Dinner w/Gramm Phillips (reservations 662-302-6474) at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Blues Party w/Little Willie Farmer Band at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE New Year New Era (SOLDOUT) at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Blues Party w/JB & the JBs at Big T's School of Blues (733 Riverside Dr.).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Blues Jam w/Stan Street & Friends at at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Bash w/Turnrow Truckers at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE "Black & White" party w/Party Shot at The Matchbox (311 Delta Ave).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S EVE Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

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Thurs, 1/1 - NEW YEAR'S DAY

NOTE: 'Early Pre-Sale' Wristbands for April's epic JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL go on sale  1/1/26 at www.jukejointfestival.com! (For full lodging list, go to VisitClarksdale.com. Also, Uptown Motor Inn says they have some new openings, so call (662) 627-3251 and ask for Mary to inquire.)

- 3pm - Sean "Bad" Apple's Blues Music & History Show at Bad Apple Blues Club (349 Issaquena Ave.).

- 8pm - NEW YEAR'S DAY NIGHT - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- note - Ground Zero Blues Club closed January 1-8, 2026 (vacation, y'all!).

Friday, 1/2

- 8pm - Watermelon Slim at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)

- 8pm - Joe Fletcher at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St).

Saturday, 1/3

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/BE playing at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.

- 8pm - Frank "Guitar" Rimmer at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Carey Hudson at Shack Up Inn (1 Commissary Cir.).

Sunday, 1/4

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/Watermelon Slim at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Carey Hudson at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm - Chris Mullins & Joe Fletcher at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.).

- 7pm - Lucious Spiller at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

Monday, 1/5

- 6pm - Happy hour w/Seth Stroud & Walt Busby at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/Cricket Band at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

Tuesday, 1/6

- 8pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 1/7

- 8pm - The Mojo Hands at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).

- 8pm - Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

Thursday, 1/8

- 8pm - Lucious Spiller at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Dandelioness at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Friday, 1/9

- 7pm - Steve Kolbus & Walt Busby at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower).

- 8pm - Lightnin' Malcom at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)

- 8pm - Fred T & the Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 1/10

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.

- 8pm - Rev Slim & G-Town Sound at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Stan Street & Hambone Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Sunday, 1/11

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Hopeless Case Band at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm - 19th Street Red at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.).

- 7pm - Joe Fletcher & Chris Mullins at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

Monday, 1/12

- 6pm - Happy hour w/Roger "Hurricane" Wilson at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 8pm - TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 1/13

- 8pm - Live blues at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 1/14

- 8pm - Lala & Element 88 at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 8pm - Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

Thursday, 1/15

- 8pm - Deak Harp at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Blues Jam w/Steve Kolbus Blues Revue at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 1/16

- 7pm - HeartBreak Hill at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower).

- 8pm - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)

- 8pm - The Rusted Strings at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 1/17

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 12 noon - 4th Annual IBC Kids Jam Hosted By Danny 'Guitarwood" Garwood at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.

- 8pm - Live blues at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Sunday, 1/18

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Hopeless Case Band at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm - Roger "Hurricane" Wilson at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.).

- 7pm - HeartBreak Hill at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

Monday, 1/19

- 6pm - Happy hour w/Chris Mullins at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 8pm - TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 1/20

- 8pm - Watermelon Slim & Heavy Drunk at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 1/21

- 8pm - Steve Kolbus Blues Revue at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 8pm - Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

Thursday, 1/22

- 8pm - Lucious Spiller at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Blues Jam w/Guitar Frenchie at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 1/23

- 7pm - Tony Boyd at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower).

- 8pm - Edna Nicole & Delta Avenue at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)

- 8pm - The Charlie Robbins Blues Band at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 1/24

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.

- 8pm - Live blues at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Muddy Alexander at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Sunday, 1/25

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Hopeless Case Band at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm - TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.).

- 7pm - Live blues at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

Monday, 1/26

- 6pm - Happy hour w/TBA at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 8pm - TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 1/27

- 8pm - Reverend Robert at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 1/28

- 8pm - One Man Band w/Jay Kirgis at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 8pm - Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

Thursday, 1/29

- 8pm - Deak Harp at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Mississippi Marshall & Juke Daddies at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 1/30

- 7pm - Marshall Drew at Levon's Bar & Grill (232 Sunflower).

- 8pm - Live blues at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)

- 8pm - Lucious Spiller at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 1/31

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.

- 8pm - Live blues at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Lady Adren at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Sunday, 2/1

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Hopeless Case Band at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm - TBA at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.).

- 7pm - Deak Harp at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

Monday, 2/2

- 6pm - Happy hour w/TBA at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 8pm - TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 2/3

- 8pm - Live blues at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 2/4

- 8pm - Live blues at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 8pm - Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

Thursday, 2/5

- 8pm - Watermelon Slim at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Live blues at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Friday, 2/6

- 8pm - Sean "Bad" Apple at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.)

- 8pm - Live blues at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Saturday, 2/7

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Hopeless Case Band at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm-8pm - Dr. B's Open Mic & Public Soapbox, all levels welcome (BYOB) at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

- 7pm - KSDS Crossroads Delta Blues Hour w/Roger Stolle (Cat Head), streaming live and later at Jazz88.org.

- 8pm - Rev Slim & G-Town Sound at Red's Juke Joint (395 Sunflower Ave.).

- 8pm - Live blues at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

Sunday, 2/8

- 10am (open 8:30am) - Blues Breakfast w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 1pm-3pm - Bloody Mary Sunday w/Hopeless Case Band at Hambone (111 E 2nd St.).

- 6pm - Steve Kolbus at Hooker Grocer + Eatery (316 John Lee Hooker Lane.).

- 7pm - Guitar Frenchie at Auberge Hostel/Old Madidi Bar (164 Delta Ave.).

Monday, 2/9

- 6pm - Happy hour w/TBA at Hopson Hospitality (1 Commissary Cir.).
- 7pm - Blues Dinner w/TBA at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave.).

- 8pm - TBA at Ooze Bar (113 E 2nd St.).
Tuesday, 2/10

- 8pm - Live blues at Hambone Gallery (111 E 2nd St.).

Wednesday, 2/11

- 8pm - Live blues at Ground Zero Blues Club (0 Blues Alley).

- 8pm - Music, ping pong & more at The Blue Room (216 3rd St.).

Upcoming dates...

- Don't see the dates you're visiting Clarksdale? Please email me at roger@cathead.biz for info!

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Fri-Sun, 1/23-25, 2026

16th annual CLARKSDALE FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL - Clarksdale celebrates blues/roots-music and Mississippi-connected films (plus daily music receptions) at a special pop-up theater in Stone Pony's Tack Room (226 Delta Ave); PLUS, enjoy Sunday 'live' blues at Bluesberry Cafe (235 Yazoo Ave) - Info at www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com

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ALSO, COMING SOON TO CLARKSDALE, MS...

RED'S LOUNGE, 8pm:

Sat., 2/14 - Live blues for Valentine's (booked; TBA).

HOOKER GROCER:
2/22 - Delta Ondine

GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley):

- note - on vacation from January 1 to 8 in 2026.

BAD APPLE BLUES CLUB (Issaquena Ave.):

4/22 - Henry Jones & Sean "Bad" Apple, 3pm

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PLUS... MORE FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS...

- 12/31, 2025 - Celebrate New Year's at the Crossroads - multiple shows around town!

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CAT HEAD DELTA BLUES & FOLK ART: Shop "Mississippi's blues store in Clarksdale since 2002" 252 Delta Avenue STORE Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 10-5 & Sun 10-3 plus extended hours for festival weekends (or by appointment; roger@cathead.biz); every day but Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Plus, shop WEB STORE 24/7 at www.cathead.biz.

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FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app): Download Visit Clarksdale Tourism's FREE Audio Walking Tour of our historic downtown. Info: visitclarksdale.com/tours.

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VISIT CLARKSDALE'S DELTA BLUES MUSEUM: Mon-Sat, 10-5pm (EXCEPT for "holiday" hours/closures) AND/OR take the free Muddy Waters virtual tour at https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/virtual-tour.aspx.

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DELTA BOHEMIAN TOURS: Take a real, in-person driving tour with master guide (and local "character") Chilly Billy Howell in his iconic red Jeep. Details at deltabohemiantours.com.

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JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL "STORE": Shop www.jukejointfestival.store today!

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VISITING CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI??
- Need a tourism map? Go here.

- Want free Audio Walking Tour app? Go here.
- Need a pro tour guide? Go here.
- Want "Shared Experience" w/local musician, artist or entrepreneur? Go here.
- Need a place to stay? Go here.

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ALSO, VISIT THE NEW BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB LOCATION:

Biloxi website at groundzerobiloxi.com (ticketing website https://groundzerobiloxi.yapsody.com)...

Ground Zero Blues Club​​

 

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