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King Biscuit Blues Festival
Helena-West Helena, AR · Music
- When
- October 8–10, 2026
- Where
- Cherry Street, downtown Helena · Helena-West Helena · AR
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A Delta blues festival on the Mississippi levee, named for the King Biscuit Time radio programme broadcast from Helena since 1941. Founded in 1986, it draws performers from across the Delta and beyond; the 2026 bill includes Bobby Rush and John Primer.
The history within reach
- King Biscuit Blues Festivalsame spot
A Delta blues festival on the Mississippi levee, named for the King Biscuit Time radio programme broadcast from Helena since 1941.
Alan Lomax came looking for Robert Johnson, learned he was dead, and was pointed to a tractor driver on the Stovall place.
The Illinois Central ran straight from this country to Chicago, and the Chicago Defender was smuggled south in Pullman porters' bags with job listings and train times printed in it.
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