BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A free festival celebrating swamp blues and all that the genre has inspired returns to Baton Rouge this weekend.
The Baton Rouge Blues Festival, a weekend-long celebration of blues, is taking place on Friday, Apr. 17, and Saturday, Apr. 18, in downtown around 3rd Street and surrounding areas. The Blues Fest Kick-Off on Friday coincides with the Live After Five concert series that runs through spring.
On Saturday, organizers say the music begins early and goes through the day and night. Blues lovers can expect live music across multiple stages, as well as food and drinks from local vendors…