The Inaugural Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival presented by Bank of America will be hosted at Waterside Park at Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The one-day, all-ages-welcome festival will be hosted next to Kingfisher Lake, on the Sarasota side of Lakewood Ranch, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a music lineup to include national and international touring blues artists from around the world, similar to the Bradenton Blues Festival.