Barbeque and blues junkies alike will be in seventh heaven this weekend as Duke's Blues & BBQ presents the 2023 Duke's Blues & BBQ Blues Festival, this year held in Carpentersville.
Presented by non-profit Taste The Love NFP, the festival includes two days of great barbeque and an impressive lineup of blues performers.
The Friday lineup includes:
5:00pm-5:30pm
Dundee Crown HS Marching Band
6:00pm-7:00pm
Blues Hart
7:30pm-8:30pm
Ivan Singh
9:00pm-11:00pm
Nu Blu
Saturday's festivities include:
National Anthem by Tony Dunaj
12:00pm-12:30pm
Tammy Johnson
1:00pm-2:30pm
Alicia “Ya Yah” Townsend
3:00pm-4:00pm
Ruth Ward “Mama Bear”
4:30pm-6:00pm
Sharay Reed
6:30pm-7:30pm
Big Daddy Mojo
8:00pm-9:00pm
Bottled Blues
9:15pm-11:00pm
Luke Repass
Food and drinks will be available from Duke's Blues & BBQ and a variety of other vendors.
For more information, check our their Facebook page here.
The festival will be held at Carpenter's Park, 351 Carpenter's Blvd in Carpentersville. Admission is free.