Welcome to the Dereham Blues festival
The heart of the blues in the heart of Norfolk
Don't miss your chance to see Mike Sanchez and his band!
Buy your tickets for the opening concert here before they sell out.
Putting the final touches to the 2025 Festival
Some of the Dereham Blues Festival Management Teams came together today in the sunshine to update our festival banners — and we couldn't be more excited!
It was hot, it was bright but we were thankful for the pleasant breeze as we got one step closer to bringing the blues back to Dereham.
A big thank you to our amazing team for sweating it out and keeping the blues spirit alive and kickin’! 9th - 13th July 2025. If its not in your diary already get it in there now — it’s going to be awesome!
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Welcome!
Welcome to the Dereham Blues Festival website. Whether you are a serious performer, an enthusiastic busker or a fan of the blues and live music, we hope you’ll find everything you need here in preparation for joining us in Dereham at the end of the second week in July.
We are very proud of our festival (now widely recognised on the national blues circuit) and the many benefits it brings to the town of Dereham. If you’ve never been, it’s well worth a visit to sample a wide range of blues music – you’ll hear acoustic guitars, a heavier electric feel, wailing harmonicas, solo artists, jam sessions, original artists, bands playing old standards that make you want to get up and dance, and much more.
More than 50 bands will be playing in venues throughout the town, as well as a family-friendly busking event on the Saturday. All the performances (except the opening concert) are free-entry – great entertainment for the price of a drink or two while you groove to the music.
Latest News
A couple of schedule changes
Two changes to the festival running order have just come in:
There's an extra gig at The Cock on Sunday: Blues Boy Kings are appearing from 3 - 5 pm;
CF Boneslum have had to pull out of their gig at the Red Lion from 6 - 8pm on Sunday, and they have been replaced by Checkmate Kings. Josie Tate, their singer, has a great voice and stage presence
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