Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Set for Rainy Weekend

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Robert Cray Band and Joe Bonamassa headline this weekend’s Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival set for Sandy Point State Park.

Also featured at the May 21 and 22 concert on the banks of the bay are The Mavericks, Canned Heat, John Mayall and Tab Benoit.

General admission seating is still available; you can buy tickets online or at the gate.

The festival will go on rain or shine. And the Annapolis weather forecast looks gloomy, especially for Saturday, with a 70 percent chance of rain throughout the day. Sunday looks better, with a high of 71, a 40 percent chance of rain and clearing skies by evening.

At the venue you’ll find a crafter village, a variety of food and drink vendors, and lawn seating. Bring a lawn or beach chair or blankets; sun tents may be used as long as they don't block anyone's view of the stage.

With a soggy Saturday predicted, organizers urge concert-goers to bring a poncho, cheap drop cloth or trash bag, extra socks, a towel, baby powder for those hard to keep dry places and an extra layer of clothes.

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All proceeds from the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival will be donated to charity. Since 1998, the festival has raised over one million dollars for charity.

If You Go

• Date: From: May 21, 2016 - May 22, 2016
• Times: Starts at 7 AM
• Location: Sandy Point State Park
• Address: 1100 East College Parkway, Annapolis
• Cost: $65 - $140
• Website: http://www.bayblues.org/

Music Lineup

Saturday, May 21st - 11:00am - 9:00pm

• 7:00 pm - THE ROBERT CRAY BAND
• 5:20 pm - John Mayall
• 4:00 pm - The Mavericks
• 2:45 pm - Sonny Landreth
• 1:30 pm - Mud Morganfield
• 12:10 pm - Danielle Nicole
• 11:00 am - Chesapeake Bay Dixie Band

Sunday, May 22nd - 11:00am-8:00pm

• 7:00 pm - JOE BONAMASSA
• 5:30 pm - Canned Heat
• 4:05 pm - Tab Benoit
• 2:45 pm - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• 1:30 pm - Dana Fuchs
• 12:10 pm - Ronnie Baker Brooks
• 11:00 am - Michael McHenry Tribe

Festival Parking: Limited parking will be available first come first serve at Sandy Point State Park for $15 a car. Parking is also available at the Naval Academy Stadium for $10 a car and at Kent Island High School on the Eastern Shore with shuttles running to and from the event throughout the day. Shuttle service will begin at both locations at 9 a.m.

»File photo from Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival website