Houghton Lake Blues Festival

Name: Houghton Lake Blues Festival
Start: 2026-07-17T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-18T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 1625 W Houghton Lake Dr

Schedule

Fri, 17 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1625 W Houghton Lake Dr | Houghton Lake, MI

This FREE two-day free open-air festival is bringing high quality live blues music to the stage in Houghton Lake.
About this Event

The Houghton Lake Blues Festival, one of the region’s most anticipated live blues music events, will take over Houghton Lake on Friday, July 17 and July 18, 2026, bringing together award-winning blues artists, local talent and music lovers. The festival is free to attend – goodwill donations are appreciated. Special attractions: Signed guitar raffle, food truck vendors, beverage tent

Dates, Times & Performer line up:

Friday, July 17: 6-10 p.m.

Jabo Bihlman Band – Brendon Linsley – Just Magnetic

Blues Challenge Jam

Saturday, July 18: 3-10 p.m.

Jon Archambault Band – Tosha Owens – Weezil Malone band

Jim MCarty & Mystery Train with special guest Carl Cabellero

Lil’Ed & The Blues Imperials