Cape Fear Blues Festival

The Cape Fear Blues Festival in Wilmington, NC, features bands performing at venues around town from June 23rd, 2017 to June 25th, 2017.

This will be the 22nd year of this great festival.

Check back for the full schedule!

A recent performance at The Rusty Nail – Home to the Cape Fear Blues Society

The Cape Fear Blues Society is based out of The Rusty Nail club on South 5th Avenue.

That’s where the Cape Fear Blues Society (CFBS) puts on their weekly blues jam, where any musician who walks through the door is invited to perform.

Local acts like Rose Lucas, Randy McQuay, and RootSoul Project are regulars. “We have a very, very rich and vibrant music scene here,” says Lan Nichols, the society’s president.

Since its founding in 1987, CFBS has expanded to include programs like this, plus an annual summer blues festival, giving Wilmingtonians a chance to experience performances by local and professional blues musicians.

“Blues music has always played a role in the entertainment in the Cape Fear region,” Nichols says.
CFBS’s weekly jams keep blues music vibrant and active not only in the Port City, but in the entire Old North State.

Formed in 1987, the Cape Fear Blues Society was established by a small group of blues supporters in Wilmington, North Carolina.

In 1995, expansion and change created greater interest in Blues music and the CFBS developed into a larger, all-inclusive organization that welcomes listeners, musicians and Blues enthusiasts from all walks of life. Along with a vibrant network of Blues societies all across North Carolina, the CFBS continues to produce, promote and present the Blues for the benefit of our community.