Pittsburgh Blues Festival
The Food Bank’s biggest fundraising event of the year. Pittsburgh Blues Festival takes place in July at Hartwood Acres, and features the best in national and local blues musicians, like Koko Taylor, Johnny Winter, Pinetop Perkins, John Mayall, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Keb Mo, Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Blind Boys of Alabama, R.L. Burnside, Ana Popovic, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, Marcia Ball, and too many others to name!
Over the past twelve years the Blues Festival has grown, and moved from the South Side to Pittsburgh Brewing Company to Hartwood Acres to accommodate the crowds. Music fans know that all the proceeds go to feed the hungry; when great music joins a great cause, how can you lose? Good food and beer; the KidZone with crafts, snacks, and games; merchandise; a family-friendly atmosphere and FREE Friday with a bag of groceries to donate have made Pittsburgh Blues Festival named one of the top 10 Blues Fests in the country, and helped the Food Bank raised more than $668,000. For the latest, visit the Blues Festival website (external link) or call the Blues Hotline at (412) 460-BLUE.
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