The blues are back in Wilmington as the 2015 Riverfront Blues Festival is gearing up to take place from Friday, July 31st through Sunday, August 1st, 2015  at the Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park.

The Riverfront Blues Festival is a three-day, outdoor music festival held on the Wilmington waterfront. The longstanding blues festival has featured memorable performances from notable blues artists like Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins and Elvin Bishop.

“The Blues Festival always brings energy and excitement to the Riverfront,” said Mayor Dennis P. Williams. “The Blues Festival, like our other music concerts, serves as a way to bring visitors to Wilmington and showcase all our city has to offer.”

Blues Festival attendees are able to purchase a single day pass or three-day weekend pass. On Friday, the single day pass costs $25 online or $30 at the gate. On both Saturday and Sunday, the single day pass costs $30 online and $35 at the gate. The three-day weekend Blues Festival pass costs $75 and can only be purchased online.

The festival will feature two after-parties hosted by the Diamond State Blues Society. The Blues Jam, which will take place on Friday night from 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at the newly opened Westin Hotel, located along the riverfront, in their Riverock Cafe’. This afterparty will feature collaborative jam sessions by that day’s main stage performers