DEREHAM BLUES FESTIVAL

Since 2013 Dereham has hosted an annual Blues Festival organised by The Norfolk Blues Society. The 2019 Festival saw 50 acts playing in 13 different venues which included pubs, clubs and unusual venues such as Dereham Cricket Club and the station at the Mid Norfolk Railway. All of the performances are free apart from the opening headline concert at Dereham Memorial Hall. Headline acts to date have been:

• 2013 Ron Sayer Jnr and the Dave Thomas Band,
• 2014 Paul Jones
• 2015 Mud Morganfield
• 2016 Dr Feelgood
• 2017 Andy Fairweather Low and The Low Riders,
• 2018 Georgie Fame
• 2019 Hamilton Loomis

The 2020 Festival was due to run from 8 to 12 July with the headline act being Mike Sanchez & The Portions. However the Festival was cancelled due to the Covid 19. The festival will return in 2022 with 70 bands playing across 19 venues from 6th to the 10th of July. The headline acts were When Rivers Meet and Kyla Brox.

Info from Wikipedia