Festival, past
King Biscuit Blues Festival 2026
A free blues festival held each October in downtown Helena, Arkansas.
October 8 to 10, 2026. Downtown Helena, 0.1 miles from the inn.
Rooms for the 2027 festival
The 2026 festival ran October 8 to 10, 2026. It returns each October.
The King Biscuit Blues Festival is one of the largest free blues festivals in the United States. Tens of thousands of people come to downtown Helena for it each October.
The festival takes its name from King Biscuit Time, the radio show. It marks the blues history of the Arkansas Delta.
Dozens of acts play over three days. The Main Stage is on Cherry Street, and other stages sit around downtown. There are food vendors and arts and crafts stalls.
The inn is 0.1 miles from the festival, about five minutes on foot. Rooms for festival weekend sell out months ahead.
Rooms for festival weekend sell out months ahead.
The inn is 0.1 miles from the festival, about five minutes on foot.
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Or call the inn at (870) 338-9155