Signature Event
Carolina Down Home Blues Festival
Carolina Down Home Blues Festival
Indulge In A Weekend of Good Food and Great Blues
For four days a year, artists from across the nation converge on the City of Camden for the annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival. This wildly popular festival has been bringing “the Blues” to Kershaw County for 25 years and has developed an international reputation for the quality of its artist roster, noted performances, and professional organization, making it a destination for thousands of music lovers. This four-day music festival features artists from across the nation converging on the city of Camden for three days of live music, food trucks, and fun. The best part? Eating and drinking your way through venues around downtown Camden; all featuring live blues performances.
Must See Events & Experiences?
Bringing the Blues home to Camden, SC for 25 years!
This is a not to miss event for blues lovers and we’ve got you covered on how to get the most out of your Blues Festival experience in Camden, SC.
Crawl The Cultural District
Walk Your Way Through the Cultural District During Down Home Blues Week
Did you know that the Down Home Blues Festival takes places all over Camden? Our cultural district comes alive with some of our best restaurants opening their doors to artists, performances and a ton of live music. One of the best ways to experience the festival is to “crawl” through the bars and restaurants in downtown Camden hosting live music. And a trip to the Cultural Distirct isn’t complete without a deep dive into our public art, museums, galleries and artists studios. The district is also home to quiet green spaces, bustling markets, and restaurants and eateries to keep any food lover busy! Get your arts and culture fix, Down Home style in Camden, SC!
Get Some Shopping In
Pick up a keepsake from your time here or take a break from the Downhome Blues Festival with a trip to one of Camden’s shopping/strolling districts.
Camden’s history, hospitality and down home feel make it the perfect getaway for shopping mavens to scratch that itch. Browse the windows of Camden’s downtown district, uncover unique finds on Antique Street and or find your creative spark in Camden’s Cultural District – home to art galleries, artists studios and several public art projects. Meet the local makers and merchants that bring our hospitality to life. Whether you’re in the market for original works of art, well loved heirlooms or history and horse memorabilia…you’ll find your unique shopping experience in Camden, SC.
A distinctively Southern cultural experience
The Carolina Downhome Blues Festival brings a lively international blues scene back to its roots in the American South.
The mission of the festival is to stay true to the roots of the blues as a Southern music tradition, one which now lives on in music scenes throughout the world. That allows the festival to stay true to its sense of place. The town’s rich history and Southern hospitality bonafides made a multi-day blues festival possible.