Blues and Brews on the Bay

Blues and Brews on the Bay One Rake at a Time Inc. Local blueberries, bluegrass & blues music and even blue crabs await festival guests. Do you have an award winning blueberry recipe?

is hosting its inaugural Blues and Brews on the Bay street festival on Saturday June 11 in downtown Crystal River from 10:00am to 10:00pm. Summer’s longer days will give plenty of time to enjoy this event, which is a fundraiser for One Rake’s Crystal River Aquarium, a facility which is envisioned to educate, preserve wildlife, and promote Kings Bay restoration. The festival extends from the corner

of Highway 19 and Citrus Avenue down to Kings Bay Park and features craft beer and wine, arts & craft vendors, children’s activities, live entertainment, food trucks and a variety of “blues”. Cool comfort from ice cream, shakes and soft drinks will come from the festival location on Citrus Avenue. For beer lovers, over 35 varieties of Florida craft beer will be available on the craft beer walk. Attendees over 21 years of age will be able to purchase samples ticket allowing them to enjoy 6-ounce samples of the craft beers of their choice. 3 Daughters Brewing, Bold City Brewery, Tampa Bay Brewing Company and Coppertail Brewing Company are among the breweries whose products will be present. Local Florida wines and ciders will also be available. The event will even feature three types of blueberry beer! At Kings Bay Park, live music takes over the band shell for the day. A variety of acts are set to perform including the bluesy sound of the Cool Corporate Cats and the country pop sound of the popular TJ Brown Band. Sophie Noelle, our local teen talent who has been featured at regional events will open the festival with music that greets visitors as they arrive. Michelle and Steve Dalziel, an Americana style duo (Bluegrass tones combined with several other modern styles) will play the afternoon. On the city lot on the corner of 19 & Citrus Ave a jam session & drummers circle will take place beginning at noon. Any local musician interested in joining is welcome; bring your instrument of choice. Participate in the “Best Blues in Town” contest with categories Best Blues Sauce/Jam/Jelly, Best Blues Dessert, and Best Blues Bread. The festival features food trucks and vendors, and the great eateries located every day on Citrus Avenue will be open for business. Arts and craft vendors, non-profit organizations and a business marketplace will line the festival grounds. There will be plenty of activities for children of all ages. Hunter Springs Kayaks will be located at Kings Bay Park all day with paddleboard, kayak and canoe hourly rentals. Plus boat rides on the bay will be provided by licensed captains. The festival is accepting applications from interested vendors and support from community minded sponsors. Visit the festival website at www.bluesandbrewsonthebay.com or contact Meredith Linley at [email protected] for applications and more festival information.

06/12/2016

Thanks to every who came to the festival. A special thank you to everyone who volunteered to help make the event a success and what a whole lot of fun it was.

06/11/2016

We now have the Crystal River Trolley & Manatee Tours shuttle running from the mall to the festival. We apologize for the issue this morning.

Who is ready for Blues and Brews?!
06/10/2016

Who is ready for Blues and Brews?!

The festival website has been updated with all the information on the craft beer & wine walk - check it out!
06/06/2016

The festival website has been updated with all the information on the craft beer & wine walk - check it out!

Craft Beer & Wine Walk The Craft Beer & Wine Walk will feature 38 types of Florida craft beer and wine. Festival guests will be able to purchase a punch card to allow them to sample varieties of their choice. Each punch card comes with a souvenir festival cup. Craft Beer & Wine Menu: Black Fox Mead...

Featured Brewery: Bold City Brewery from Jacksonville, FLThe craft beer walk will feature Dukes Cold Nose Brown Ale, Kil...
06/06/2016

Featured Brewery: Bold City Brewery from Jacksonville, FL
The craft beer walk will feature Dukes Cold Nose Brown Ale, Killer Whale Cream Ale and what we think will be a HUGE crowd favorite - Mad Manatee IPA. Who's excited about these?

Featured Brewery: Big Storm Brewing Co. from Odessa, FloridaNot only we will have their newest brew - Oats in Hose Oatme...
06/04/2016

Featured Brewery: Big Storm Brewing Co. from Odessa, Florida
Not only we will have their newest brew - Oats in Hose Oatmeal Stout we will feature Arcus IPA, Helicity Pilsner and our favorite their Wavemaker Amber Ale.

Featured Brewery: Black Fox MeaderyThis isn't a brewery - it's a meadery and they make some yummy blueberry mead that th...
06/04/2016

Featured Brewery: Black Fox Meadery
This isn't a brewery - it's a meadery and they make some yummy blueberry mead that they call Blooze. If you ask us a glass of Blooze sounds like a cure for a bad day. Make your plans to join us at Blues & Brews on the Bay next Saturday June 11 to try this mead and other craft beer & wine.

Featured Brewery: 3 Daughters Brewing from St. PetersburgWe will have Beach Blonde Ale, Stern Line Oatmeal Stout, 3 Daug...
06/04/2016

Featured Brewery: 3 Daughters Brewing from St. Petersburg
We will have Beach Blonde Ale, Stern Line Oatmeal Stout, 3 Daughters IPA and Rod Bender Red.

It's official, the festival will have 38 types of craft beer & wine from 14 different Florida breweries - who's excited ...
06/03/2016

It's official, the festival will have 38 types of craft beer & wine from 14 different Florida breweries - who's excited about that? Stay tuned to this page as we feature each brewery throughout the week.

More craft beer varieties than you can sample in a day. http://bluesandbrewsonthebay.com/event-information/
06/03/2016

More craft beer varieties than you can sample in a day. http://bluesandbrewsonthebay.com/event-information/

Event Information Downtown Crystal River – Bayside Citrus Avenue & Kings Bay Park Saturday June 11, 2016 10am-10pm Admission $5 for everyone over 12 Benefiting the Crystal River Aquarium Project – First goal $1.5 million to purchase property Live entertainment – Blues, Bluegrass, Drum Circle, Sou...

06/03/2016

Do you have a fantastic blueberry recipe? Enter our contest and see if you can take the Blue Ribbon!

Contest Do you have the best blueberry recipe in town? Enter your submission to the official Blues & Brews on the Bay Best Blues Contest! To participate: Bring your submission (one per person, per category) to the Crystal River Women’s Club. Submissions will be accepted from 10:00am until 12:00pm…

We know it's going to be sunny for the festival next Saturday - so we partnered with Hunter Springs Kayaks. They will h...
06/02/2016

We know it's going to be sunny for the festival next Saturday - so we partnered with Hunter Springs Kayaks. They will have their ENTIRE fleet of paddleboards, kayaks and canoes in Kings Bay Park for rent. Launch right there - only $10 an hour! Craft beer, blueberries and a paddleboard trip? Sounds like a perfect summer day!

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