The first Rollin on the River Festival in 1989 featured Buddy Holly’s Crickets. In the second year, the festival moved downriver to Keokuk’s Hubinger Landing and featured a reunion of hometown bands. The third year, the festival received a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which gave organizers a needed financial boost and the blues was chosen as the primary music format.
22nd Annual Rollin’ on the River Blues Festival - Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21 – Celebrating live blues music on the banks of the Mississippi River – Lock and Dam #19, under the bridge in Victory Park – Keokuk, Iowa.

The event has been called “Iowa’s Best Fest by a Dam Site” and is the longest running blues festival in the Tri State Area.  Thru the years “Rollin’ on the River” has presented some of the finest blues musicians around, from A to Z, (Anson Funderburg to Buckwheat Zydeco).

Come on down to the Festival, August 20 & 21.  Bring some friends, some lawn chairs, and enjoy two great evenings of live music!