The Congleton Jazz & Blues Festival

18/11/2024

08/11/2024

After many years of discussion, debate, planning and design, we have at last installed an Information Board at the bottom of the garden, to welcome people to the site and let them know all about it. Many thanks to the William Dean Trust and Congleton Town Council for sponsoring the project. Also to Laura for her wonderful artwork, and to Howard for the design and build of the support.

09/10/2024

02/10/2024

JESS KEMP 🎶🎤
Fri 27th September – 8pm – FREE ENTRY
We’re very excited to have Jess Kemp Artist playing for us! Having grown-up on the Manchester Music circuit, Jess is a highly acclaimed acoustic singer/songwriter and a keen favourite of BBC Radio 2 and BBC Introducing. She’s a regular headliner of many of the renowned music venues in Manchester and is regarded as an exceptional Live Performer.
Love Live Music? Don’t miss Jess, she’s a bit good!

Cheers 🍻

11/09/2024

This Saturday 14th September from 8pm we have the fabulously talented Chris Tavener performing, one not to be missed...

07/09/2024

Tonight from 9pm the incredible ‘Good Habits’ will be with us

Get your dancing shoes on for all your ska, reggae and pop favourites 🎸🎤🎸🎤🎸🎤

29/08/2024

As the dust settles on another awesome festival, we just want to give another shout out to our sponsors, who are the local organisations who support our festivals through grant or sponsorship funding and/or by providing us with important services at significantly reduced costs. We rely on you to deliver the festivals and we truly could not do this without you !! You are all legends - THANK YOU...

Eze Talk Hammond McNulty AD Profile Creative Beartown Brewery CMJ Embroidery Ltd Marks Events Congleton Market Quarter Congleton Town Council

27/08/2024

- TAKE A BOW !!!
You were massively enthusiastic and supportive of the festival. And you were incredibly warm and welcoming for all the artists and festival goers - delivering an awesome experience for everyone - a fantastic advert for our little town. We have run out of superlatives for you. A truly hearfelt thank you to you all from the Congleton Live team...

BarleyHops Bluey's of Congleton Congleton Cricket Club The Corner Cauldron Bar and Tearoom DV8, Congleton Higher Ground Cafe Bar
Bench Bistro Bar Congleton Rugby Union Football Club The Little Street Cellar
No.15 Bar & Kitchen Reubens Rumba, Congleton Beartown Tap Beartown Brewery Crazy Moose Ski Shack
The Cygnet Farmers Arms Congleton Lion and Swan Hotel The Prince of Wales Ye Olde White Lion Congleton Market Quarter Congleton Town Hall

25/08/2024

We know there are still a couple of hours of superb music left to enjoy - but we didn't want it to end without a HUGE AND HEARTFELT THANK YOU to everyone involved. The superb artists and wonderful venues who together have delivered an absolutely awesome two days of live music. And especially you, the public, our fellow "Congletonians", friends from neighbouring towns and those visiting us from far and wide. You came out in force and brought so much JOY to our town. You never fail to make it, in our view, one of the very best festivals around and we are so grateful - it is, after all, the reason we do it.

There will be plenty of other thank you's to all those who support us. But for now, from all of us in the Congleton Live team, THANK YOU.

Enjoy the rest of your night, have a safe journey home, and we'll see you all in March for CONGLETON UNPLUGGED 2025.

25/08/2024

Whilst you're in town today, don't forget to pick up a T-Shirt or a Limited Edition Poster (or both) from Congleton Town Hall in the foyer. Both with the superb artwork by Daz @ AD Profile Creative.

25/08/2024

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR OFFICIAL VENUES
When you head into town over the weekend, please ensure you support the fantastic venues who pay artist's fees and the programme production costs. Keeping our main festival weekends entirely free-to-enter is extremely important and we couldn't do this without the support of the venues. So please make sure you buy a drink or two and check out the great food on offer at many of the venues.
THANK YOU!

BarleyHops Bluey's of Congleton Congleton Cricket Club The Corner Cauldron Bar and Tearoom DV8, Congleton Higher Ground Cafe Bar
Bench Bistro Bar Congleton Rugby Union Football Club The Little Street Cellar No.15 Bar & Kitchen Reubens Rumba, Congleton Beartown Tap Beartown Brewery Crazy Moose Ski Shack The Cygnet Farmers Arms Congleton Lion and Swan Hotel Urban Street Grill Ye Olde White Lion Congleton Market Quarter Congleton Town Hall

25/08/2024

FREE BUS SERVICE: We are truly and deeply sorry for the inconvenience this has already caused some visitors to the festival and we can only apologise for the confusion. We hope this clarifies things.

25/08/2024

HERE WE GO AGAIN .....
WOW!! What an awesome day we had yesterday. Let's make it an even better today today. Get yourselves down into town for 12 noon where the fun begins in the Town Hall - or head out to one of our fabulous where we have 40+ free gigs from 1pm to very, very late (well it is a Bank Holiday).

For full details of all gigs pick up a programme from venues, outlets around town or Congleton Visitor Information Centre in the Town Hall; or head to the website www.congletonjazzandblues.co.uk.

See You Soon !!!

25/08/2024

Please come into town a little earlier today if you are coming to the JAZZWORKS concert at the Town Hall - it will begin at 12pm (noon), 30 minutes earlier than advertised in the programme.