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The Best of the Fests 

The top music festivals in the Southeast

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LOUISIANA

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. First weekend of May. Cajun/zydeco. Parc Hardy, Breaux Bridge. Three-day pass, $15; daily, $5-$10. www.bbcrawfest.com.

French Quarter Festival. April 8-10. Jazz, Dixieland, zydeco. French Quarter, New Orleans. Tickets are $50 (advance), $60 (at gate). www.frenchquarterfestival.com.

International Arts Festival. June 8-12. World beat, Caribbean. Marconi Meadows at City Park, New Orleans. Three-day pass, $65; two-day pass, $35; $25 per day. www.internationalartsfestival.com.

Mudbug Madness. Memorial Day weekend. Cajun, zydeco. Festival Plaza, Shreveport. Per day, $3 for one, $5 for two. www.mudbugmadness.com.

Satchmo Summerfest. Aug. 4-7. Jazz. Old U.S. Mint, French Quarter, New Orleans. Free. www.satchmosummerfestival.com.

MISSISSIPPI

Country Cajun Crawfish Festival. April 14-17. Country, zydeco. Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, Biloxi. Free. www.mscoastcoliseum.com.

Highway 61 Blues Festival. June 4. Blues. Downtown Leland. $12 per person, $16 (at gate). www.highway61blues.com.

Howlin' Wolf Memorial Blues Festival. Labor Day weekend. Blues. West Point Civic Center, West Point. www.wpnet.org/wolf_festival_2.htm.

Legends of Bluegrass & Country Music Festival. Second weekend of March and October. Country, bluegrass. Columbia Exhibition Center. Three-day pass, $60; daily passes, $25. www.bgfest.freeservers.com/columbia.html.

Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival. Sept. 17. Roots, blues, folk blues. Highway 1 South and Route 454, Greenville. $15 (advance), $20 (at gate). www.deltablues.org.

Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival. Aug. 12-13. Blues, gospel. Downtown Clarksdale. Free. www.sunflowerfest.org.

Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival. June 3-5. Blues, country/rock. Front and Main streets, Tupelo. Two-day pass, $20 (advance), $15 per day (at gate). www.tupeloelvisfestival.com.

NORTH CAROLINA

Bele Chere Festival. July 29-31. Rock, country, bluegrass. Downtown Asheville. Billed as the largest free outdoor festival in the Southeast. www.belechere.com.

City Fest Live. May 7-9. Rock, country, soul, hip-hop, blues. Downtown Charlotte. Three-day pass, $35-$50; single tickets, $25. www.cityfestlive.com.

The North Carolina Music Festival. Oct. 2. Rock, country, bluegrass, blues, folk. Charlotte. Ticket prices vary. www.thenorthcarolinamusicfestival.com.

Piedmont Jazz & Blues Festival. April 26-May 7. Jazz, blues. Greensboro. Ticket prices vary. www.piedmontjazzbluesfest.com.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Free-Times Music Crawl. May 23-29. Local and regional rock, jam, soul. Six different venues. $5 per venue. www.free-times.com.

3 Rivers Festival April 22-24. Rock, hip-hop, soul, blues, country, bluegrass. Downtown Columbia. Three-day pass, $30; $25 per day. www.3riversmusicfestival.com.

TENNESSEE

Riverbend Festival. June 10-18. Various music genres. Chattanooga. $26 before June 9; $22-$35 (at gate). www.riverbendfestival.com.

VIRGINIA

Christopher Run Bluegrass Festival. June 9-11. Bluegrass. $25-$70. www.christopherrunbluegrass.com.

Herndon Festival. June 2-5. Jazz, rock, folk, blues. Ticket prices vary. www.town.herndon.va.us/festival.

Rites of Spring Festival. April 22-24. Vanderbilt University, Nashville. www.ritesofspring.com.

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