Some of the best blues bands in the nation will strut their stuff on stage at Sandy Point State Park this weekend in Broadneck for the 11th Annual Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival.

Last year's event drew thousands of blues fans to the shores of the state park in Broadneck. If you're a fan of blues, and have a free weekend, don't miss this big event.

What: Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival

When: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Sandy Point State Park

Tickets: $70 at gate for one day, and $120 for both days.

The lineup for the two-day concert includes:

Saturday

• The Chesapeake Bay Blues Band with Tom Principato, Patty Reese, Gaye Adegbalola, Ron Hollway and Tommy Lepson  
• Honey Island Swamp Band
• Janiva Magness
• A Tribute to Michael Burks with the Bernard Allison Band and Lurrie Bell
• Ruthie Foster
• Big Head Todd and the Monsters
• Tedeschi Trucks Band

Sunday

• Albert Cummings
• Lydia Pense and Cold Blood
• Michael Williams Band
• Philipp Fankhauser
• Shemekia Copeland
• JJ Grey and Mofro
• Jonny Lang

Tickets for the festival are on sale online now at www.bayblues.org or by calling 800-514-3849.