St. Benedict Blues Festival 2025

St. Benedict the Moor Church hosts their annual Blues Fest from Friday through Sunday, October 24 - 26, 2025. The festival features some of the best blues performances and the tastiest barbecue in St. Augustine. The musical line-up includes musicians from Northeast Florida and beyond.

Home-cooked foods are available for purchase each day. The menu includes seafood gumbo, chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, barbecue ribs, a fried fish sandwich on Friday, a barbeque rib dinner on Saturday, and a Sunday brunch with crustless quiche, pancakes, bacon, pulled pork, dessert, and coffee. There is always a dessert table with sweets to purchase and beer, wine, and soft drinks.

A limited number of chairs and tables are available, so guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

All proceeds from the Blues Fest benefit the St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church renovation.

Except for the dates, all information below is from the 2024 festival. We will update this as we learn more.

Admission: $7.00 at the gate or online in advance. To purchase tickets or meals in advance, go here.

When: 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, October 24; 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25; and from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 26.

Where: St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is located at 86 M. L. King Ave. in St. Augustine, Florida 32084.

Sunday: The music on Sunday morning includes the Americana Gospel Revival, Thomists Gospel Band, and the Hot Club St. Augustine.