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May 31Friday
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St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Festival
May 31, 2019 at 7pm to June 1, 2019 at 5pm – HWY 61 Roadhouse 7th annual STL CBG Festival to be held June 1st 11:00 am til 5:00pm. Justin Johnson will be performing at the HWY 61 Roadhouse May 31 7:00pm. He will conduct a seminar Sat. June 1st from 10:00-12:00,… Organized by gary herget | Type: stl, cbg, fest
June 8Saturday
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Inaugural North Carolina Cigar Box Guitar Festival
June 8, 2019 at 12pm to June 9, 2019 at 6pm – The Grove Winery Top cbg artists performing. CBG vendors. Organized by Greg Musgrove | Type: top, cbg, artists, vendors
September 14Saturday
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Smokin’Guitars 4.CBG Festival Germany
September 14, 2019 to September 15, 2019 – CaptnCatfishGuitars The 4. German CBG Festival is is part of the traditionell Pleutersbach Street Party.Handmade music on two stages. with Captn Catfish & Mrs.Nicky, Willy the Guit, Cigarbox Gerry, Trinity Blank, Gu… Organized by Captn Catfish & Depot 15/7 | Type: cbg, festival
September 21Saturday
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Let's Rock Cigar Box Guitar Festival
September 21, 2019 from 2pm to 10pm – Kemah Boardwalk Let's Rock to our Cigar Box Guitar Festival at Kemah Boardwalk on September 21st from 2-10 PM! Entertainment Schedule: 2-4 PM: Solo Jam Sessions with One Hand Dan's Band 4-5 PM: Demonstration: Lear… Organized by Bay Area Houston | Type: festival, cbg
September 27Friday
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3rd Annual GA International Cigar Box Festival
September 27, 2019 at 7:30pm to September 28, 2019 at 8pm – The Henry Players Theatre Friday, Sept 27, 2019 - show will be a 3 hour event featuring The Reverend Cory White and the Reformation, with John Mary Go Round kicking off the evening at 7:30pm. Saturday, Sept 28, 2019 - The fe… Organized by Rusty Taylor | Type: festival, cbg
November 1Friday
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2019 Chicago Cigar Box Guitar Festival
November 1, 2019 to November 3, 2019 – Friendly Tap Friday November 1st Lou Shields Mississippi Gabe Carter w/Jeff Stone Saturday November 2nd Cigar Box Guitar Festival & Builders Market Johnny Lowebow Cash O'Riley Glenn Kaiser Stacy Puckett Jo… Organized by Chicago CBG Festival | Type: festival, cbg
November 16Saturday
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5th Republic Of Texas CBG Festival
November 16, 2019 from 12pm to 11pm – Hye Cider Company https://www.facebook.com/events/403579053616039/ Annual Republic Of Texas CBG Festival and Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 12 PM – 11 PM Organized by Annual Republic Of Texas CBG Festival and Hye Cider Company | Type: cbg, festival
January 15Wednesday
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The Samantha Fish CBG Festival (formerly the New Orleans CBG Festival)
January 15, 2020 at 7pm to January 18, 2020 at 11pm – Multiple Venues This is New Orleans annual CBG festival featuring a builders' forum, CBG contest, and 4 days of live music at two venues. Single day passes and full festival passes are available for purchase online.… Organized by New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival | Type: festival, cbg
September 24Friday
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St. Louis 2021 CBG festival Sept 25th Hwy61roadhouse 8th.
September 24, 2021 at 7pm to September 25, 2021 at 5pm – Hwy61roadhouse & Kitchen Webster Groves MO. We missed doing the 8th annual last year, so here it is in September 25th 2021. Weather is expected to be mild and beautiful if St. Louis track record stays steady. We hope this will get people out a… Organized by smilingdog1 | Type: cbg, live, music, vendors, and, restaurant, food.
September 25Saturday
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South Carolina Cigar Box Guitar and Arts Festival
September 25, 2021 from 10am to 6pm – Stoneledge Park Event Center Roots music has the Americana twang sound. That's the sound is found in Blues, Rock n Roll, Country Blues, Delta Blues. The Cigar Box Guitar is one of those roots instruments. International Cigar Box… Organized by | Type: festival, music, cbg, arts
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- The Cigar Box Guitar Manifesto - the mission statement and rallying cry for the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution.
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