LRMA Blues Bash in Laurel — Live Music

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is set to hold its Blues Bash on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Laurel, Mississippi, according to the museum’s event calendar. The free outdoor concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the museum’s front lawn at 565 N. 5th Ave. in Laurel. (business.visitjones.com) LRMA says visitors should bring lawn chairs and blankets for the evening program. Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the site. (lrma.org) The June 5 event appears in LRMA’s programs listing and in the Visit Laurel & Jones County calendar, which carries the same date, time and location. (lrma.org) Festival Guides and Reviews also lists Mississippi festival activity for 2026, but the museum and local chamber-linked calendar provide the clearest event-specific details. The event is one of the museum’s public programs and is being presented outdoors rather than inside the galleries. ### Who is playing at the June 5 event? The Rusted Strings are listed by LRMA as the featured act for Blues Bash on June 5. The museum’s lectures-and-programs page says guests can “enjoy the sounds of The Rusted Strings” on the front lawn during the event. (business.visitjones.com) A separate event listing carried by Visit Laurel & Jones County links back to LRMA’s own calendar but names “Fred T and The Band” in its description. Because the chamber page points to the museum event page, LRMA’s own listing is the stronger primary source for the performer lineup now posted publicly. (lrma.org) ### Where will visitors go, and what should they expect on site? The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art front lawn at 565 N. 5th Ave. is the stated venue for the concert. The museum listing says the event is free and that no tickets are needed. (lrma.org) LRMA tells visitors to bring lawn chairs and blankets, signaling a picnic-style outdoor setup rather than fixed seating. The museum also says food and beverages will be available for purchase, which means attendees can expect concessions onsite during the evening performance window. (business.visitjones.com) ### Why does the listing matter for people planning to attend? Friday, June 5, is the operative date, and the posted start time is 6:30 p.m. CDT. The Visit Laurel & Jones County calendar lists the event ending at 10 p.m., while LRMA’s program page lists the event as running from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well. (business.visitjones.com) The local details matter because the event is outdoors and because two public listings disagree on one key point: the featured act. Anyone planning around a specific performer would want to check LRMA’s own page again before leaving for the museum. (lrma.org) That is an inference based on the mismatch between the museum listing and the chamber-posted description. ### How does this fit into Laurel’s local event calendar? Visit Laurel & Jones County includes Blues Bash in its June 2026 event calendar, placing it among the city’s scheduled public events for that week. (business.visitjones.com) LRMA’s home page also describes the museum as a venue for concerts, festivals and lectures in addition to exhibitions and classes. The museum has staged Blues Bash before. A Laurel city event page archived a June 6, 2025, Blues Bash with a similar setup — free admission, no tickets, lawn chairs and blankets, and food and beverages for purchase — though that earlier listing named a different band. (business.visitjones.com) Friday, June 5, is the next public date attached to Blues Bash, and LRMA’s event page remains the main source for updates on performer details, timing and attendance information. The Visit Laurel & Jones County calendar also carries the event and links back to the museum listing for the latest posted information. (business.visitjones.com) (business.visitjones.com) (laurelms.com)