Phoenix Fest is back on Saturday October 6, 2018 for its 17th year as Durham NC’s funkiest street music festival that celebrates the cultural legacy of Durham NC’s historic Hayti community and delivers a fun-filled day of family-friendly entertainment for thousands on historic Fayetteville Street free of charge. After the 9am opening parade with high-stepping bands, businesses and community groups, Fayetteville Street will be transformed into a bustling bazaar with eye-teasing vendor displays and lip-smacking food followed by all-day music on Center Stage from 11 am until 6 pm.  Bring the family and stay all day, and swing by Hayti’s Blues and Roots Festival featuring Lenora Helm and producer Lana Garland performing their original multi-media production Blues Women and concludes with the iconic B.B. King Blues Band with guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Tito Jackson of the famed Jackson family at 7pm