Jazz festivals in Canada
From Montreal to Vancouver, the festivals that shape the live jazz calendar across Canada. Find out when and where they take place and follow their shows on our Calendar listings.
Edmonton Jazz Festival
Edmonton · Late June
The TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival runs for ten days each June, presented by the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society. The 2026 edition took place from 19 to 28 June.
JazzFest Regina
Regina · Mid to late June
JazzFest Regina is run by the Regina Jazz Society, a registered non-profit, and was in its eighteenth year in 2026. It is held in June across venues in the Saskatchewan capital.
JazzYYC
Calgary · Late June
JazzYYC is Calgary's jazz presenting organisation, and its Summer Festival in late June is the largest of the three festivals it runs each year. The 2026 edition took place from 22 to 29 June.
Medicine Hat JazzFest
Medicine Hat · Late June
Medicine Hat JazzFest is a week-long festival in southeastern Alberta, mixing free outdoor concerts with ticketed club shows and workshops. The 2026 edition ran from 21 to 28 June.
Montreal Jazz Festival
Montréal · Late June to early July
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is the largest jazz festival in the world and the anchor of the Canadian summer circuit. Its 2026 edition, the 46th, runs from 25 June to 4 July across the Quartier des Spectacles.
Niagara Jazz
St. Catharines · Late July
The Niagara Jazz Festival is a not-for-profit presenter working across the Niagara region, with a summer festival at the end of June in Niagara-on-the-Lake's wine country. It was in its eleventh season in 2026.
Ottawa Jazz
Ottawa · Mid to late June
The Ottawa Jazz Festival takes over Confederation Park in the centre of the capital for ten days each June. The 2026 edition, its 46th, ran from 18 to 28 June.
Québec Jazz en Juin
Québec · Late June
Festival Québec Jazz en Juin is Quebec City's dedicated jazz festival, held at the end of June. The 2026 edition, its eighth, ran from 25 to 28 June.
Toronto Jazz Festival
Toronto · Late June
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is Ontario's largest jazz event, running ten days in late June with more than 500 musicians from over twenty countries. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2026.
Vancouver Jazz Festival
Vancouver · Late June to early July
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is British Columbia's largest jazz event, presented by the non-profit Coastal Jazz and Blues Society at the end of June. Coastal Jazz also programmes concerts across the rest of the year.
Victoria JazzFest
Victoria · Late June
TD Victoria International JazzFest is a ten-day festival on southern Vancouver Island, presented by the Victoria Jazz Society. The 2026 edition, marking its 42nd anniversary, ran 19 to 28 June.
Winnipeg Jazz Festival
Winnipeg · Mid June
The TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival is one of Canada's longest-running jazz festivals, held every June by the non-profit Jazz Winnipeg. The 2026 edition ran 16 to 21 June under the theme "Groove Together".
Beaches Jazz Festival
Toronto · July
The Beaches International Jazz Festival is one of Canada's largest free jazz festivals, running most of July in Toronto's lakeside Beaches neighbourhood. Its 39th annual edition is set for 2 to 25 July 2027.
Fort Langley Jazz Fest
Fort Langley · Late July
The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival is a four-day festival in a heritage village in the Fraser Valley, an hour east of Vancouver. The 2026 edition, its ninth, ran from 23 to 26 July.
Halifax Jazz Festival
Halifax · Mid July
The TD Halifax Jazz Festival is the oldest jazz festival and the largest summer festival in Atlantic Canada, staged on the Halifax waterfront each July. Its 40th anniversary edition ran from 7 to 12 July 2026.
Sask Jazz Fest
Saskatoon · Early July
The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is Saskatoon's summer music festival, held in Victoria Park along the South Saskatchewan River. The 2026 edition ran 5 to 11 July and the 2027 dates are already set for 4 to 10 July.
Waterloo Jazz Festival
Waterloo · Mid July
The Sun Life UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival is a free three-day festival in the centre of Waterloo, Ontario, held in mid-July. It was in its 34th season in 2026, when it ran from 17 to 19 July.
PEC Jazz Festival
Picton · Mid August
The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is a six-day festival in the wine and farming region east of Toronto, centred on the town of Picton. The 2026 edition ran 11 to 16 August, and 2027 is set for 10 to 15 August.
Festi Jazz Rimouski
Rimouski · Early September
Festi Jazz international de Rimouski is the main jazz festival of eastern Quebec, held on the shore of the St. Lawrence estuary over the Labour Day weekend. Its 40th edition ran from 3 to 6 September 2026.
Jazz Sudbury
Greater Sudbury · Mid September
The Jazz Sudbury Festival is northern Ontario's main jazz event, held over three days in September. The 2026 edition ran from 10 to 12 September.
Kensington Market Jazz
Toronto · Mid September
The Kensington Market Jazz Festival takes over the shops, bars and cafés of Toronto's Kensington Market for a weekend each September. The eleventh annual edition ran 18 to 20 September 2026.
Nanaimo Jazz Fest
Nanaimo · Late September
Nanaimo Jazz Fest is a ten-day festival on the east coast of Vancouver Island, run by a volunteer board. Its tenth anniversary edition ran from 18 to 27 September 2026.
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