JazzFest Michigan
JazzFest Michigan is a five-day festival in the Old Town district of Lansing, organized by the Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art. The 2026 edition ran August 5-9 across three stages.
- City
- Lansing
- Where
- Lansing, Michigan
- When
- Early August
- Since
- 1995
Founded in 1995 and produced by MICA, the festival uses three stages in Old Town, Cold Plunge, Fish Ladder and UrbanBeat, and charges modest per-day admission, from $5 on Wednesday to $15 on Thursday with the Friday-to-Sunday days at $10 each. It draws roughly 5,000 people a year across more than twenty hours of programming, including clinics and children's activities, and the Sunday is given over to a gospel festival.
Its billing emphasizes Michigan composers alongside regional and national performers, and sets are streamed on Vimeo for people outside Lansing. The festival is bound up with the neighborhood's history: MICA credits it with helping turn Old Town from a district of vacant buildings in the 1980s into one of the country's early urban Main Street districts, now full of galleries, restaurants and shops, and the area carries a social district designation during the festival.
No shows in our listings yet
We don't have any JazzFest Michigan shows in our listings yet (its program is usually announced shortly before each edition). In the meantime, explore all our live jazz shows.
Where to stay for JazzFest Michigan
Hotels and apartments around Lansing. Prices shown are for one night; you can widen the dates on the map.
Frequently asked questions
- When does JazzFest Michigan take place?
- JazzFest Michigan takes place in Lansing in early august, and has been running since 1995. The exact dates for each edition can vary, so it's worth confirming them on the official website.
- Where is JazzFest Michigan held?
- It takes place in Lansing (Lansing, Michigan).
- How do I follow the program and get tickets?
- At Jazz Live US we publish its shows in our Calendar listings as they are confirmed, and for the full line-up and tickets you can check the festival's official website. If you join Jazz Live US, we'll let you know when the line-up is announced.
The exact dates for each edition can vary. Check the festival's official website to confirm the line-up and tickets.