Louisville Jazz Festival
The Louisville Jazz Festival is a two-night August event at the Iroquois Amphitheater, focused on the contemporary and smooth jazz circuit.
- City
- Louisville
- Where
- Louisville, Kentucky
- When
- Early August
- Since
- 2010
The festival was established in 2010 and is held at the Iroquois Amphitheater, the outdoor venue in Iroquois Park that has been part of Louisville's cultural life since 1938. The 2026 edition ran on August 7 and 8. Tickets are sold through the amphitheater box office, the Better Days East record store, IroquoisAmphitheater.com and Ticketmaster.
The booking is squarely contemporary: the 2026 Friday featured Boney James, Avery Sunshine and Marcus Miller in his Louisville debut, and Saturday featured Brian Culbertson, Lindsey Webster and Marion Meadows. It is a concert-format festival rather than a multi-stage site, so anyone expecting a park full of stages should read it as two headline evenings instead.
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We don't have any Louisville Jazz Fest 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 Louisville Jazz Fest
Hotels and apartments around Louisville. Prices shown are for one night; you can widen the dates on the map.
Frequently asked questions
- When does Louisville Jazz Fest take place?
- Louisville Jazz Fest takes place in Louisville in early august, and has been running since 2010. The exact dates for each edition can vary, so it's worth confirming them on the official website.
- Where is Louisville Jazz Fest held?
- It takes place in Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky).
- 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.