Vision Festival
Vision Festival is New York's free jazz and avant-garde festival, produced by the non-profit Arts for Art on the Lower East Side. It pairs improvised music with dance, poetry and visual art across a week of programming each June.
- City
- New York
- Where
- New York, New York
- When
- Late June
Arts for Art describes itself as a New York non-profit dedicated to multicultural improvised creative arts, and Vision Festival is its flagship program. The music sits in the free jazz and creative-music lineage - William Parker, Joe Morris, Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid and Ingrid Laubrock have all appeared in recent editions - and each year the festival gives a Lifetime Achievement Award to a musician from that scene.
The 2026 edition, Vision 30, ran in late June under the theme "Art to Resist", with concerts at Abrons Arts Center and a parallel film program at Anthology Film Archives on 2nd Avenue. Joe Morris received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The festival is one of the few in the region whose programming is defined by a specific aesthetic rather than by a headline market.
No shows in our listings yet
We don't have any Vision 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 Vision Fest
Hotels and apartments around New York. Prices shown are for one night; you can widen the dates on the map.
Frequently asked questions
- When does Vision Fest take place?
- Vision Fest takes place in New York in late june. The exact dates for each edition can vary, so it's worth confirming them on the official website.
- Where is Vision Fest held?
- It takes place in New York (New York, New York).
- 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.