California Jazz Festivals

The biggest and best known jazz festivals in California are Playboy Jazz Festival usually in June, and Monterey Jazz Festival in September. Growing in popularity are winery jazz productions, but even cities get into the act sponsoring jazz fests for the public to attend at minimal fees or no charge.

HEALDSBURG: Healdsburg Jazz Festival June 1-10, 2018 healdsburgjazzfestival.org

SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Jazz Festival June 5-17, 2018 sfjazz.org

HOLLYWOOD: Playboy Jazz Festival at Hollywood Bowl June 9-10, 2018. Tickets: $30-200 approx. hollywoodbowl.com

LONG BEACH: Uptown Jazz Festival June 9, 2018, 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Houghton Park 6301 Myrtle Ave. Long Beach, CA Free longbeach.gov North Long Beach 6th Annual Uptown Jazz  Music, food, vendor booths - free

NEWPORT BEACH: Newport Beach Summer Concert Series July -August 2018 hyattconcerts.com

SAN LUIS OBISPO: SLO Summer Jazz Workshop June 18-22, 2018  slojazzfest.org | Jazz on Court Street

TEMECULA:  Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz Series June - October  thorntonwine.com

PORTOLA VALLEY: Portola Vineyards Summer Jazz June-August 2018, portolavineyards.com

SAN FRANCISCO: Fillmore Jazz Festival June 30-July 1, 2018 Free, fillmorejazzfestival.com

MAMMOTH LAKES: Mammoth Jazz Fest July 6-17, 2018 mammothjazzfest.org

LOS GATOS: Jazz on the Plazz July-August 2018

SANTA MONICA: Jazz on the Lawn August 2018

LONG BEACH: Long Beach Jazz Festival August 10-12, 2018 longbeachjazzfestival.com

SAN JOSE: San Jose Jazz Festival August 10-12, 2018 sanjosejazz.org

IDYLLWILD: Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines August 10-12, 2018 jazzinthepines.com

GARDENA: Gardena Jazz Festival August 26, 2018 cityofgardena.org

OXNARD: Oxnard Jazz Festival September 8, 2018 oxnardjazzfestival.com

LAWNDALE: Lawndale Jazz & Blues Festival September 15, 2018, lawndalecity.org

MONTEREY: 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 21-23, 2018 the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world  montereyjazzfestival.org

VACAVILLE: Vacaville Jazz Fest September 14-16, 2018 vacajazzsociety.org

GUERNEVILLE: Jazz and Blues on the River September 8-9, 2018 omegaevents.com |  russianriverfestivals.com

WATTS: Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival September 30, 2018, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Watts Towers Arts Center Campus, 1727 E. 107th St. Free, laculture.org

AVALON: Catalina Jazztrax Festival October 11-14, 2018 & October 18-21, 2018 jazztrax.com

SAN DIEGO: San Diego Jazz Fest November 21-25, 2018 dixielandjazzfestival.org

To Be Announced

• Palm Springs Women's Jazz Festival postponed to 2019, seeking permanent venue pswomensjazzfestival.com
  Santa Cruz Jazz Festival  March 15-16, 2019 scjf.org
• Temecula Jazz Festival March 11, 2018 |
  
• Eureka Redwood Coast Jazz Festival May 9-12, 2019 rcmfest.org
• Mendocino Sonoma Coast Jazz (and Whale) Festival  gualalaarts.com
• Bakersfield Jazz Festival April 27-28, 2018 bakersfieldjazz.com
• SLO  Jazz Festival Postponed in 2018, need sponsors so back in 2019 usually May slojazzfest.org
• Newport Jazz Festival June 1-3, 2018  omegaevents.com