Detroit Jazz Festival
September 4–7 · Hart Plaza
Free
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Four days, no admission charge. It bills itself as the largest free jazz festival in the world, and this is its 47th year.
The whole festival sits in Hart Plaza this year. Three stages have been consolidated there — the Carhartt Amphitheater, the Pyramid and the Absopure Waterfront — a change from previous years, when it spread further up Woodward. Additional sets run at the Detroit Jazz Hall inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State.
Playing
- Ron Carter
- Bob James
- Ravi Coltrane
- Kurt Elling
- Artemis
- Joe Lovano, 2026 artist-in-residence
Organizer’s site Add to calendar
Source: detroitjazzfest.org · clickondetroit.com ·| When | September 4–7 |
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| Hours | Friday 5.30pm to 11pm; Saturday and Sunday 12.30pm to 11pm; Monday 12.30pm to 8pm |
| Where | Hart Plaza |
| Address | 1 Hart Plaza, Detroit |
| Cost | Free |
| Stages | Three, all in Hart Plaza: Carhartt Amphitheater, Pyramid, Absopure Waterfront |
| Also at | Detroit Jazz Hall, Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, Wayne State |
| Year | 47th |
| Official site | https://www.detroitjazzfest.org/ |
Getting there
- Financial DistrictDetroit People Mover223 m · about 3 min on foot
- Congress StreetQLine276 m · about 4 min on foot
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