Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2026

Billed as the world's largest jazz festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival (officially, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal), has been around since 1980. While it is much like other large jazz festivals in that it includes a wide variety of artists from various jazz sub-genres and jazz-adjacent genres, it is also unique in many respects. First and foremost, admission to the festival site and the majority of the performances is free of charge. Second, the festival takes place over 10 days with a few associated satellite concerts happening throughout the year. Being so large and well-established, it is able to attract many sought after artists and, being mostly free and conveniently set in downtown Montréal's Quartier des spectacles, it is able to attract large crowds.

While the outdoor performances are free, indoor performances are ticketed. To purchase tickets for individual performances, visit the programming page.