Riverfront Jazz Festival 2026
- When
- September 4–6, 2026
- Where
- Dallas
This edition is over. No upcoming edition is announced right now.The next edition is expected around September 2027; dates are not confirmed yet.
The Riverfront Jazz Festival is a jazz, R&B and soul festival held in Dallas, presented by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters since 2017. It spans three stages over one weekend, ranging from traditional and smooth jazz to blues, soul and neo soul. Founder Curtis King staged the first edition at Horseshoe Park, where Will Downing played the jazz main stage. It is usually held over Labor Day weekend.
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About the festival
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters present the 9th Annual Riverfront Jazz Festival at Dallas Historical Fair Park Music permeates the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan skies as citizens, tourists, and music buffs from around the globe make their way to the Southwest for a relaxing and exciting Labor Day Jazz Festival weekend! For two and one-half days, patrons will enjoy all day and nightly concerts on three stages (jazz, blues/soul and promising young artists), hotel after-party jam sessions, vendors market, and dine at some of Dallas finest restaurants These Tickets are for Friday Only!!
Getting there
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