Blue Note Jazz Festival NYC
World-class jazz spreads across New York City’s clubs and concert halls every June. The Blue Note Jazz Festival is a month-long celebration of the form — from intimate sets to landmark performances.
SummerStage
Free concerts in NYC’s parks all summer long. SummerStage has been Central Park’s open-air concert series since 1986 — hundreds of free performances across the city, every year.
Montauk Music Festival
100 acts across 45 venues at the tip of Long Island. The Montauk Music Festival turns the entire town into a stage for four days every May — intimate shows in an iconic setting.
Newport Jazz Festival
The original outdoor jazz festival, founded in 1954. Newport Jazz brings The Roots, Janelle Monae, and Jacob Collier to Fort Adams State Park in 2026 — the standard by which all jazz festivals are measured.
Montreal Jazz Festival
Ten days, 350+ concerts, two-thirds of them free. The Montreal International Jazz Festival is a pilgrimage for anyone who cares about the form — the world’s largest jazz festival, five hours from Albany.
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
One of America’s longest-running jazz festivals fills downtown Burlington with free outdoor shows and ticketed performances. Five days of jazz across Vermont’s most vibrant city.
Oswego Harborfest
Four days of free music on the Lake Ontario waterfront, capped by Grucci fireworks — Oswego Harborfest is one of New York’s largest free festivals and returns July 23-26, 2026.
Lewiston Jazz Festival
Jazz on the bluffs above the Niagara Gorge. The Lewiston Jazz Festival transforms Center Street into an open-air concert venue for two days of live jazz in Western New York.
Caramoor Summer Music Festival
Classical, jazz, and roots on 81 acres of Tuscan-inspired gardens in Katonah. Caramoor presents world-class music in a Hudson Valley setting that rivals the performances themselves.
Ithaca Festival
Four days of music, arts, a parade, and no admission charge. The Ithaca Festival fills The Commons every Memorial Day weekend — a free community celebration in the heart of the Finger Lakes.