2026 Portland Jazz Festival: Free Performances and Events

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The Portland Jazz Festival has celebrated jazz music and culture in Portland for more than 20 years. View all of the free performances scheduled during the two-week festival. 

Explore live performances, jazz conversations and events. Artists cover a full range of the genre, from new musicians leading the evolution of jazz to Grammy award winners. 

Events throughout the festival are ticketed and free. This festival has a full schedule of events and activities you can participate in for free. Ticketed events are $20-$90, depending on the musician. 

Here are the details about free performances and events during the 10-day festival. 

2026 Portland Jazz Festival

The Portland Jazz Festival is taking place March 5-14, 2026. Here’s the schedule for all of the free performances and events. RSVP is required for some of these free events.

Free Performances and Events

The free performances and events at the Portland Jazz Festival are hosted at different venues throughout town. All of these events are free to attend. I’ll share the free performances as soon as the full schedule is released. 

For more information, visit PDX Jazz’s website.

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