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MONTRÉALJAZZ FEST
Ten days of jazz and music from elsewhere, from 25 June to 4 July 2027, in downtown Montréal: more than 350 concerts in 2026, over two-thirds of them free, on the Place des Festivals and in the halls of the Quartier des spectacles.
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2027
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal festival.
In a nutshell.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal takes over the Quartier des spectacles in the heart of downtown every summer: part of the streets are closed to host free open-air stages, indoor concerts and giant evenings on the Place des Festivals. Founded in 1980, it earned the Guinness record for the world's largest jazz festival in 2004. The 2027 edition, the 47th, runs from 25 June to 4 July; the line-up is not yet known.
Jazz is the common thread, but the bill goes well beyond: in 2026, more than 350 concerts brought together Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire, St. Vincent, Diana Krall, Max Richter and Patrick Watson, with a tribute to the 100th birthdays of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Tony Bennett. More than two-thirds of the concerts are free: you move from an open-air stage to a hall without having to buy a ticket for everything.
It is a city festival: no camping, you sleep in Montréal and get around on foot or by metro between the stages. The mood is that of a big street party, with evenings on the Place des Festivals where tens of thousands of people gather for big free concerts.
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal · what's confirmed
What we know about Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2027.
- Dates
- 25 June — 4 July 2027, announced by the organiser.
- Confirmed
- Tickets
- Free entry.
- To reconfirm
- Line-up
- Not yet announced. Announcement expected around March 2027 (estimate).
- Upcoming
"Confirmed": read on the festival's official website. "To reconfirm": announced, but not yet rechecked by us. "Estimate" or "upcoming": not yet announced by the organiser. See the official website
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in practice
Profile of the festival.
Capacity, atmosphere, crowd, hours and on-site budget: the full profile of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2027 before you get your tickets.
Programme
More than 350 concerts in 2026
More than two-thirds free; in 2026, Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire, St. Vincent, Diana Krall, Max Richter, Taj Mahal, Billy Bragg. The 2027 line-up is not yet announced (in 2026, it came out on 26 March).
The venue
The Quartier des spectacles
The cultural heart of downtown Montréal: the Place des Festivals for the big free concerts, the Place des Arts and other halls for ticketed concerts.
Attendance
More than 2 million visitors claimed
A figure announced for years, so to be taken as an order of magnitude; the big outdoor evenings draw between 100,000 and 150,000 people according to Wikipedia.
Free access
More than two-thirds of concerts free
Open-air concerts are free; indoor ones (Place des Arts, Monument-National, etc.) are ticketed, at prices that vary by show.
What to bring
Summer heat and storms
Late June to early July in Montréal it is around 25°C, with possible storms: a cap, a water bottle and something for rain (estimate).
Good to know
A festival without camping
Everything happens in the middle of the city: no camping or festival parking, but the metro (Place-des-Arts station) and walking are enough to get between stages.
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2027 practical info
Practical info.
Dates, hours, transport and lodging: what you need to know before you go.
Dates and hours
From Friday 25 June to Sunday 4 July 2027 (47th edition), ten days. Stage times are published with the programme, which is not yet announced; open-air concerts run in the daytime and evening (in 2026, programme revealed on 26 March).
Tickets
Open-air concerts are free; indoor concerts are ticketed, sold on the festival's official site and at the Place des Arts. 2027 prices are not yet published.
Free access
More than two-thirds of the 350+ concerts in 2026 were free. Check the official site when the programme comes out to see which concerts are free and which need a ticket.
Getting there
In the heart of downtown: Place-des-Arts metro station on site, many buses, and walking between the Quartier des spectacles stages. The streets next to the stages are closed to traffic during the festival (Wikipedia).
Accessibility
The festival takes place in public space and in halls; the official site details its accommodations for people with reduced mobility (not readable by our tools): to be confirmed before coming.
TransportMontréal is well served: the airport is about twenty minutes from downtown, and the festival site is in the heart of the city.
- By plane
- Montréal-Trudeau airport (YUL), with direct flights from Paris (about 7 h, estimate) and many North American cities.
- By train
- Montréal Central Station, linked by VIA Rail to Québec City, Ottawa and Toronto; downtown is a few minutes' walk (estimate).
- In the city
- Metro to Place-des-Arts station, at the foot of the Quartier des spectacles, or Saint-Laurent; many stages are less than ten minutes' walk from each other.
- By car
- Impractical: streets in the Quartier des spectacles are closed to traffic during the festival (Wikipedia) and parking is limited; the metro is better.
AccommodationNo camping: you sleep in the city, and late June to early July is a high-demand period.
- Downtown
- Hotels in the city centre and the Latin Quarter are a few minutes' walk from the Place des Festivals; book early (estimate).
- Old Montréal and the Plateau
- Old Montréal (about a 20-minute walk) and the Plateau-Mont-Royal, reachable by metro, offer hotels and short-term rentals (estimate).
- Book early
- The festival falls in the middle of tourist season: prices climb and rooms go early, especially around the big evenings (estimate).
DestinationMontréal is a French-speaking festival city that blends architecture, food and nightlife.
- Around the site
- The Quartier des spectacles, the Latin Quarter and Saint-Laurent, with restaurants, bars and concert halls a step away.
- To do
- Old Montréal, Mount Royal, the markets (Jean-Talon) and local specialities: bagels, poutine, smoked meat (estimate).
- Weather
- Late June to early July: around 25°C, storms possible in the late afternoon.
Information last updated on October 8, 2026
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal aftermovie
The vibe of the
festival.
The official aftermovie of the 2025 edition, published by the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal channel.
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2027 line-up
The full line-up.
Day by day.
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2027 line-up hasn't been revealed yet. We'll update this page as soon as it's announced.
Line-up coming soon
The first names usually drop in autumn, several months before the festival. Come back then: the full day-by-day line-up will show up here.
Comfort, well positioned
Get organised for
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
At 6am, a ten-minute journey can feel very long. Pick the right home base now, and the route that leaves you enough energy for the rest.
Lodging
Places to stay around Place des Festivals, Quartier des spectacles, Montréal.
Activities
Fill your days too.
Bars, restaurants, spots worth a visit between two shows: enough to fill the gaps in the schedule without improvising on the spot at the last minute.
A taste of it
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
like you were there.
Photos from the 2017, 2024 and 2026 editions: the Place des Festivals crowd at night, a stage, the festival street and a guitarist on stage.
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03 — Festival International de Jazz de MontréalPhoto credits: Thomas1313 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0, Pierre5018 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0.
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