This guide is here to help answer all of your questions about this year’s event. Please be sure to read all of the information below. If you still have questions, please call (408) 288-7557.
Important info: the festival is an outdoor event. There is no space limitation for the festival.
The festival has a mobile site:
type m.sanjosejazz.org in the browser on your mobile phone
For a printable version of the festival program, click here. For the festival map, click here.
How to buy festival admission At the admission booths, during the Festival (see festival map). The festival is an outdoor event. There is no space limitation for the festival.
The online sales are now closed. If you purchased tickets online and want to access your transaction record, click here. For those who purchased online: just walk up to the will call booth, show I.D., and pick up your wristband.
The will call booth is located on Market Street, right across the Main Stage, in front of the Museum of Art.
Will call opening times: Friday, August 8: 4pm to 8:30pm Saturday, August 9: 11am to 8:30pm Sunday, August 10: 11am to 6pm.
Entrance and admission booth opening/closing times Each day, all the stages open one hour before the first concert starts, and close when the last performance ends. Check the festival schedule for performances times. Only the Main Stage gates open earlier: at 4pm on Friday; at 7am on Saturday and Sunday. Re-entryThe Comcast San Jose Jazz festival is held at a number of fenced sites. Festival visitors get a wristband at the entrance and they can use their wristbands to enter/re-enter any stage.
How to be a VIP at the FestivalVIP pass includes: access to the VIP pavilion (food and refreshments), VIP reserved seating at the main stage, priority for access to the Smith Dobson and the Jazz at the Rep stages. How to get a VIP pass:
Become a San Jose Jazz member at the $350 level –you will get 2 VIP pass for the whole festival and even more benefits. Click here to learn more about membership, email
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or call membership at (408) 288-7557 ext. 2335. LocationThe 11 stages are located within walking distance, in downtown San Jose.
Check the festival map.Check the downtown map. DirectionsYou can Google map San Jose downtown on the web and you will get the directions from the place you leave to San Jose downtown. http://www.maps.google.com/ What to bring
Here is what we recommend you bring for the San Jose Jazz Festival:
- Comfortable shoes
- Blanket/low back chair for seating
- Sunglasses
- Camera
- Coolers (no cans or bottles)
- Sunscreen
What not to bring
- No cans and glass bottles
- No Illegal substances
- No Vending will be allowed
- No professional photography equipment (small hand held cameras withoutadditional lenses are fine)- No pets (except assist animals)
- No alcohol What is available
- Drinks (soda/beer/wine/water) to buy
- Food vendors (kinds of food: fast food, fruit, vegetables, rice, salads, soup, barbeque, deserts, sea food, candy, popcorn and much more…)
- Arts and crafts vendors- Festival T-Shirts, caps, posters and more to buy at the Jazz Store (check festival map for location)- Safety/ medical assistance
Recycling/zero waste programThe festival recycles. Vendors use compostable cups, plates, silverware and containers. There are compost and recycling stations at each of the outdoor stages. Cans, bottles and cardboards will be collected by the San Jose Conservation Corps and recycled. Please help us recycle our waste. Security/safety:
There will be emergency medical personnel and security personnel onsite around the festival. If you need emergency medical or police attention, please contact one of our staff personnel or go to the information booth. Map of the festival:
Look at the festival map for locations of stages, booths, info pavilions, gates. StagesThere are 10 different stages: Main stage, Blues stage, Jazz at the Rep Stage, Smith Dobson Tribute stage, Latin Jazz stage, Salsa stage, Silicon Valley stage, Jazz After Dark stage, Rhythm and Blues stage, Jazz Beyond stage, and 48 Hour Jazz Club. Admission for the Festival is $10.00 per day (access to all the performances), $25 for the three days. Children 12 and under: free. Free access to the panels and master classes, the 48 Hour Jazz Club, and the Festival Club Crawl. Suggested donation for Jam Sessions, benefiting jazz education. Travel and hotelCheck our travel page and benefit from our hotel special rates. Public transportation/ parking areas:Check our transportation and parking page. Traffic/streets closureThe following streets will be closed because of the festival:
On Friday August 8 starting at 4pm: Market Street, west bound, between San Fernando and San Carlos
On Sat. August 9 and Fri. August 10
- Almaden Ave, between Santa Clara and St John St
- Post St, between Market and First St
- San Fernando, between Almaden Blvd and Market
- San Fernando, between Guadalupe Parkway and Almaden Blvd
- Market Street, west bound, between San Fernando and San Carlos Downtown cardIf you are interested in discovering San Jose, you can get a free San Jose Downtown Discover Card. It will provide you several great offers from San Jose downtown businesses. Check this website for more information: http://sjdowntown.com/discover/index.html What to do in San Jose:
Check http://www.sanjose.org/
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