The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is called: “Best of the Best: A full day of free jazz unfolds in venues of all shapes and sizes throughout one of the city’s most storied neighborhoods,” —Chicago Magazine, September 2009
Venues
The 4th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival will be heard in 13 creative and unexpected, indoor and outdoor venues throughout the Hyde Park neighborhood. All 2010 venues are identified on the Jazz Festival Venue Map. More
Hours
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival features 13 hours of FREE non-stop jazz from 1pm Saturday until 2am Sunday.
Tickets
All performances are FREE and open to the public. Note that some venues have limited seating capacity. Seating will be available on a first come first served basis. (For those that want to help support the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, there are special Jazz Passes available for a contribution of $125 that will provide access to preferred seating at select Festival performances.)
Pictures
Check out pictures from last year’s Jazz Festival on Flickr
Dining & Entertainment
Great jazz and great food go together, and in Hyde Park and at the Jazz Festival we have an abundance of both. Learn more about the many dining and entertainment options in Hyde Park. More
Transportation
The majority of the jazz festival venues are located in close proximity to each other. Festival attendees are encouraged to park and then walk to the venues of interest. The Midway Plaisance will serve as the transportation hub for the festival.
Shuttles
Festival shuttles will transport attendees to all venues free of charge before, during and after all performances. For more information on how to get to Hyde Park and where to park, visit the Transportation section of this web site.
Bicycles
We highly encourage festival goers to bike to the festival (from the Lake Shore Bike Path) or use public transportation to go to and from festival venues.
Volunteer
This event is organized and produced largely by volunteers. We need additional help on the day of the festival. If you would like to volunteer for the 2010 Hyde Park Jazz Festival please sign up here.
Additional Information
Families
Children of all ages are welcome. There will be special FREE programming for the young Jazz lovers on at the main stage on the Midway in between performances.
Access and special needs
For information regarding access to venues for people with disabilities, please e-mail HydeParkJazz@Hypachicago.org.
Weather
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place rain or shine. Please visit this website regularly for the most up-to-date information.
