Vancouver International Jazz Festival – Free Programming

Coastal Jazz announces 30 free shows and workshops and 43 “Pay What
You Can” (PWYC) performances for the 2026 Vancouver International Jazz Festival, taking
place from June 19 to July 5, 2026, at venues across Vancouver and the North Shore. Free
programming sees the free Downtown Jazz Weekend series June 27 to 28 at the Vancouver Art
Gallery on šxʷƛ ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, located at 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, free lunch
hour concerts on the Dunsmuir Patio at Bentall Centre, and a full day of PWYC concerts on July
1 at Ocean Artworks, 1531 Johnston Street.

Who is it for?

All ages

FREE

Date & Time:

Free Downtown Jazz Weekend – šxʷƛ̓ ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square, North Plaza of the Vancouver
Art Gallerym, 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver
● Free outdoor concerts June 27 and 28, from 1pm to 10pm
● Two stages running simultaneously: the Georgia Street Stage and the Sounds of Youth
Stage, presented by Tom Lee Music
● Downtown Jazz site also features food trucks, vendors and a licensed beer garden

• Saturday, June 27
  • The Georgia Street Stage
    Ruthie Ha Big Band (1:30pm), DJ GUACHIIIN (DJ between sets 2:30pm –
    8:30pm), Bonnie Northgraves and the Big Loud (3:15pm), ADHD (4:45pm), The
    Rumble featuring Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. (6:30pm), and Leenalchi
    (8:30pm)
  • Sounds of Youth Stage – presented by Tom Lee Music
    Burnett Senior Jazz Ensemble (1pm), Sarah McLachlan School of Music Jazz
    Combo (2:15pm), VSO School of Music Jazz Combo (3:30pm), Wellington Multi
    School Jazz Combo (4:45pm), and Capilano University Jazz Combo (6pm)
• Sunday, June 28
  • The Georgia Street Stage
  • Mike WT Allen’s Space Elevator (1:30pm), Lovely Dae (DJ between sets 2:30pm
    – 8:30pm), Missy D (3:15pm), Julian Borkowski Quintet (4:45pm), Étran de L’Air
    (6:30pm), and GeminiCrab – Malika Tirolien + Caulder Nash (8:30pm)
  • Sounds of Youth Stage – Presented by Tom Lee Music
  • Holy Cross Senior Jazz Ensemble (1pm), Gladstone Senior Jazz Ensemble
    (2:15pm), Magee Senior Jazz Ensemble (3:30pm), McNair Senior Jazz
    Ensemble (4:45pm), and Semiahmoo Jazz Mailers (6pm)

Bentall Centre Patio Series – Dunsmuir Patio at Bentall Centre, 105 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver

• Free lunchtime concerts on June 26, June 29, June 30, July 2, and July 3
• Free performances include William Chernoff’s Western Red Cedar (June 26 at 12pm)
  Clara Lin Trio (June 29 at 12pm), My Sister Maria (June 30 at 12pm), Ben Frost Quartet
  (July 2 at 12pm), and ISBN (July 3 at 1pm)

Public Workshops – Tom Lee Music Hall Workshops – Tom Lee Music Hall, 728 Granville Street, Vancouver

• Free workshops running from June 29 to July 3 at 1pm
• Workshops include Dabin Ryu (June 29), Rhythm Changes Podcast Live featuring
• Artists in Residence: Wendy Eisenberg (June 30), Madeleine Elkins (July 1), and Caley
  Watts (July 3)

Granville Island Pay What You Can (PWYC) Shows – Ocean Artworks, Zameen Art House,
Performance Works and Revue Stage

• Free and PWYC programming running daily from July 1 to July 5, with additional shows
  June 26 to June 28 at Ocean Artworks
• Programming includes afternoon PWYC shows at Performance Works (1:30pm),
  Zameen Art House (2:30pm), and Ocean Artworks (4pm), early evening PWYC shows at
  the Revue Stage (5pm), and late PWYC shows at Ocean Artworks (10:30pm) and Revue
  Stage (11:30pm on July 3 and 4)

Ocean Artworks PWYC Shows – 1531 Johnson Street, Vancouver

• PWYC shows include James Vickers Band (June 27 at 4pm), Erin Propp (June
  28 at 4pm), Erika Chow’s General Assembly (July 2 at 4pm), Malleus Trio with
  Cuong Vu (July 3 at 4pm), Sofia Avelino: Como Nossos Pais (July 4 at 4pm), and
  Woodland Critter Quartet (July 5 at 4pm)
• Canada Day shows on July 1 feature a full day of PWYC programming with
  Company B Jazz Band (12pm), Ard ‘n Saul (2:45pm), Dave Sikula Trio featuring
  Sean Cronin and Dan Gaucher (5:30pm), and Robin Layne & the Rhythm Makers
  featuring Kia Kadiri and Yoro Noukoussi (8:15pm)
• 5 Nights in Paradise DJ sets include Dane (June 26 at 10:30pm), Special
  Surprise Guest DJ (June 27 at 10:30pm), Pacific Rhythm (July 3 at 10:30pm),
  Prado Monroe & ZDBT (July 4 at 10:30pm) and Kozue (July 5 at 10:30pm)

Zameen Art House – Song Form // Less: Series – 1515 Anderson Street, Vancouver

• PWYC solo sets followed by duo collaborations and artist talks about form in
  music, running daily July 1 to July 5 at 2:30pm
• Performances include Caley Watts and Kevin Romain (July 1), Wendy Eisenberg and Lisa Cay Miller (July 2), Steve Gunn and Karen Ng (July 3), Sean Cronin and Patrick Shiroishi (July 4), and Amina Claudine Myers and Peggy Lee (July 5). Presented in association with IICSI at the University of British Columbia

Performance Works PWYC Afternoon and Early Evening Shows – 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver

• PWYC afternoon shows running daily July 1 to July 5 at 1:30pm include David Blake NYC Quartet (July 1), Jillian Lebeck’s Starlight (July 2), Brad Turner Quartet (July 3), The Offering of Curtis Andrews (July 4), and Vancouver Youth Jazz Orchestra (July 5)

Revue Stage PWYC Early Evening and Late Night Shows – 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver

• PWYC early evening shows running daily July 1 to July 5 at 5pm include Immix
  with Dream, Baby, Dream short film screening (July 1), Steve Gunn “Music for
  Writers” (July 2), Tony Wilson: Flowers for Albert (July 3), Spirits Rejoice: The
  Music of Louis Moholo-Moholo (July 4), and Ben Brown & Stefan Christoff (July
  5)
• PWYC late-night shows: Time Flies (July 3) and Improv Karaoke (July 4) at
  11:30pm

Schedule

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