Manchester Jazz Festival 2026 (MJF)

About Manchester Jazz Festival 2026 (MJF)

mjf is the city’s longest running music festival and is an established part of manchester’s cultural heritage.

First staged in the summer of 1996, the annual festival has grown to feature hundreds of musicians, across 60+ free and ticketed events each year.

The festival traverses the city’s music venues and public spaces, which in 2025 include First Street, Matt & Phreds, Band on the Wall, St Ann’s Church, Band on the Wall, The Stoller Hall, The Carlton Club and Forsyths.

New and original work is championed, and regional, national and international artists celebrated through our performances, commissions and premieres.

Emerging and established artists are supported year round through mjf’s talent development programmes that have helped launched the careers of a host of artists. Click here to know mjf’s talent development programmes.

Throughout all of our work, we celebrate diversity, innovation and creativity.