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Downtown Jamaica Riddim & Jazz Festival 2026

Name: Downtown Jamaica Riddim & Jazz Festival 2026
Start: 2026-07-24
End: 2026-07-25
Location: Day 1: Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave; Day 2: Rufus King Park, 150-30 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432

Jul 24, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026 · Day 1: Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave; Day 2: Rufus King Park, 150-30 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432 · Queens, NY

✓ by Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning / Downtown Jamaica Partnership✓ Official source linked🕒 Last updated Jul 3, 2026

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About this event

Free two-day outdoor celebration of jazz, soul, salsa, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. 2026 headliner: Branford Marsalis Quartet (Jul 25, 6 PM, Rufus King Park); Day 1 features Steven Kroon and Dennis Collins at JPAC.

Why we picked it

Branford Marsalis Quartet outdoors in Rufus King Park — free. Two days that make Downtown Jamaica the Queens summer destination.

Good for

jazz fans, Afro-Caribbean music heads, Queens families, free-event seekers

Need to know

Free. Day 2 outdoor at Rufus King — bring seating. Day 1 indoor JPAC seats fill early.

When

Jul 24, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026