Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival 2026 (16th edition)

Name: Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival 2026 (16th edition)
Start: 2026-09-17
End: 2026-09-20
Location: August Wilson African American Cultural Center, 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026 · August Wilson African American Cultural Center, 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 · Pittsburgh, PA

✓ by August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC)✓ Official source linked🕒 Last updated Jul 3, 2026

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About this event

Four-day free festival featuring 140+ local musicians alongside national and international jazz artists across the AWAACC and downtown Liberty Avenue. Includes the ticketed Jazz Crawl and headline concerts.

Why we picked it

16 years of free jazz in the August Wilson district — 140+ local musicians + international headliners across four days.

Good for

jazz fans, downtown Pittsburgh regulars, festival hoppers, cross-generational travelers

Need to know

Free — but headline concerts + Jazz Crawl are ticketed separately. Buy those early.

When

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026