The Victoria Jazz Society has announced the complete lineup for the 42nd TD Victoria International JazzFest.
The festival returns with ten days of live music at 9 stages in downtown Victoria and Esquimalt from Friday June 19 to Sunday June 28, 2026.
Headliners for JazzFest’s Marquee Series at the Royal theatre were previously announced and include the Miles Electric Band, Kokoroko, Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez: BEATrio and Pink Martini.
Esquimalt’s Bullen Park will host the ‘Funk & Soul in The Township’ series for three nights with performances by GeminiCrab, SHEBAD, Snacktime, WESLI, Etran De L’Air, The Rumble featuring Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. and the James Vickers Band.
Hermann’s Jazz Club, Studio 919 and The Coda will host various shows for the festival’s ‘Presentation Series’.
Free shows will take place in the afternoons at Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park and at Bullen Park. Free workshops and clinics will happen at The Lounge at Archie Browning Sports Centre.
Fathom Lounge at the Hotel Grand Pacific will also have eight nights of live performances.
All festival tickets will be on sale Friday March 27, 2026.
For full festival information go to jazzvictoria.ca
Marquee Series at the Royal Theatre
June 19: M.E.B. (Miles Electric Band) | David Santana Duo
June 22: Kokoroko
June 23: Bela Fleck, Edmar Castaneda & Antonio Sanchez (BEATrio) | Ryan Oliver Quartet
June 24: Pink Martini
Funk & Soul in The Township Series at Bullen Park
June 26: Snacktime | Geminicrab | SHEBAD
June 27: Etran de L’Air | WESLI
June 28: The Rumble feat. Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. | James Vickers Band
Hermann’s Jazz Club
June 19: Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
June 20 & 21: Ron Di Lauro Sextet
June 22: The Robert Lee Group
June 23: Kristin Korb Trio
Studio 919
June 21: Elysia Biro
June 23: Brandon Woody’s Upendo
June 24: Isaiah Collier
The Coda
June 20: Djabe
June 25: Mark Lettieri Group
Fathom Lounge
June 19 & 20: Slim Sandy’s Atomic Cocktails
June 22, 23, 24: David Santana
June 25, 26, 27: Erin Propp
Cameron Bandshell Free Shows
June 20: Anise Russow | Owen Chow Quintet | The Soul Shakers
June 21: Angela Verbrugge | Checo & The Sweet Soul Choir
Bullen Park Free shows
June 27: Pablo Cardenas’ West Coast Cuban Orchestra | SWANG THANG! | Vancouver Island Dynamite
June 28: Tight Hair | The Midnights | The Redwood Twins
