List of jazz festivals in the UK

This is a list of jazz festivals in the UK

Sortable list

Notes on using the list
This list is preset according to the month and alphabetically within it. It can also be sorted by title, year of foundation, state, and venue.

The sortable list includes jazz festivals in the UK that have been held regularly to date. Former jazz festivals and local events are not included in the list.

festival	since	Part of the country / administrative region	place	month	proof
Cheltenham Jazz Festival	1996	South West England	Cheltenham	April May	[1]
City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival	2009	Northern Ireland	Derry	May	[2]
Glasgow International Jazz Festival	1989	Scotland	Glasgow	June	[3]
Jazz Leeds Festival		West Yorkshire	Leeds	July	[4]
Manchester Jazz Festival	1996	North West England	Greater Manchester	July	[5]
Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival		Scotland	Edinburgh	July	[6]
Brecon Jazz Festival	1984	Wales	Brecon	August	[7]
Drayton Court Jazz Festival	2016	London	Ealing (London)	August	[8th]
Iford Arts Festival	1980s	Wiltshire	Iford Manor	August	[9]
Out of the Ordinary Festival	2007	Sussex	Hailsham	September	[10]
Callander Jazz and Blues Festival	2006	Scotland	Callander	September October	[11]
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival	2005	West Yorkshire	Huddersfield	November	[12]
London Jazz Festival	1970s	England	London	November	[13]
Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival	1990	Tyne and Wear	Newcastle upon Tyne	November	[14]