Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival

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Celebrate the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival 2026 with Birmingham Museums Trust.

Join us as we celebrate the 42nd year of the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival with a series of pop-up performances across six of our sites. Experience live music in our iconic spaces and discover jazz in some of Birmingham's most beautiful locations.

Performers are still to be confirmed - watch this space for more information!

List of Events

  1. Close up of a person playing a trumpet.

    Jazz at the Museum Collection Centre , at Museum Collection Centre.

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  2. Two musicians performing, one is playing a saxophone and the other a cello.

    Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival at Thinktank , at Thinktank.

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  3. Three men playing music instruments including cello and guitar, in a room surrounded by books on shelves.

    Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival at Blakesley Hall , at Blakesley Hall.

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  4. Dark wooden panel walls and wooden floors are lit by the light of a window.

    Twilight Jazz at Aston Hall , at Aston Hall.

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  5. A group of musicians outside on a street, smiling with their hands in the air and holding a variety of string instruments.

    Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival at Sarehole Mill , at Sarehole Mill.

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  6. Three men playing music instruments including cello and guitar, in a room surrounded by books on shelves.

    Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival at BMAG , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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