Accessing the NAC Back Stage
The new Back Stage venue hosts our most cutting edge artists. Click here for help accessing the venue!
New ‘Mystery Concert’ series features festival musicians performing in five FREE concerts
Five free Mystery Concerts have rumours running rampant!
Staff Picks: Who we’re skipping work to see!
Our staff work hard and play hard: here are the artists they’re champing at the bit to see at this year’s Fest!
Jazz Goes Blues: Opening night features Blues Hall of Famers Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite, plus Grammy-winner Alvin “Youngblood” Hart
Blues Hall of Famers Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite open the main stage with a collaboration 50 years in the making!
“The 24-Hour Jazz Ramble” at the Record Centre! – LIVE STREAM
A round-the-clock live music marathon, plus hourly prize draws, June 14-15!
Cooler After Dark: $20 late night series brings best party acts downtown
Find out who is setting the nights on fire during the OLG After Dark Series, including Judith Hill, Tennyson, Jim Bryson and Soil & “Pimp” Sessions and more!
Programming Manager Petr Cancura discusses the 2016 lineup on CBC
Programming Manager Petr Cancura discusses the 2016 lineup on CBC’s All In a Day and CBC News Ottawa.
The 2016 Lineup is Here!
People have been talking. Here’s an overview of our most diverse lineup yet!