Truly a fest for everyone and every budget, the 33rd edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival -- running June 28 to July 7, 2012 -- features 3,000 musicians representing 30 countries, with musical styles including jazz, blues, folk, reggae, electronica and everything in between. Festival goers can look forward to roughly 250 indoor concerts, special events for kids and dozens of free outdoor shows every day, from 11 a.m. through midnight. Expecting over 2.5 million visitors to attend in 2012, below features the best of the Jazz Fest's free show roster.
Montreal Jazz Fest Info-Line
(514) 871-1881
Map & Street Closures
Cars are prohibited on de Maisonneuve and Ste. Catherine, from De Bleury to St. Urbain for the duration of the festival. Click here for a map of the Jazz Festival outdoor perimeter and street closures.
Get to the Jazz Fest
Considering how congested it gets around the jazz fest car-free perimeter, save yourself the trouble of finding parking (and reduce carbon emissions) by leaving your cars at home. Take the subway, get off at either Place-des-Arts Metro or St. Laurent Metro and just follow the crowd upon exit.
FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ FEST SHOWS: TOP PICKS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012
Below features last year's top picks. The Montreal Jazz Festival 2012 free concerts lineup will be announced in June 2012. Come back to this page for updates or sign up for the Montreal newsletter to stay abreast of festival developments.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
The Fabulous Lolo
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: esplanade at Clark and Ste. Catherine (map)
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Ben l'Oncle Soul
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Where: TD Stage at the Place des Festivals (map)
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Filewile
Time: 10 p.m.
Where: esplanade at Clark and Ste. Catherine (map)
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Jim Zeller and Alan Gerber
Time: 11 p.m.
Where: Le Parterre at de Montigny and Clark (map)
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Power Dam Initiative
Time: 11:30 p.m.
Where: indoors at L'Astral, 305 Ste. Catherine West, corner of De Bleury; Place-des-Arts Metro (map).
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows June 25, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival Free Outdoor Shows June 26, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows June 27, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows June 28, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows June 29, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows June 30, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows July 1, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows July 2, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows July 3, 2011
- Montreal Jazz Festival: Free Outdoor Shows July 4, 2011
