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Kaunas Jazz Festival

Expected timing
The main festival weekend is usually in the second half of April (23–26 April in 2026). The 2027 (37th) dates have not been announced yet, so these are an estimate.
Where
National Kaunas Drama Theatre and venues citywide · Kaunas day trip
Price
Ticketed concerts; free open-air street-jazz stages
Date not announced. The main festival weekend is usually in the second half of April (23–26 April in 2026). The 2027 (37th) dates have not been announced yet, so these are an estimate. Treat this as a planning window and confirm through the official link before booking travel.
Vilnius Old Town with a church tower lit up at night

About

One of the Baltics' leading jazz festivals, held in Kaunas since 1991, brings international headliners and Lithuanian jazz to concert halls and free open-air street stages each spring.

Highlights

  • International headliners alongside the best of Lithuanian jazz
  • Free street-jazz stages around Kaunas Old Town
  • Over three decades of history in Lithuania's second city

Practical tips

  • Kaunas is about an hour from Vilnius by frequent train or bus
  • Headline concerts sell out, so buy tickets as soon as the line-up drops
  • Stay overnight to catch the late jam sessions

Where it is

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