FAQS 

The Festival is free to attend!

The Lewiston Jazz Festival needs your support!!  This FREE festival costs over $150,000 to host.  We rely exclusively on sponsorship revenues and contributions from people like you who love to come and enjoy two days of free entertainment!!  We welcome contributions of any amount.  Send your tax deductible contribution to Lewiston Jazz Festival, PO Box 1522 Lewiston, New York 14092 or suppport us securely on-line!


A: The Jazz Festival attracted an estimated 35,000 attendees, and we expect even more will attend this year!


A: Parking is available where you can find it!  Free parking will  be available at Artpark's lower level parking lot, just three blocks from the festival (South Fourth Street). Limited parking is available on side streets, however you must follow the NO PARKING signs or your vehicle will be towed.  A limited number of handicapp parking is available in the Northwest Bank Parking Lot.


A: There are limited handicap spaces available on North Fourth Street between Ridge and Center Streets and in the parking lot behind Northwest Bank at 5th Street and Center Street. 


A: Continuous jazz will be performed throughout the weekend with 30 performance groups! Check out the full schedule here.


A: The official Northwest Jazz Festival music venues are all outdoors on the Festival footprint, rain or shine. Local restaurants and pubs sometimes feature music in their establishments after hours.


A: The Festival will be held, rain or shine! No refunds on Main Stage tickets.


A: Yes, but seating is limited. Secure your mainstage seat by purchasing a ticket for our headliner performances.  Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs however carry ins / coolers are not permitted. Please patronize our vendors to ensure the festival remains free.


A: There will be a jewelry show and culinary samplings by our regions best restaurants. Many of our village shops are also open for the weekend! For more information on local shopping, click here.


A: A variety of food and beverage vendors are placed on Center Street as part of the festival. Click here for a vendor and festival mapNo Coolers or Carry-Ins allowed.  



A: There are many boutique shops located right on Festival grounds, along Center Street. For a list of shopping places in the River Region, click here.