It's music to our ears: the Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival returns for the first time since 2019. The free festival is a celebration of the vibrant jazz heritage that has shaped the heart of Los Angeles.

Families can enjoy a full day of performances, interactive activities, and food.

The Art Pavilion features a visual cultural art exhibit, live art demonstrations by local muralists and art workshops for the young and young at heart. In the Health & Wellness Pavilion guests can take advantage of a variety of free health, vision and dental screenings for children and adults

The Youth Pavilion has arts & crafts, games, interactive musical activities, and educational demonstrations, including:

• Sports activities, giveaways and more from PlayLA Youth and Adaptive Sports
• Zone Educational booth with interactive activities from the LA Zoo
• Family-oriented art activities courtesy of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
• Jazz- inspired collage techniques with LACMA
• Jump & Jam! interactive music workshop with YMF Young Musicians Foundation

The festival is held on Central Avenue between MLK Blvd and Vernon Ave.  The Festival Map shows the layout.

Be advised that festival parking is extremely limited. Using Metro or RideShare providers to travel to the festival is strongly reccomended.