Arenys de Mar Jazz Festival

The Arenys de Mar Jazz Festival is already underway!

In 1992, the Department of Culture of the Arenys de Mar Town Hall decided to organize the first Jazz Festival after scheduling occasional jazz performances on special occasions. Initially, the festival had the objective of taking place on Friday nights in August, with the hope of introducing the population of Arenys de Mar to other musical styles in addition to the classic cycle of classical music that they already had.

The Festival was dedicated from the beginning to Catalan formations, and this choice attracted the interest of national jazz professionals. The first three editions were held in a small outdoor space with capacity for 75 people

The initial success of the festival caused them to reconsider the space and over the next two years it was moved to a larger site with a capacity of 500 people.

In recent editions, the organization sought to expand the festival and take it to all the residents who until then had not known this musical style. As part of this expansion, the festival was moved for the second time and was located in the Calisay courtyard, an old factory acquired by the City Council located in the center of the town. This allowed jazz music to be brought closer to a broader and more diverse audience.

And, finally, it moves back to the Xifré patio, where all the concerts that start at 10 pm take place.

We will wait for you!