The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is a free two-day festival featuring more than 30 bands presented on 14 stages throughout Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. Alongside live musical performances by critically acclaimed local, national, and international jazz talents, the festival also features an outdoor dance floor, artisan vendors, and an ongoing community-wide oral histories project where festival goers can share their experiences with jazz. The 9th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 2015. To help sustain the festival’s future, admission is a suggested $5 donation per person. Website.
