Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival in San Francisco, CA

Fillmore Street has a rich history of jazz featuring the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and countless legends of the genre. This spirit lives on in the Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival where fans gather to listen to old favorites along with new favorites.

The Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival is held each year in July and starts around 10am and goes into the evening. This festival is the West Coast's largest free jazz festival and has been going strong since its creation.

Visitors to the Jazz Festival enjoy a selection of three stages each placed on a different street on and around Fillmore Street. The performers range in style as original as the last but all have the spirit of jazz deep within their sounds. The local businesses get into the groove offering special deals and dishes to cater to those musical fans that flock to San Francisco just for this festival.

Not only will visitors find the Jazz Festival but a great selection of local art work and crafts for sale. Vendors can be found all over the Fillmore area offering unique goods to the visitors.

The Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival expects some 90,000 guests as it does ever year and has not been disappointed yet. The sounds of warbling song birds, innovative trombones and the smell of delicious food can only be found at the Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival.

The Jazz Festival is suitable for children of all ages and there are several areas designed for the smaller toe tapping fans. The festival spans over the course of two days each day as busy as the last so booking a hotel early is vital for those wanting to stay nearby.