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43rd Annual NDSU Jazz FestivalFebruary 5 and 6, 2026
NDSU Challey Hall
Join the NDSU Challey School of Music for the 43rd annual Jazz Festival!
In this non-competitive festival, high school and junior high jazz groups from across the region gather to perform and receive coaching from professional jazz artists and educators. All guest artists hold jazz clinics throughout the day, then perform alongside NDSU jazz ensembles during a high-powered concert at 6 p.m. each evening in Festival Concert Hall.
Guest Artists:
Vern Sielert, trumpet | University of Idaho
Aric Schneller, trombone | Sam Houston State University
Dustin Retzlaff, bass | University of Minnesota-Morris
Mike Blake, percussion | University of North Dakota
Clinics are free and open to the public. Admission to the concerts is $5 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, and free for NDSU students with ID. To learn more about the NDSU Jazz Festival, visit ndsu.edu/music/festivals-and-clinics/jazz.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
NDSU Festival Concert Hall, 12th Ave N & Bolley Dr,Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
