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Editor, Secret Los Angeles
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May 10, 2026
The Leimert Park Jazz Festival is returning to L.A. for its seventh annual community event this summer – and it’s free to the public!
With nearly 3,000 attendees at last year’s event, the Jazz Fest has become a cultural and social event designed to uplift the local music community. The event also hosts an art competition and awards college scholarships, and both are still open to applications.
Though the lineup has yet to be announced, the event is set to take place on Saturday, August 29, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
📍Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Rooftop Parking Deck, 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles 90008
If you can’t wait til then, the festival also hosts a Sunday Jazz concert series on the fourth Sunday of each month. According to a press release, it’s “designed to support emerging artists and community engagement” and “each concert culminates in an open jam session facilitated by the host band leader.”
Doors open for the event at 2:30, with the headlining sets beginning at 3pm. The open jam then begins at 4pm and lasts til 5pm.
The current 2026 Sunday Jazz lineup includes:
B Free & Q
May 24
June 28
Jamael Dean
July 26
August 23
September 27
Devin Daniels
October 25
November 22
December 27
📍The World Stage, 4321 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008