About this event
"FUNAI Machinaka JAZZ 2026" is a jazz festival held across a total of 9 venues centered around Funaimachi and Chuomachi in Oita City. Started in 2015 as "Funai 5th Avenue Machinaka Jazz," it marks its 12th edition this year. With the passion to "make the city more vibrant through jazz," the festival wraps the town in jazz sounds that can be heard from all around as you walk, delivering a special day where music and the town become one. On the day, 62 bands with a total of 415 musicians will perform, staging passionate performances throughout the downtown area. Furthermore, attractive food and drink vendors and stalls will appear around each stage, allowing visitors to fully enjoy jazz alongside delicious food and drinks. The venues are Celebration Plaza (Shukusai no Hiroba), Next to Oita OPA, Takemachi Dome Plaza, In Front of Tokiwa Kaikan, Aqua Park, In Front of Red Brick Building (Aka Renga Kan), In Front of Karakuri Clock, In Front of Life Val, and In Front of Tajima Western Clothing Store. As a concurrently held event, the "5th Oita Craft Beer Garden (Oita Prefecture Craft Beer Festival)" will also be held at Celebration Plaza.
Source website (Japanese) ↗Venue
Compal Hall
1-5-38 Funaimachi, Oita, Oita 870-0021
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