Graham Massey and the Toolshed Collective
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Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival is a festival of music and culture for the city of Preston with community at its beating heart.
Now a key event on Preston’s cultural calendar, having grown out of the University, it has become the best attended yearly music event in the city region with circa 10,000 people attending and getting involved each year.
The festival is supported by organisations including Arts Council England, Preston City Council, the University of Lancashire, the Lancashire Music Association and Lancashire Music Hub, Institute of Creativity, Communities and Culture (ICCC), uniting music stakeholders, presenting world class music, supporting young people’s musical development and providing opportunities to perform at public concerts and supporting new promoters.
We are excited to announce we will be returning from 17th May - 6th June with the biggest line up of events to date! Full listings are below with all events free to attend!
May
Sun 17 | 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm - Preston Creative Social - ARTCH Studios
Free tickets: bit.ly/PrestonCreativeSocial
Sun 17 | 7:00 pm - The Dean Masser Quartet - Celebrate the music of Dexter Gordon - The Continental
Free tickets: bit.ly/DeanMasserQuartet
Tue 19 | 12:30pm - 5pm - Lancashire Music Summit - 53 Degrees, University of Lancashire,
Free tickets: bit.ly/MusicSummit2026
Tue 19 | Doors 7:00 pm - Lancashire Sounds - British Birds + more TBA - The Ferret
Advance booking recommended - Free tickets: theferret.live
Tue 19 | 1pm - 3pm - Dementia Friendly Drum Circle & Singalong - St Michaels Church, Ashton
No need to book, just turn up.
Tue 19 | 7pm - 8:30pm - A Cappella Singing Workshop - Media Factory, University of Lancashire
No need to book, just turn up.
Wed 20 | 12:30pm - 2pm - Dementia Friendly Singalong - St Teresa's Parish Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Wed 20 | 6:15pm - 8:15pm - Beginners Samba Drumming Workshop - Media Factory, University of Lancashire
No need to book, just turn up.
Wed 20 | 7pm - 8.30pm - Young Creators Showcase - Boatyard @ the Continental, New Meadow Lane
Please contact trigg@lancashire.ac.uk to attend
Thu 21 | 11 - 2pm - China 521: I Love You – Music & Culture Media Screening - The Atrium, University of Lancashire Students Union
No need to book, just turn up.
Thu 21 | 12 - 3pm - China 521: I Love You – Music & Culture Media Screening - The Harris Museum
No need to book, just turn up.
Thu 21 | 7:30 PM - Hummingbird and Robin - Acoustic Open Mic - Vinyl Tap
Click here to play on the night: bit.ly/HummingbirdRobin or just turn up to watch
Fri 22 | 7pm - Les Gillon & the Agents of Karma plus Jamie Brewer - Chews Yard
No need to book, just turn up.
Fri 22 | 12pm - 1pm - Lunchtime Singing Workshop - Central Methodist Church
No need to book, just turn up.
Fri 22 | 2pm - 3pm - Disability Friendly Music Workshop - Disability Equality (NW)
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 23 | 1pm - 2pm - Family Drum Circle - Cottam Community Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 23 | 2:30pm - 3:30pm - Djembe Jam - Cottam Community Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 23 | 3pm - The Ferret turns 20 Weekender! - Live Music from Double Headliners Man of Moon + The DSM IV + OORYA, + more TBA - The Ferret
Advance booking recommended - tickets available soon
Sun 24 | 3:00 PM - The Ferret Turns 20 Weekender!
Live Music from Loose Articles, Zookraught (Seattle), The Empty Page, The Red Stains, Mutt, Hummus + Drew Young - The Ferret
Advance booking recommended - tickets available soon
Sun 24 | 10am - 12pm - Festival Scratch Band - Upstairs @ The Twelve Tellers
No need to book, just turn up.
Sun 24 | 2pm - 3pm - Jon Darby and Band Live - Chews Yard
No need to book, just turn up.
Mon 25 | 12pm - 1pm - Ukulele Workshop - Cottam Community Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Mon 25 | 1pm - 2pm - Beginners Handbell Workshop - Cottam Community Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Mon 25 | 2PM - 3pm Easy Descant/Tenor Recorder Workshop - Cottam Community Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Tue 26 | 7pm - 8:30pm - A Cappella Singing Workshop - Media Factory, University of Lancashire
No need to book, just turn up.
Wed 27 | Doors 7pm - EMOM Electronic Open Mic Night -The Ferret
Sign up to play at emompreston@gmail.com or turn up to watch
Wed 27 | 12:30pm - 2pm - Dementia Friendly Samba Drumming - St Teresa's Parish Centre
No need to book, just turn up.
Wed 27 | 6:15pm - 8:15pm - Afro-Cuban Percussion Workshop - Media Factory, University of Lancashire
No need to book, just turn up.
Thu 28 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm - Introduction to Gregorian Chant - St Walburge’s, Preston
Free tickets: bit.ly/GregorianChantChoir
Fri 29 | 12pm - 1pm - Lunchtime Singing Workshop - Central Methodist Church
No need to book, just turn up.
Fri 29 | 2pm - 3pm - Disability Friendly Music Workshop - Disability Equality (NW)
No need to book, just turn up.
Fri 29 | 7:30 PM - Afro Rhythms II - Mini-Festival - Chews Yard
No need to book, just turn up.
Saturday 30th - City Wide Music
Sat 30 | 11am - 12pm - Dave Gardner – Tales of the Road & The Wilderness - Stories from Preston Guild Hall with Live Music Performance and Unseen Photos
Spanning Five Decades from the 1970s - Harris Museum
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 30 | 12noon - 2pm - Tune In with Live Sets From Dead Sheep, Amber + more TBA
Preston Flag Market Stage
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 30 | 2pm - 4pm - Young Jazz On The Square feat Lancashire Schools Jazz Orchestra, Blue Moose Dance, Honk and a very special guest appearance from guitar virtuosos Phil and George Hilborne - Winckley Square
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 30 | With Pop-ups across the city all day including;
Mobile Music Vehicle
Jon Aveyard’s Community Workshop Performers
Piano Sing-alongs
Chants Choruses and Connections from the National Football Museum
Honk Street Band & more
No need to book, just turn up.
Sun 31 | Doors 7pm Starts 7:30pm - Ben & the Believers, Cheating the Ferryman Live, Imogen Evans + more TBA - The Continental
Free tickets releasing soon
JUNE
Mon 1 | 7pm - 8:30pm - Preston Music Histories Film Screening Party
Soundskills, Brookfield Estate
No need to book, just turn up.
Tue 2 | Doors 7pm - Jays MixRUpt Mixtape Jam - The Ferret
Just turn up with your instruments, or to watch
Fri 5 | Doors 7pm - Francis Dunnery Live and Acoustic - St Peters Arts Centre, University of Lancashire
Advance booking recommended click here to book
Sat 6 | 1pm - 5pm - Lancashire Sounds on the Square: A Festival on Winckley Square featuring some of the region’s finest bands and artists including Peggy the Rapper, Dobbo, Persimmon + more to be announced
No need to book, just turn up.
Sat 6 | Doors 5pm - The Official Preston Jazz Festival After Party with Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (BCUC) Live - The Ferret
Advance booking recommended - tickets available soon
About Us
Preston Jazz Festival is a free to attend music festival, with community and inclusivity at its heart. It is guided by a steering group made up of members of the community..
The festival grew out of the University, is supported by the School of Arts and Media, Preston City Council, and is a festival of music and culture for the people of Preston and Lancashire.
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