Christchurch Big Band Jazz Festival – 20th anniversary is on throughout Christchurch from Thursday 22nd October 2026 to Monday 26th October 2026 (Labour Weekend!)
Friday 23rd Oct 6-7:45pm at The Piano
TNT! – Where Big Band Meets Te Ao Māori
Featuring Capital City Big Band from Wellington https://events.humanitix.com/
Saturday 24th Oct 5-6pm at The Piano
Dan Costa and the Bill Martin Big Band (from Dunedin)
Saturday 24th Oct 7:30-9:30pm at the Isaac Theatre Royal
Big Band Birthday Bash – with Symposium and the All Girl Big Band, with guests Erna Ferry and the Swingtown Rebel dancers.
There are 80 performances and 30 events over the 5 days.
The homepage has the key ticketed concerts
and the full programme can also be found on the website.