A neighbourhood jazz festival, rooted in place
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a weekend-long jazz festival taking place across
De Beauvoir Town, Hackney & Islington, in July 2026.
It brings international, UK and local artists into neighbourhood streets, venues and public spaces - celebrating jazz as a shared culture shaped by community life and lived experience.
A neighbourhood jazz festival,
rooted in place
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a weekend-long jazz festival taking place across De Beauvoir Town, Hackney & Islington, in July 2026.
It brings international, UK and local artists into neighbourhood streets, venues and public spaces - celebrating jazz as a shared culture shaped by community life and lived experience.
A neighbourhood jazz festival,
rooted in place
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a weekend-long jazz festival taking place across De Beauvoir Town, Hackney & Islington, in July 2026.
It brings international, UK and local artists into neighbourhood streets, venues and public spaces - celebrating jazz as a shared culture shaped by community life and lived experience.
Next Festival | 10-11th July 2026
Next festival | 10 - 11th July 2026
Next festival | 10-11th July 2026
For latest news and early bird discounts
For latest news and early bird discounts
The festival feels a natural part of the cultural landscape in Hackney.
The Square and the roads around it, received the bands as if they
had been designed for them, whilst the local churches, pubs
and community halls suddenly felt as if they had been waiting
for jazz to be played inside them.
As the cabinet lead for Culture in the borough, I am pleased to
give my whole-hearted backing to the De Beauvoir Jazz Festival.
Councillor Chris Kennedy
Cabinet Member for Culture, Health, Adult Social Care & Voluntary Sector (Hackney)
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a Community Interest Company
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a Community Interest Company
Deepening a sense of place and building a community around music,
with creative collaborations at the heart of it all.
Drop us a note below or follow us on Instagram @debeauvoirjazzfestival
Drop us a note below or follow us on Instagram @debeauvoirjazzfestival
Curated by the best
Curated by the best
Musician extraordinaire, Pete Horsfall is an award winning jazz trumpet player and vocalist, based in the UK. His unique musical journey has seen him featured regularly as a guest on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM.
Pete Horsfall is an award winning jazz trumpet player & vocalist, based in the UK.
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Deepening a sense of place and building
a community around music, with creative collaborations at the heart of it all.
De Beauvoir
Town
De Beauvoir
Town
The festival feels a natural part of the cultural landscape in Hackney.
The Square and the roads around it, received the bands as if they
had been designed for them, whilst the local churches, pubs
and community halls suddenly felt as if they had been waiting
for jazz to be played inside them.
As the cabinet lead for Culture in the borough, I am pleased to
give my whole-hearted backing to the De Beauvoir Jazz Festival.
The festival feels a natural part of the cultural landscape in Hackney.
The Square and the roads around it, received the bands as if they had been designed for them, whilst the local churches, pubs and community halls suddenly felt as if they had been waiting
for jazz to be played inside them.
As the cabinet lead for Culture in the borough,
I am pleased to give my whole-hearted backing to the De Beauvoir Jazz Festival.
Councillor Chris Kennedy
Cabinet Member for Culture, Health, Adult Social Care & Voluntary Sector (Hackney)
Councillor Chris Kennedy
Cabinet Member for Culture, Health, Adult Social Care
& Voluntary Sector (Hackney)
Drop us a note below or follow us on Instagram @debeauvoirjazzfestival
Drop us a note below or follow us on Instagram @debeauvoirjazzfestival
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a Community Interest Company
De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is a Community Interest Company