Castelfranco Veneto Jazz Festival
A week of jazz between the Teatro Accademico, Villa Barbarella, and the city squares
About Castelfranco Jazz Festival
Jazz in the heart of the walled city
The Castelfranco Veneto Jazz Festival is the major jazz event that animates the walled city in the province of Treviso every summer. Born from the collaboration between the Agostino Steffani Conservatory of Music and the Municipality of Castelfranco Veneto, the festival has earned a place in the Italian jazz calendar, alternating big international names with young talents trained in the Conservatory's classrooms.
Many venues, one city
The heart of the main concerts is the Teatro Accademico, an 18th-century gem that hosts the ticketed headline evenings. But the festival is above all a widespread celebration: the gardens of Villa Barbarella become a meeting place every evening with jam sessions, live painting, food, and drinks, while the Cathedral Square hosts the most crowded free concerts. Music also fills the venues and streets of the historic center.
World stars and young talents
The program features internationally renowned musicians and ensembles from the Jazz Department of the Steffani Conservatory, with a particular focus on the great masters of jazz and historical anniversaries of the genre. The proportion of free events is high, a choice that makes the festival accessible and popular, capable of attracting enthusiasts from all over the Marca Trevigiana and beyond.
Castelfranco Jazz Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Castelfranco Veneto Jazz Festival brings major names of international jazz to the city from July 7th to 11th, with headline evenings at the Teatro Accademico and a full free program spread across the Cathedral Square, Villa Barbarella, and the historic center. The festival is organized by the Agostino Steffani Conservatory with the Municipality of Castelfranco Veneto.
Among the guests are the Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba with Chris Potter, trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso, and vocalist Maria Pia De Vito. Every evening from 10:30 PM, the gardens of Villa Barbarella become the Jazz, Art & Food space with jam sessions by Conservatory students.
Programme Castelfranco Jazz Festival 2026
Tuesday, July 7th
- 5:30 PM — Hotel La Torre Conference Room (free entry): meeting "Miles, The Last Concert" with Riccardo Brazzale and Giuseppe Momo Mormile and inaugural aperijazz
- 9:15 PM — Teatro Accademico (ticketed): First Meeting with Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano), Chris Potter (sax), Larry Grenadier (double bass), Eric Harland (drums)
Wednesday, July 8th — Villa Barbarella (free entry)
- 8:00 PM — Hall: Yakir Arbib, piano solo
- 9:15 PM — Garden: J&J Organ Trio with Gianluca Carollo, Nicola Dal Bo, Marco Carlesso and guests, dedicated to Beppe Pilotto
Thursday, July 9th (free entry)
- From 7:00 PM — historic center: listening events in venues and streets
- 8:00 PM-9:00 PM — Piazza Guidolin: Il Jazzofono di Radio Café
- 9:15 PM — Cathedral Square: Orchestra Ottovolante conducted by Mauro Ottolini with guest Chiara Luppi
Friday, July 10th (free entry)
- 9:15 PM — Cathedral Square: Fabrizio Bosso Quartet with Julian Oliver Mazzariello, Jacopo Ferrazza, Nicola Angelucci
Saturday, July 11th
- 8:00 PM — Villa Barbarella, Hall (free entry): Anna Passuello and Steffani Jazz Quintet
- 9:15 PM — Teatro Accademico (ticketed): Maria Pia De Vito — Buarqueana with Roberto Taufic, Huw Warren, Roberto Rossi
Every evening from 10:30 PM — Villa Barbarella, Garden (free entry)
- Jazz, Art & Food with jam sessions by Conservatory students, live painting by Walter Marin, and cuisine from Bistrò San Giustino
Highlights Castelfranco Jazz Festival 2026
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Practical information — Castelfranco Jazz Festival
How to get here
Castelfranco Veneto is well-connected by train (lines from Venice, Padua, Treviso, and Bassano del Grappa) with the station just a few minutes from the walled city center. By car, it can be reached from the SR53 Postumia. The festival venues are all in the historic center and reachable on foot.
Tickets
The evenings at the Teatro Accademico are ticketed; numerous events at Villa Barbarella, the Cathedral Square, and in the historic center are free. Advance tickets are available at VivaTicket, De Santi Dischi (via Marconi 1), and the Teatro Accademico ticket office.
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Where does it take place — Castelfranco Jazz Festival
Teatro Accademico, Villa Barbarella e centro storico
Borgo Treviso, 31033 Castelfranco Veneto