The weather is getting warmer, which means that it’s time to get outside, and there’s no better place to be outside than at a music festival. One that definitely needs to be on your radar is the 2026 Richmond Jazz And Music Festival. Scheduled for Saturday, August 8th and Sunday, August 9th, the annual festival in Richmond, Virginia will return to Maymont for a jam-packed weekend featuring live performances by artists across a few genres.
Headlining the festival will be the High Priestess of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu. She is one of several R&B and soul artists on the lineup, including Johnny Gill, Leon Thomas, Alex Isley, Tiana Major9 and the Tony! Toni! Toné! legacy band.
You can’t have a jazz festival without jazz, of course, and multiple GRAMMY Award-winning songstress Samara Joy will lead the way. Among the additional jazz acts are Down To The Bone, Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers and Peter White.
Rappers Doug E. Fresh, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco and Noname will be on tap to rock the mic and represent for hip-hop. Also on the bill are the groups The Blackbyrds, Free Nationals and Hot Like Mars, who are all known to dabble in multiple genres.
More artists will be announced, but the 2026 Richmond Jazz And Music Festival already sounds like a sure bet for August. Add it to your summer music festival calendar and lock in your tickets when they go on sale on Friday, August 22nd. Visit the Richmond Jazz And Music Festival website for additional information.
