But it almost didn't happen this year. In April, organizers announced that the event would be canceled for financial reasons, only to be saved by an unnamed donor. But the future of the event may still be in doubt, and the biggest obstacle could be the city itself.
Thousands carted around lawn chairs and squatted down on curbs for the first day of the Fillmore Jazz Festival on Saturday — a feat possible only due to an emergency funding rescue three months ago.
For Immediate Release The Fillmore Street Jazz Festival is proudly presented by the Fillmore Merchants Association. Established in 1906 the FMA is oldest merchant association in San Francisco. [...]
SFist: Your San Francisco Summer and Fall 2025 Street Fair Mega-Preview, Spanning From May to October From SFist Fillmore Jazz Festival (July 5-6) The Fillmore Jazz Festival will be back over July 4th weekend, thanks [...]
For Immediate Release April 7, 2025 Dear San Franciscans and Fillmore Jazz Festival Lovers, It was with great sadness that we announced the cancellation of the Fillmore Jazz Festival last week due to the overwhelming [...]
Republished from the New Fillmore Jazz festival is back on again ONE DAY AFTER merchant leaders announced the 2025 Fillmore Jazz Festival was being canceled, a sponsor stepped forward to say he would fund this [...]
Full article and video at KPIX Less than a week after organizers announced that the Fillmore Jazz Festival would not be held this summer due to financial constrains, officials on Monday were happy to announce [...]
PRESS RELEASE April 3, 2025 Fillmore Merchants Association announces the cancellation of the beloved annual free two day, 12 block 2025 Fillmore Jazz Festival due to lack of funding. Producing a free two - day [...]
From Crawl SF (link) Fillmore Jazz Festival If you combine the sweet sound of live jazz music, the fun feels of San Francisco street fairs, some tasty treats from local restaurants, artisan crafts and maybe [...]
