Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2026

Registrations for the 2026 edition, taking place on 20–22 March, is now closed.

The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival is intended for members of big bands and jazz ensembles from Sweden’s culture schools, aesthetic upper-secondary school, folk high schools, and music colleges. The program includes three days of workshops and lectures with Swedish and international jazz musicians as well as several concerts, and culminates on the last day with the Swedish Big Band Championships and Jazz Ensemble Competition. The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival at Konserthuset Stockholm draws over 400 students every year. Workshops are led by both international and Swedish jazz artists and educators.

New this year is that Saturday’s workshops will take place at Kulturama Hammarby Sjöstad. The festival begins with registration on 20 March at 11.00 at the Konserthuset Stockholm and concludes on Sunday 23 March at 17.00.

If you’d like to receive news about the Blue House Youth Jazz Festival, please send an email to bhyjf@konserthuset.se and we’ll arrange it.

Registration is now closed.

The festival is fully booked and registration is closed. Cancellations are free of charge up to and including 31 January; after that, registration is binding.