2026 #WellJazzFest City Line-Up registrations are now OPEN

Put your gig in the Festival programme and be part of the 30th anniversary!

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MACY GRAY LIVE

Thursday 15 October, 8pm ・ $79–$159・St James Theatre

Festival Highlights 2025

Pānga whetiwara 2025
24,000+

Overall attendance

390

Musicians, crew, event staff and contractors engaged

202

Events

$1.3m

Direct spending injected into the economy

95%

Audience satisfaction

24,000+

Overall attendance

390

Musicians, crew, event staff and contractors engaged

202

Events

$1.3m

Direct spending injected into the economy

95%

Audience satisfaction

24,000+

Overall attendance

390

Musicians, crew, event staff and contractors engaged

202

Events

$1.3m

Direct spending injected into the economy

95%

Audience satisfaction

The 2025 Wellington Jazz Festival lit up Te Whanganui-a-Tara with its largest programme in more than a decade.