Gate, Box Office & Show Times
Dates and times for gates and box office availability for MJF69 will be announced in early spring 2026.
Monterey Jazz Festival Box Office
2000 Fairground Road, Monterey, CA 93940
Parking
Monterey Peninsula College parking is expected to be available for purchase for the 2026 Festival. If you don’t purchase parking, we recommend utilizing local rideshare services Uber and Lyft to avoid limited parking availability. In previous festivals, parking lots open 30 minutes prior to gate opening times each day of the Festival.
Shuttle schedule to be announced in early spring 2026.
2025 SHUTTLE MAP (Subject to change for 2026)
Premier Club
We are expecting Premier Club to return for 2026 (to be confirmed in early spring 2026). In 2025, Premier Club featured deliciously curated small plates for lunch and dinner sponsored by the Monterey Marriott Hotel. Alcoholic beverages not included, non-alcoholic beverages (water, tea, sodas and coffee) included. Benefits also include furnished air-conditioned setting, closed-circuit Arena simulcasts, ability to bring in festival food vendor purchases, and private restrooms. Sign up for updates on the 2026 Premier Club experience!
Food & Beverage Policies
We invite you to enjoy a wide variety of food and beverages available for purchase at the Monterey Jazz Festival. We are cashless in these areas so please remember to bring your credit card. As per the State of California and the County of Monterey, food, glass, and beverages in containers cannot be brought onto the Fairgrounds with the exception of one bottle of water. Stainless steel or other non-breakable individual use water container are allowed, which may be filled at the free Pure Water stations. Containers are also available for purchase. No picnic baskets, coolers, or barbeques are allowed. No alcohol may be brought onto the Fairgrounds. Alcohol and containers will be disposed of at the entrance gates and not returned. Every person who enters the Fairgrounds is subject to search by Security personnel.
People with Disabilities/Hearing Impaired Info
ADA seating will be available through our ticketing provider or by calling 831-308-4653. Please contact the Ticket Office if have any specific questions. A Passenger Loading/Unloading area with ADA access will be located close to the main entrance. Check back in early spring 2026 for directions and more details.
A limited number of ADA parking spaces are available on Fairground Road. Parking is first-come, first-served.
Listening devices for the hearing impaired are available at no charge at Patron Services, located on the Fairgrounds. A deposit of a valid driver’s license or current credit card is required.
Do’s & Don’ts
We want all of our fans to have an enjoyable and safe experience at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Please help us ensure everyone’s security, comfort, and convenience by following these rules. Thank you and enjoy the Festival!
For Your Security
Every person is subject to a security search. Please be prepared for Security to search your belongings. Security reserves the right to refuse entry to the Festival Grounds. The Monterey Jazz Festival works with the Monterey County Fairgrounds, a professional security firm, and the City of Monterey police department to ensure the safety of our patrons.
Don’t Bring
The following are prohibited on the Festival Grounds:
- Food, coolers, glass bottles, containerized or alcoholic beverages
- Lawn, beach or folding chairs. Reserve your on-site lawn chair through conCHAIRto.
- Camera or cameras with detachable lenses of ANY SIZE
- Flash for photos, tripods, monopods, laser pens, laser lights
- Audio or video recording devices
- Pets
- Smoking is not allowed in the Arena or any indoor venue
- All cell phone ringers must be turned off during performances
- Strollers are not allowed in the Arena or any indoor venue
Security may confiscate items or have you remove items from the Festival Grounds.
Do Bring
- Electronic ticket or a print-at-home ticket
- Personal items and medications
- Additional clothing for changing weather conditions and temperatures
- One sealed plastic bottle of water per patron is permitted
- If you purchased a Lawn Seat, don’t forget to reserve your lawn chair through conCHAIRto or bring your picnic blanket.
For Your Convenience
- All bars are running a cashless system.
- ATMs are available on the Festival Grounds for Arts and Crafts Vendors and Program Sales.
- Listening devices are available at Patron Service
Festival Entry Policies
Your ticket allows one entry to the Fairgrounds. You will be given a wristband to re-enter the Festival grounds. If you lose your wristband you will need to purchase another ticket for re-entry. If you have questions prior to the Festival, please contact the Ticket Office at [email protected]. If you have questions during the Festival, please ask our Patron Services volunteers.
ATM
For your convenience, ATMs are available inside the Fairgrounds during the Monterey Jazz Festival weekend. Cash will ONLY be accepted at Arts and Crafts Vendors and Program Sales. Details subject to change for 2026. Check back in early spring 2026 for ATM information and locations.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted in the Arena. Smoking allowed in DESIGNATED areas on the fairgrounds.
First Aid
There is a medical first aid station located on the Fairgrounds, staffed with Emergency Medical Technicians, throughout the Festival weekend.
Courtesy to Fellow Fans
As a courtesy to fellow fans and our performing artists, please remember to turn off all cell phone ringers while attending the Festival performances. Please do not use flash photography of any kind, with any device. Please do not film with a smartphone. Please do not wear large hats or sit on multiple cushions that block the view for the fans behind you.
Photography/Videography Disclaimer
Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by MJF, without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. MJF may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by MJF including but not limited to brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, emails, promotional videos, etc.
To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent, or legal guardian. A person attending a MJF event who does not wish to have their image recorded for distribution should make their wishes known to the event photographer/videographer at the time the photo or video is being taken.
By participating in a MJF event, or by failing to notify the event photographer/videographer of your desire to not have your photograph used by MJF, you are agreeing to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify MJF from any and all claims involving the use of your picture or likeness.
Any person or organization not affiliated with MJF may not use, copy, alter or modify MJF photographs, graphics, videography or similar reproductions or recordings without the advance written permission of an authorized designee from MJF.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Festival Overview
The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world. It is held annually on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey County Fairgrounds, located at 2004 Fairground Road in Monterey, California. This has been the site of the Festival since its inception in 1958.
