Free, Live and Family-Friendly

The 2024 Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival promises to be the best one yet, as it returns to Saunders Park Greene (39th & Powelton) on Saturday, July 20 from Noon to 7 p.m. The Festival celebrates West Philadelphia and jazz musicians with spectacular live performances, local vendors, fun children’s activities, and delectable treats from food trucks.

The all-day event is free and open to the public, organized by HopePHL (formerly People’s Emergency Center and Youth Service, Inc.), The Producer’s Guild of Philadelphia, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and a committee of community members, with technical assistance from Nu Millennium Media Productions.

“We are very excited about this year’s Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival,” said Bernadine Hawes, HopePHL Community Development Corporation Board Chair, “it’s guaranteed to be an enjoyable day out for anyone in or near West Philadelphia on July 20.”

This year’s headline act is Jamaaladeen Tacuma Quintet featuring Odean Pope. Other performers include Joe Block Quintet, Timothy Vaughan Inside Outside Ensemble, Mollie Ducoste, Deborah Smith, and returning audience favorite, Glenn Bryan & Friends.

“Celebrating the community with this festival is a high point of our calendar every year,” said Kathy Desmond, HopePHL president. “We are grateful to our planning committee, partners, and sponsors for all of their support.”

Updates about the Festival, and jazz pop-up performances leading up to it, can be found at hopephl.org/lancaster-avenue-jazz-festival and @hopephlorg on Facebook.

Vote for HopePHL and the Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival

The Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival has been nominated for Metro’s Philly’s Best in the Annual Festival category! Fans can learn more and vote from https://www.hopephl.org/news–publications/vote-for-hopephl-in-philly-metros-best every day.