The Bree Street Jazz Hop

The Bree Street Jazz Hop

A Deconstructed Return of Jazz to the Streets of Cape Town

As Cape Town rolls into Jazz Week in March 2026, a new rhythm takes over the inner city. Jazz In The City 2026 reimagines what a jazz festival can be — deconstructing the traditional format and turning a six-block stretch of Bree Street into a one-night, walkable jazz circuit.
Brought to you by Heineken, powered by FNB Speed Point and supported by the City of Cape Town, Jazz in the City is positioned as the fringe, street-level alternative alongside the major international jazz festivals taking place in and around Cape Town, and invites audiences to rediscover jazz in the places where cities truly breathe — galleries, bars, fashion stores, social clubs, wine bars, hidden rooms and open public spaces.

For one night only, Thursday 26 March, Bree Street, bordered by Castle Street and Wale Street, becomes the Bree Street Jazz Hop. Ten venues and pop-up performance spaces form a dynamic circuit of ticketed and free shows, encouraging audiences to move, explore, and curate their own experience.