25 Jun – 10 Jul 2027
The fortnight beforeJazz à Vienne
Vienne, France
Concerts in Vienne's Roman theatre, south of Lyon, from 25 June: go in the first week and you can still make Rotterdam.
Rotterdam Ahoy · 9–11 July 2027
North Sea Jazz 2027 tickets
Three-day tickets for North Sea Jazz 2027 go on sale on Friday 20 November at 10:00. Last year's three-day ticket sold out, so it pays to be ready. Here's what's on sale, how to buy, how to get to Ahoy, and which other jazz festivals fit around it in July.
- 9–11 Jul2027 dates
- 20 Nov, 10:003-day sale opens
- €390Sold out in 2026
- AhoyRotterdam venue
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An email before three-day tickets go on sale on 20 November, and when the first names are announced.
North Sea Jazz 2027 at a glance
North Sea Jazz returns to Rotterdam Ahoy from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 July 2027, a year after its 50th edition. Three-day tickets go on sale on 20 November 2026 at 10:00; the festival says more details will follow, and no 2027 names have been announced yet.
Tickets
North Sea Jazz 2027 tickets: what goes on sale
From the official ticket pages, checked 27 October. 2027 prices haven't been published; the 2026 figures below show what to expect.
Three-day tickets: on sale 20 November, 10:00. They cover all three days. For 2026 the three-day ticket was €390 including service fees, and it sold out.
Day tickets: not dated yet. For the 2026 festival they went on sale at the end of January. Some concerts are “plus concerts”, which need a separate ticket on top of a day ticket.
Junior tickets are for under-16s and can only be bought together with a regular day or three-day ticket; the child must be with that ticket holder.
Group tickets cover up to 10 people for one day (Friday, Saturday or Sunday). Birdland VIP was €1,470 for the 2026 weekend.
- 20 Nov, 10:00Three-day tickets go on sale.
- 2026 3-day€390 incl. fees, sold out.
- Mobile onlySold through Ticketmaster.
- ResaleOfficial Ticketmaster resale, opened in late May for 2026.
How to be ready at 10:00 on 20 November
Tickets are mobile-only and sold through Ticketmaster, so set up and log in to your Ticketmaster account before the sale, and buy only through the official ticket page. If you miss out, last year's official resale opened in late May and ran until an hour before the doors; the festival warns that tickets from unofficial sellers may not be valid.
Getting there
Getting to Rotterdam Ahoy
Ahoy is in the south of Rotterdam. From Rotterdam Centraal, take metro line D or E to Zuidplein: Ahoy is a five-minute walk from the stop, and the whole trip takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
The organisers recommend public transport over driving, because the roads around Rotterdam fill up during the festival.
- MetroLines D and E to Zuidplein.
- WalkAbout 5 minutes from Zuidplein.
- From Centraal10–15 minutes in all.
Make it a jazz summer
Other jazz festivals around North Sea Jazz 2027
The big July jazz festivals that fit around Rotterdam. Dates come from our festival database, checked on each official site.
2–17 Jul 2027
Same weeksMontreux Jazz Festival
Montreux, Switzerland
The 61st edition on the shore of Lake Geneva, 2–17 July: sixteen days, so it fits before or after Rotterdam.
9–18 Jul 2027
Starts the same dayUmbria Jazz
Perugia, Italy
Ten days in the hill town of Perugia, from 9 July: carry on to Italy once Rotterdam's weekend is over.
More options: our best jazz festivals in Europe, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival guide, and every 2027 date confirmed so far.
Questions
North Sea Jazz 2027 — what people ask
When is North Sea Jazz 2027?
Friday 9 to Sunday 11 July 2027, at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands.
When do tickets go on sale?
Three-day tickets go on sale on Friday 20 November 2026 at 10:00 (Dutch time). Day tickets haven't been dated yet; for the 2026 festival they followed at the end of January.
Will it sell out?
The 2026 three-day ticket, at €390 including service fees, sold out, so be ready when the 2027 sale opens on 20 November at 10:00.
How much are the tickets?
2027 prices haven't been published. For 2026, the three-day ticket was €390 including service fees, and the Birdland VIP weekend €1,470.
Can children go?
Yes. Under-16s need a Junior ticket, which can only be bought together with a regular day or three-day ticket, and they must be with someone holding one.
Who's playing?
No 2027 names have been announced yet. Sign up above and we'll email you when they are.
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