Badejazz

Badejazz, the Badajoz International Jazz Festival, holds its 39th edition from Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7 November 2026, dedicated to the memory of Gene García. It features three paid concerts at the Teatro López de Ayala, with Mark Guiliana, Antonio Serrano and Kurt Rosenwinkel, and a parallel programme that is mostly free: afternoons at El Espantaperros, jam sessions at 23:00 in the theatre's Cafetín and jazz in the street. It is organised by the Asociación Badejazz.

Badejazz 2026 programme

• Wednesday 4: Baptiste Trotignon Trio, at 21:00 at the Fundación Caja Badajoz (calle Montesinos, 22), with free entry until capacity is reached.
• Thursday 5: BadaBop Quartet at 18:00 at El Espantaperros (free); Mark Guiliana Beat Music at 21:00 at the Teatro López de Ayala (€15), and Narci González Quartet with a jam session at 23:00 in the theatre's Cafetín (free).
• Friday 6: Joaquín de la Montaña Trio at 18:00 at El Espantaperros (free); Antonio Serrano and Kaele Jiménez Quartet, «Jazz Caló», with Tino di Geraldo, at 21:00 at the theatre (€15), and the tribute concert to Gene García with a jam session at 23:00 in the Cafetín (free).
• Saturday 7: La Hora del Vermú with Javier Pérez Quintet at 13:00 in the Cafetín (€10, sold out); Badejazz en la Calle with the jazz course combos at 17:00 outside the theatre (free); Kurt Rosenwinkel, «The Remedy Tour», at 21:00 at the theatre (€15), and advanced combos with a jam session at 23:00 in the Cafetín (free).

The day-by-day programme, with background on each concert, is in our Badejazz 2026 guide.

Tickets and festival pass

Each 21:00 concert at the theatre costs €15, and the pass for all three costs €35. They can be bought on the Teatro López de Ayala website, with no booking fees, or at its box office on plaza de Minayo, from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 19:00 to 21:00. Students on the Conservatorio Juan Vázquez jazz course pay €10, at the box office only. The theatre opens its doors half an hour beforehand and does not allow entry once the concert has started.

Venues

The festival is spread across the Teatro López de Ayala and its Cafetín, the Fundación Caja Badajoz and El Espantaperros, all in Badajoz. At the free venues, entry is until capacity is reached. The region's other events are in the list of festivals in Extremadura.