In May 2026, Jazz Middelheim returns to Park Den Brandt. After last year’s renewed edition, the festival comes back for a second time under the new organisation. This time, we go deeper. Three days of music, spread across the extended Pentecost weekend. From Saturday 23 May to Monday 25 May.

Once again, the park becomes a place to listen, wander and pause. A setting that allows music to unfold at its own pace, surrounded by greenery in bloom and a forward-thinking sound- and light production. The upcoming edition will continue to build on what Jazz Middelheim stands for. A programme that honours the deep roots of jazz, while actively looking forward. Established voices alongside a new generation of artists who stretch, bend and reshape the genre. Because jazz has never been about standing still. Experiment, exchange and evolution are part of its core.

Tomorrow, we start sharing the first voices of the 2026 lineup. The complete programme will be announced next month.