Sunlife Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival 2025

18jul(jul 18)3:30 pm20(jul 20)3:00 pmSunlife Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival 20253:30 pm - 3:00 pm (20)(GMT-04:00) Waterloo City Centre Parking Lot, 42-58 William St E, Waterloo, ON N2J 4Z1

Event Details

The Friday night headliner is the Steely Dan influenced Monkey House, a group that has garnered quite a worldwide following. Saturday night features something a little different – tap dancer extraordinaire, Travis Knights who will dance to the music of a live Jazz group on stage. Sunday’s headliner is the Christine Jensen Quartet.

This year will mark 32 years of the Festival bringing world-class live music to the City and surrounding Community and will run from 18 – 20 July (Fri – Sun) in the usual location close to Waterloo City Hall. Admission continues to be FREE and all are welcome. 

  • Friday, July 18

    • 3:30 pm – Freddie’s Freeloaders

    • 5:00 pm – Stealing Dan

    • 6:30 pm – Caleb Khuu

    • 8:00 pm – Slidin’ Around

    • 9:30 pm – Monkey House

  • Saturday, 19 July

    • 12:30 – Youth Jazz Ensemble

    • 2:00 pm – Ken Foster Quintet

    • 3:30 pm – Jim Edwards Group

    • 5:00 pm – Endahl/Warren/Wagler

    • 6:30 pm – Amanda Kind

    • 8:00 pm – Norbert Botos Quintet

    • 9:30 pm – Travis Knights

  • Sunday, 20 July

    • 12:00 pm – Youth Jazz Ensemble

    • 1:30 pm – Christine Jensen Quartet

    • 3:00 pm – Bus

*Subject to change