| Wangaratta Festival of Jazz | |
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| Genre | Jazz |
| Dates | Late October or early November |
| Location(s) | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Years active | 1990–2018, 2020– |
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| Website | wangarattajazz |
The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is an annual Australian festival of jazz and blues, founded in 1990 by the City of Wangaratta with Adrian Jackson as its first director. It is held at various venues in the town of Wangaratta, 260 kilometres (161.6 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne.
Since its inception the festival has grown to include 90 events and over 350 national and international artists performing each year. The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz also hosts the National Jazz Awards, Youth Jazz Workshops, master classes and events throughout Wangaratta and surrounding wine regions.
In 1999 the festival won a National Tourism Award and was inducted into the Victorian Tourism Hall of Fame. In 2000 the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz became a Victorian Hallmark Event.