Join us at the renowned 11th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival, where Grammy Award-winning musicians perform regularly and the park is filled with fun. This is a family-friendly, cost-free event. Get into the Columbia summer spirit and wear your blue T-shirts and hats. Bring your own seating, a picnic, and anything else to keep you comfortable for a few hours of great music alongside fellow Columbians and the greater Boston community.

A lively beer garden and food trucks are traditionally set up in the Apple Cinema parking lot for easy access to food and libations, and Whole Foods is next door for picnic purchases.

All Columbia alumni and students are encouraged to attend—it's a wonderful opportunity to meet alumni and CAA Boston board members in the MA community.

Transport:  MBTA Redline T Alewife last stop.

Parking:  Alewife Staples or Apple Cinema large free parking lot and walk to park; and some street parking available.

Please RSVP online so we have approximate numbers and can try to reserve a picnic area for our group.

Cambridge Jazz Festival: https://cambridgeusa.org/event/11th-annual-cambridge-jazz-festival/2026-07-26/

Look for the group in blue Columbia T-shirts and hats — we'll gather on the lawn and save space where we can.

Rain: For rain-day updates about the concert events, please check the official Cambridge Jazz Festival website.

Hosted by:  Heather O’Brien, SIPA 1993