Grab your dancing shoes for South Coast Cultural Society's 2026 season of the 13th annual, South Coast Jazz and World Music Festival ! The people who brought you Lighthouse/David Sanborn/Holly Cole/Jully Black, Powder Blues Band, Liona Boyd and hundreds more!
Brantford & Norfolk County Venues:
August 14th, Glenhyrst Gardens Brantford Youth and Education Programming. (FULL)
August 15th, 5 PM, Port Dover Community Centre -Headliners - RED HOT RAMBLE and KUCHOCKI SINGS DINOVI BUTONLY FOR YOU CD WORLD RELEASE tribute to Canada's Legendary Jazz Composer Gene DiNovi with band members Neil Swainson, Brian Dickinson, Mark Kelso, Rob Piltch, Juliann Kuchocki.
Also in the show Carla Muller, Nathan Hiltz, Sam Cook, Mark Hukezalie Brian Fettes, Jayne Laidlaw, Laura Porter, Kristy Hamilton, David Griffin, Jai King Green and more!
August 16th, 1 PM, Glenhyrst Gardens- Le Trio Parisian featuring Juliet Dunn and openning this event is Thom Adkins
3 Ticket Types:
$39 August 15th VIP guaranteed seats Port Dover Community Centre Main Stage event. 5 performances 5-10 pm (see line up above and on southcoastjazz.com) CASH BAR 50/50, Silent Auction
$19 August 16th guaranteed VIP seats, Brantford Glenhyrst Gardens, Le Trio Parisian 1 pm, includes a non alcoholic beverage. Opening act Thom Adkins
*FREE/BY DONATION General Admission FCFS This ticket is an accessible ticket (age 19+), pay what you can option. Tickets can be downloaded free of cost and a contribution of any amount can be given at door at Port Dover Community Centre or online under contributions/support. (Free GA tickets made possible by OLG.-Thank you!)
CONTRIBUTIONS (all increments) & GIFT CERTIFICATES also available.
Thank you OLG, Ontario Creates and all of our sponsors and advertisers for making SCJ possible. (see southcoastjazz.com fest PROGRAM on the homepage for the full line up schedule, artist bios, sponsors and all information)
ARTIST LINE-UP + INFO:
MULTI-GENRE Performances
RED HOT RAMBLE, JAI KING GREEN, JULIET DUNN, NEIL SWAINSON, ROB PILTCH, BRIAN DICKINSON, MARK KELSO, NATHAN HILTZ, JASON FOWLER,JULIANN KUCHOCKI, Carla Muller, Kristy Olinik Hamilton, Laura Porter & more
Latin and Line Dance fun too with Maybel Yager and Joan Minnery!
The13th annual South Coast Jazz and World Music Festival employs 60-100+ people annually, features local business, talent and crew and has delivered over a million dollars in economic development/tourism expenditures to the communities it serves since its inception in 2014.
For Advertising, Sponsorship, Talent submissions, Group reservations, and more information please email the festival.
Can't make it and wish to support? Contributions are much appreciated by etransfer (no fees) to:
info (at) southcoastjazz(dot) com or via the ticket page(fees)
Designater Driver shuttle for local travel. Please email info (at)southcoastjazz (dot)com to RSVP
Need more information or require groups or accessible bookings, please email the festival.
Info subject to change.