The Exit Zero Jazz Festival Swings Into Cape May, NJ, May 15-17, 2026!

The 2026 Spring Exit Zero Jazz Festival takes place in Cape May, NJ., May 15-17, 2026. International touring artists performing on the Festival Main Stage in Cape May Convention Hall and Cape May outdoor stages, and bars and club venues.

You might find yourself one minute second-lining to a New Orleans brass band, and, in the next, snaking through town behind a 22-piece Brazilian drum bloco. The joy of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival is in the discovery of incredible music and musicians you may never have known existed.