Producing a free two – day festival in San Francisco incurs hundreds of thousands of investments in production, security, recycling, staffing, staging, city fees, musicians, marketing, porte-potties and much more. The non-profit association is in debt due to production costs.
Revenues from sponsorships and grants have not returned to their pre-pandemic levels and so are giving ourselves a year in advance to raise money and obtain donations to conduct this wonderful Fillmore Jazz Festival in 2026, with public support and donations to our newly established Fillmore Jazz Festival Preservation Fund. In anticipation of going into the production of 2026 with all expenses covered in advance, we trust that each year, revenue derived from sponsorships, donations and vendor fees will go to the next year and keeping the Pacific Coast’s and San Francisco’s largest Jazz Festival alive for years to come.
In response to the announcement, there is community building effort to collect funding to support several jazz quartets playing on Fillmore sidewalks and at Calvary Presbyterian Church and at Jones Memorial United Methodist during the July 5 – 6th weekend.