The NWA Jazz and Arts Festival Is Taking Over Downtown Rogers

Your Saturday just got a lot more interesting. The NWA Jazz and Arts Festival rolls into The Music Depot in Downtown Rogers for an all-day event where the jazz never stops and the art gets made right in front of you.

THE DEETS

📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
🕑 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
📍 The Music Depot, 206 W Walnut, Rogers, AR 72756
🎟️ General Admission (All Day Pass): $22.71 | Ages 18+ 🎟️ Kids Pass (All Day): $11.89 | Ages 3–17
🔗 More info | Tickets

One Stage, All Day

Swordfish Quintet hosts the festival, with Music Moves behind the production. Everything happens on a single stage, no tent-hopping, no split lineups. Live jazz runs from morning to night while visual artists paint and create alongside the performers in real time. Pop-up galleries and local vendors fill out the space between sets, so you always have somewhere to wander.

The Gallery Gets Its Hour

When the afternoon hits, the vibe shifts into Gallery Hour. Vinyl DJ sets, cocktails, artist meet-and-greets. It’s the stretch of the day where you can actually talk to the people whose work is hanging on the walls before the evening performances take over.

More Than Just Listening

The festival also carves out time for jazz education workshops, artist talks, and youth jazz ensemble showcases. You can get into the craft, not just the crowd.

The Night Closes With a Bang

The finale is a late-night jazz jam paired with a live art reveal: the full collection of work created by the painters throughout the day, shown all at once.

The venue caps at 90 people, and this is the kind of event that fills up. Snag your tickets at stubs.net before they’re gone.