Jyväskylä Summer

Name: Jyväskylä Summer
Start: 2026-07-01
End: 2026-07-07
Location: Jyväskylä

took place · 1 Jul 2026

Jyväskylä

festival family culture outdoor

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Description was written before the event

Jyväskylä Summer is the oldest continuously held cultural festival in the Nordic region. The 2026 theme is wisdom.

The week's programme features music from rap to classical, performing arts in various forms, clubs, family activities, films, topical lectures and exhibitions.

About the festival: Jyväskylä Summer

71st edition

edition number

since 1955

years running

33 000+

Puistojuhlat visitors (2023)

9th edition

Puistojuhlat sub-festival edition

Good to know

Runs 7 days: Wed 1 July - Tue 7 July 2026
Puistojuhlat outdoor concerts: Thu-Fri 2-3 July 2026
Puistojuhlat tickets from 49 EUR
Many events free of charge
Tickets sold via jyvaskylankesa.fi and Lippu.fi; cultural benefit cards Epassi and Smartum Pay accepted
Puistojuhlat held at Lounaispuisto park, central Jyväskylä
71st edition - festival founded 1955
No camping - city festival spread across multiple urban venues

What's new

2026-05
The full 2026 programme was published, confirming the 71st edition runs 1-7 July under the theme of wisdom, with a strong jazz focus tied to the Jazz Finland 100 anniversary year.
2026-04
Puistojuhlat's 2026 lineup was finalised with Muuan Mies and two DJs added, completing the two-day outdoor concert programme.
2026-04
Ticket sales for Puistojuhlat 2026 are tracking as the strongest in the sub-festival's history, with both volume and revenue well ahead of previous years at the same point.
2026-03
The Puistojuhlat lineup was announced, headlined by J. Karjalainen (Thursday) and MELO (Friday), alongside Maustetytöt, emma & matilda, Ursus Factory, helmi marleena, keiju and Aaro630.