The Colmar Jazz Festival expanded its footprint to the plaine Pasteur in the Ouest district on Wednesday afternoon, bringing a free neighborhood guinguette, community workshops, and an open-air concert by the Blue Heaven Stompers to residents.
Running from Monday through Saturday, September 26, the festival balances ticketed evening concert series with public community events. Wednesday’s gathering at the plaine Pasteur marked the first time the festival ventured into this neighborhood sector, offering an afternoon of festivities designed to foster local proximity and family participation in partnership with the city’s urban policy services.
A Neighborhood-Driven Afternoon of Activities
Activities on the plaine kicked off at 14:00 local time, driven by a broad coalition of local associations and municipal actors.
The lineup of participating organizations and community structures included:
- Association Lézard
- Association PARAChute
- Salle de Spectacles Europe
- Centre Socioculturel Europe
- Les Petits Débrouillards
- Association Socio-Éducative ASECO (ASECO)
- Association de Solidarité avec les Travailleurs Immigrés (ASTI)
- Les Chemins de Querencia
- Association SICA 68
- Les Cardinals de Colmar
- The City of Colmar (Culture and Urban Policy services)
Blue Heaven Stompers Bring 1920s Jazz to the Open Air
Music took center stage at 16:00 local time as the Blue Heaven Stompers stepped onto the outdoor performance area. Specializing in New Orleans jazz, the ensemble delivered a repertoire spanning Chicago jazz and Charleston influences, channeling the atmosphere of 1920s and 1930s dance halls in New York and Chicago.
The open-air performance operated with free admission within capacity limits, drawing jazz enthusiasts and local families into the historic stylings of the jazz age.
Festival Context and Schedule
While the plaine Pasteur guinguette provided a daytime community focal point, the wider Colmar Jazz Festival continues through Saturday, September 26, featuring five distinct evening concert programs across its primary venues. Ticketing information, venue details, and full program updates remain accessible through the official municipal portal at colmar.fr/jazz.
