Important Note:
ALL festival participants and attendees MUST purchase and display one of the following Festival Admission Passes (colored wristbands) during each day of attendance. (These are required in addition to group performance fees paid by participating schools.)
Information while at the Festival
For more information while at the festival, download these files when they become available.
Admission Passes and Fees
All Admission Passes below include entrance into competition rooms, clinics and evening concerts with the exception of the Day Pass, which does not include evening concerts. See the full list of Admission Passes and entrance options below.
Purchasing tickets to concerts is not necessary if you purchase an Admission Pass that includes concerts, unless you wish to upgrade your concert seating from bleacher seating to floor seating on Friday or Saturday evening OR you wish to attend the Thursday night concert. Preferred seating for all three concerts is included in the Jazz Fan Package.
| Type of Admission Pass | Thursday Evening Concert with Dave Douglas and The Collective |
Friday AND Evening Concert with Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts |
Saturday All Day (competition and clinics) AND Evening Concert with Festival Showcase and Awards |
| Jazz Fan Package (preferred seating all concerts, and admission to all events) $60 General/ $50 Senior | RED • |
RED • |
RED • |
| Festival Pass (bleacher seating) $25 (discounts available) | GREEN • |
GREEN • |
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| Friday Pass (bleacher seating) $20 (discounts available) | SILVER • |
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| Saturday Pass (bleacher seating) $17 (discounts available) | BLUE • |
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| Day Pass $10 (purchase at festival) | A Day Pass provides access to competition and clinics on day of purchase until 6 p.m. DOES NOT INCLUDE EVENING CONCERTS. |
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Discounts are offered for group orders of five or more passes and for passes purchased prior to April 1, 2013. Advance purchase is encouraged.
Attention Parents and Chaperones: You are advised to combine your Admission Pass purchase with your school’s order to receive the group discount.
To order passes, please call (775) 784-4062 or 1-800-233-8928.
Individual Concert Tickets
Individual tickets are available (with a convenience fee), through the Lawlor Events Center Box Office or call 1-800-325-7328. Tickets may also be purchased in person (without a convenience fee) on the University of Nevada, Reno campus at the Lawlor Events Center box office, open weekdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. If not sold out, tickets may also be purchased at the door the evening of each performance. All purchases are final; no refunds or exchanges will be given.
For group orders for the April 25 concert, contact Chris Money at Extended Studies, (775) 784-4046 or 1-800-233-8928.
Travel and Accommodations — Book your rooms
early!
For travel assistance, call Educational Discovery Tours, 1-800-544-4723.
When booking hotel rooms, mention your participation in the Reno Jazz Festival for special rates. For information on special room rates for festival participants,
call (distances are approximate):
Official Hotel of the Reno Jazz Festival:
Festival Host Hotels:
*This Festival Host provides rehearsal space to school groups who are guests of the hotel.
Additional Hotels:
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Contact Us...
2013 Reno Jazz Festival
Extended Studies
University of Nevada, Reno/0048
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-4046
email: jazz@unr.edu
The 2013 Reno Jazz Festival is a program of the University of Nevada, Reno and is administered by Extended Studies.
Questions? Email us.
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