San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival (SDTJ Jazz)

Three days.

Two countries.

One world

of

Musical

Artistry.

The second annual San Diego Tijuana International
Jazz Festival (SDTJ Jazz) arrives with a sizzling new lineup
‍October 2, 4 & 5, 2025.

The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which debuted last year with nearly $400,000 in seed money from Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs, is returning this fall with another international lineup of artists who will perform in both of the festival’s namesake cities and in Escondido.

To be held the first weekend of October, the 2025 edition will include free concerts in Tijuana and downtown San Diego, and a paid concert at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, for which tickets are now on sale at sdtjjazz.org.

Locations include: Quartyard, San Diego – California Center for the Arts, Escondido – Tijuana Jazz and Blues Festival, Tijuana