Marsden Jazz Festival returns October 9-11 to get the village swinging.

The bumper weekend will see almost 100 gigs take place across 26 Marsden venues — as well as the popular street music parade on Saturday October 10.

More than 70 of the festival's events are free — but you will need to book tickets for the headline acts and some special events.

The festival is running a four for three ticket offer — if you book for four different gigs, the lowest value ticket(s) will be free!

Marsden Jazz Festival, Marsden, Huddersfield.
Marsden Jazz Festival, Marsden, Huddersfield.

Which gigs need tickets?

Friday

  • Evan Christopher's Django a la Creole at Marsden Mechanics Hall, 7.30pm, tickets £19 (£9.50 for 16 and under)
  • Parkin and Hardwick at Crumbals-on-the-Corner, 8pm, tickets £27.50, includes tapas meal, bring your own drinks
  • Ben Crosland Quintet plays the Ray Davies Songbook at Marsden Royal British Legion, 8.30pm, tickets £14 (£7 for 16 and under)
  • The Jive Swings at Marsden Mechanics Hall, 11.30pm, tickets £10 (£5 16 and under)

Saturday

  • Apes Grapes at Marsden Royal British Legion, 12pm, tickets £7 (£3.50 for 16 and under)
  • Metamorphic at Marsden Royal British Legion, 2pm, tickets £7 (£3.50 for 16 and under)
  • Arun Ghosh IndoJazz Sextet — A South Asian Suite at Marsden Mechanics Hall, 4pm, tickets £14 (£7 for 16 and under)

Arun Ghosh
Arun Ghosh
  • The Geordie Approach at Marsden Royal British Legion, 4pm, tickets £7 (£3.50 for 16 and under)
  • Lauren Kinsella Ensemble at Marsden Royal British Legion, 6pm, tickets £7 (£3.50 for 16 and under)
  • Clare Martin and Ray Gelato — A Swinging Affair at Marsden Mechanics Hall, 7.30pm, tickets £19 (£9.50 for 16 and under)
  • Sundown Swing at Marsden Parochial Hall, 7.30pm, tickets £10
  • Olivia Maya at Crumbals-on-the-Corner, 8pm, tickets £27.50, includes tapas meal, bring your own drinks
  • Nu Popes at Marsden Mechanics Hall, 11.30pm, tickets £10 (£5 for 16 and under)

The Nu Popes
The Nu Popes

Sunday

  • Lolly Pops and Circus Props at Standedge Tunnel Visitors Centre, 11.30am, tickets £5
  • The Rip Roaring Success at the Cowshed, 1pm, tickets £11
  • The Toothy Adventure of Davy Denture at Standedge Tunnel Visitors Centre, 1.30pm, tickets £5
  • Jean Toussaint's Roots and Herbs 'The Blakey Project' at Marsden Mechanics Hall, 3.30pm, tickets £17 (£8.50 for 16 and under)
  • Dominic Halpin & the Honey Bs at Marsden Conservative Club, 3.30pm, tickets £10

J.K. Simmons , left, and Miles Teller in "Whiplash."
J.K. Simmons , left, and Miles Teller in "Whiplash."
  • Whiplash at Marsden's Electric Theatre, Marsden Band Room, 7pm, tickets £4.50

Where can I buy tickets?

Tickets for most of the gigs can be booked online, while some events (including Whiplash at Marsden's Electric Theatre) have tickets for sale on the door.

Tickets can also be bought from the Festival Shop, 10 Peel Street, Marsden, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9.30am-noon.

To book tickets for a gig (or see if on-the-door tickets are available), visit the ticketed gigs page on the Marsden Jazz Festival website, then click 'buy tickets' on the listing you're interested in.

The four for three ticket offer is not available online. All four tickets must be bought in a single transaction, via the Box Office on 0800 6125 649 (open 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday).

Tickets booked online after Monday September 28 will only be available for collection on the door.

Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable.