Vanport Jazz Festival
- Dates
- 2027
- Status
- Postponed
- Venue
- University of Portland
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 23, 2026
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Postponed: what we know
The 2026 festival was postponed to 2027 due to low ticket sales; ticket refunds were issued.
Reported by official.
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Listen
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Lineup
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
Nearest airport PDX.
How do I get to Vanport Jazz Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Vanport Jazz Festival. The nearest major airport is PDX, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
Portland Union Station is Amtrak's Pacific Northwest hub, served by six daily Cascades round trips to/from Seattle plus one daily Coast Starlight (Los Angeles-Seattle). This is an intercity option for attendees combining the festival with wider West Coast travel, not an airport connector Union Station is downtown, about 6 miles from the University of Portland campus, so onward travel is by MAX/bus (above) or rideshare
Book / info →By bus & public transit
Both FlixBus and Greyhound run scheduled intercity coach service into Portland, stopping at NW Station Way just north of Union Station, connecting Portland to Seattle, Eugene, and other West Coast cities. Like the train, this reaches downtown Portland rather than the venue directly onward travel to campus is by MAX/bus or rideshare
Book / info →The Red Line runs directly from PDX into downtown Portland, with trains every 15 minutes. From downtown, the Yellow Line continues north (transfer is a short walk between the Rose Quarter Transit Center and the adjacent Interstate/Rose Quarter MAX platform) to the Rosa Parks Station in North Portland, which connects to bus service toward the University of Portland campus. The university's own transit page names Routes 35 (Macadam/Greeley) and 44 (Capitol Hwy/Mock Crest) as its campus-serving TriMet buses
Book / info →Festival shuttle
The festival does not advertise an airport shuttle. It does run an accessibility shuttle from its own parking lots to the gate entrances once you're already on site, per the official FAQ this is a short internal shuttle, not an airport connector
Book / info →Taxi & rideshare
Standard curbside pickup at PDX; the festival's own FAQ explicitly encourages rideshare and names a dedicated drop-off/pick-up location next to the entrance, which is the most direct single-leg option from PDX to campus
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Cost $20, cash only. On-site parking is cash-only and re-entry requires paying again with no exceptions, per the festival's own FAQ. ADA parking is available first-come, first-served with a shuttle to the gate entrances. Rideshare drop-off and pick-up has its own designated location next to the festival entrance and is explicitly encouraged by the festival
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at PDX
Portland's MAX/bus network and PDX's own rideshare zone cover most fly-in attendees, so car hire is optional here rather than essential mainly useful for attendees combining the festival with wider Oregon or Pacific Northwest travel
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
University of Portland
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Vanport Jazz Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
1215 N Hayden Meadows Dr about 2.7 miles from campus. All-suite format with kitchens, opened 2024; free breakfast and WiFi
≈ $79-100 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Mid-range hotels 1
About 5.6 miles from campus in the Jantzen Beach retail area, near I-5. Free breakfast, indoor pool, no complimentary local shuttle per the hotel's own amenities page
≈ $91-116 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Luxe hotels 1
1000 NE Multnomah St, Lloyd District about 7 miles from campus, closer to downtown Portland and the Moda Center/convention-center area than to the university itself. Wide price spread by date, so treat the top end as festival-weekend-realistic rather than baseline
≈ $143-294 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Portland has a large, well-established Airbnb inventory; North Portland/St. Johns listings closest to the University of Portland campus are less dense than downtown, so most nearby options are a short drive rather than walkable
Search Airbnb →University of Portland is an urban campus with no meaningful Hipcamp inventory nearby; the closest genuine Hipcamp camping/glamping listings are well outside the city (toward the Columbia Gorge or the coast). low relevance for this specific festival's urban, non-camping format
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