Frontier Park
Frontier Park in Erie, Pennsylvania has hosted the Erie Blues & Jazz Festival since 1992, when Erie Art Museum director John Vanco launched it as a weekend music celebration. Admission is free and open to all ages, and a free shuttle runs about every 20 minutes between a Park and Ride lot and the park entrance on both festival days.
Before you go
- Official site
- eriebluesandjazz.com
- Next festival here
- Tacoma Highland Games, Jun 26, 2027
Worth knowing before you go
- The free shuttle drops off and picks up at the 8th Street and Bayfront Parkway entrance to Frontier Park, just steps from the festival.
- Shuttle parking is at the Thomas C. Hoffman Bayfront Hub on 12th Street and Lincoln Avenue, not at Liberty Park this year.
- The festival has run every year since 1992 and stays free thanks to its sponsors and donors.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Free admission, all ages · Free shuttle every 20 minutes · Free Park and Ride parking.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- you want a free, all-ages music festival with an easy park and ride shuttle
Think twice if
- you were planning to park or get picked up at Liberty Park
Getting there and parking
Festival-specific · Erie Blues & Jazz FestivalA free shuttle runs roughly every 20 minutes throughout the festival on both Saturday and Sunday, dropping off and picking up at the 8th Street and Bayfront Parkway entrance to Frontier Park, just steps from the festival.
Festival-specific · Erie Blues & Jazz FestivalFree parking for shuttle riders is available at the Park and Ride lot at the Thomas C. Hoffman Bayfront Hub on 12th Street and Lincoln Avenue. There is no shuttle pickup at Liberty Park this year.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at Frontier Park. The venue's own pages are the place to check: eriebluesandjazz.com.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at Frontier Park. The venue's own pages are the place to check: eriebluesandjazz.com.
Food, water and what you can bring
Admission to the Erie Blues & Jazz Festival is free, and the festival is accessible to audiences of all ages thanks to its sponsors and donors.
A little history
The festival began in 1992 when Erie Art Museum director John Vanco launched a weekend celebration of music in Frontier Park. It has grown into one of Erie's most beloved summer traditions, now run by a volunteer nonprofit board under president Tim Bruno, while remaining free and accessible to the public.
Admission is free, and the festival is accessible to audiences of all ages thanks to its sponsors and donors.