Festival Events

Explore the full JAWS Fest 2026 schedule and plan your visit around performances, exhibitions, youth celebrations, author events, and spoken word experiences across Mobile.

7 May 2026

Gary Brady: Artist Reception

4:30 PM Biomedical Library
14 May 2026

Opening Ceremony

Marx Library Auditorium & Rodning Gallery
14 May 2026

Jazz Studio

5:30 PM Marx Library Auditorium
14 May 2026

Excelsior Band feat. Will Phillips

6:00 PM Marx Library Auditorium
14 May 2026

JAWS Youth Celebration

7:00 PM Rodning Gallery
21 May 2026

Chip Herrington: The History of Jazz

3:00 PM Biomedical Library
30 May 2026

Letters & Songs: An Author’s Book Festival

11:00 AM Marx Library Pavilion
2 June 2026

Spoken Word Event: Daphney Portis & Huggy Bear da Poet

12:00 PM Biomedical Library
4 June 2026

Chip Herrington Concert

6:00 PM Marx Library Auditorium
11 June 2026

LaDarrel Bell Concert

6:00 PM Marx Library Auditorium

Make a day of it. Bring friends and family, explore the exhibitions, and stay for the performances that make JAWS Fest one of Mobile’s most distinctive cultural experiences.