Pattaya International Jazz Festival 2026: 6 to 7 November on the Beach

Pattaya international jazz festival 2026 is set for Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November on Pattaya Beach. Free open-air shows from about 4pm. Kenny G is billed for night two. This is a beach stage, not a ticketed arena, and not the late-November fireworks weekend.

Dates and what is confirmed

• Dates: 6 to 7 November 2026
• Place: Pattaya Beach, Chonburi (central beach strip)
• Start: from about 4pm each day
• Entry: free for public beach viewing
• Theme in city copy: Eco Jazz / sustainable rhythms

Pattaya City and the Chonburi Provincial Administrative Organization are the organisers in local press. The Pattaya News carried the 6 to 7 November window and the free-entry line in late October 2026, with Kenny G named for 7 November. City PR and tourism listings repeat the same two nights. Treat the dates and free beach format as the working plan. Final order of sets can still move until the locked sheet is posted.

Do not invent a third night. Do not invent a ticket price for the sand.

Night-by-night snapshot

Friday 6 November (support night in current listings): The Shang Sisters, TOSH, Ben Chalatit, The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Groovy Doopy featuring Rachael and Adam.

Saturday 7 November (headliner night in current listings): Kenny G, Amp Saowaluck, WIM, Rattanakosin Breakin Crew, 808 Band.

Names above track late-October 2026 city and press lists. If an act drops, the beach still runs. Re-check City of Pattaya / tourism channels or the city’s public Facebook closer to the day.

Where to stand and how it feels

Pattaya Beach / Beach Road is the stage. Expect a dense strip near the central beach once the first acts start. Arrive before 4pm if you want a clear sightline. Bring water. Leave space for emergency access along the sand.

Pratumnak Hill is the elevated exit plan. You are 10 to 15 minutes by Grab from Beach Road when traffic is normal. Festival evenings run slower. Sleep is quieter on the hill than on the beach strip after a two-night run.

Jomtien is not the main jazz stage for this event. Do not plan the whole weekend there hoping for the same bill.

Rooftop seats and hotel dinner packages may appear for the same nights. Those are paid extras. The public beach format stays free.

Traffic, rooms, and the rest of November

Beach Road slows when the crowd peaks. Same lesson as fireworks and New Year, smaller scale: get near your viewpoint early, or stay where you can walk.

Rooms on the beach strip move first for any free beach weekend. Pratumnak does not empty the same way, but early November still fills good beds when a named headliner is on the poster. Book before the week starts if you care about the hill.

Grosvenor House Pattaya is seven apartments above the cafe at 338/6 Pratumnak Road. Contact: thelunchboxpattaya.com/contact.

Later the same month:

• Loy Krathong Pattaya 2026 - Tuesday 24 November
• Pattaya Fireworks Festival 2026 - 27 to 28 November on the same beach strip

Different nights. Different crowds. Keep the hill bed if you already have one through late November.

Morning after on Pratumnak

The Lunch Box Cafe at 338/6 Pratumnak Road opens 8am to 5pm. Full English ฿295 with tea or coffee. Juice from ฿115. Useful after a late beach set. Breakfast on Pratumnak Hill. Full list: thelunchboxpattaya.com/menu.