One of the cornerstones of the Pori Jazz identity is an annually changing festival poster. The posters have had a significant role since the very beginning in 1966 and a large number of Finnish and International designers have excelled in the art over the decades.

The poster for Pori Jazz 2020 was designed by American artist Tim Lahan, but the festival got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the exceptional situation Pori Jazz decided not to break the tradition of annually changing posters. On the other hand the festival didn’t want to completely abandon the 2020 poster either. For these reasons an updated version of the 2020 poster was commissioned from Tim Lahan creating a new design based on the graphics of the 2020 poster thus featuring a touch of the cancelled festival in next year’s Pori Jazz.

The 55th Pori Jazz will be held in July 2021.

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Pori Jazz 2020 has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tickets purchased for this year's festival will remaind valid for Pori Jazz 2021. All regular daily tickets for our main concerts are automatically changed into free-of-choice tickets, which can be used on any of the Pori Jazz 2021 main concert days. You don’t have to choose the day before the festival, you can just arrive on the desired day to the concert venue with your 2020 ticket and get admission as such.

Pori Jazz VIP and Lounge tickets are valid as follows: ticket purchased for Thursday July 16th 2020 is now valid for Thursday July 15th 2021, ticket for Friday July 17th 2020 is valid for Friday July 16th 2021 and ticket for Saturday July 18th 2020 is valid for Saturday July 17th 2021.

Three-day-tickets for summer 2020 are valid as such for the Pori Jazz main concert days between July 15th and 17th 2021.

Two-day-tickets for summer 2020 are valid as such for the Pori Jazz main concert days according to the ticket type – for instance ticket for Thursday and Friday in 2020 are valid for the same days in 2021.

Tickets for Pori Jazz 2021 are available at the Ticketmaster Finland. We’re offering daily tickets, free-of-choice tickets, 2 and 3 day tickets as well as Pori Jazz VIP and Lounge tickets for our main concerts at the Kirjurinluoto Concert Park in July.

Finnish government has decided to ban large public events and gatherings in Finland up until July 31st 2020. Due to this resolution we regret to inform that Pori Jazz 2020 has been cancelled.

The 55th edition of Pori Jazz will be organised in July 2021 and the main concerts will be held at the Kirjurinluoto Concert Park between July 15th and 17th. This year's tickets vill remain valid for 2021.

Health and safety of the audience, performers and everyone else involved take precedence over everything else in our arrangements. We had hoped that we’d have been able to meet each other at the festival this summer, but it is now clear that the Covid-19 crisis is going to last all through the summer months.

Pori Jazz has been held annually since the summer of 1966, so the cancellation of this year’s festival is a huge disappointment to us all – including musicians, partners, subcontractors and all the event industry workers whose everyday life has been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The intermediate year of the festival is also a big blow to the city of Pori as well as the entire Satakunta region.

Our festival has always been arranged by a non-profit association Pori Jazz 66 ry to which the cancellation of this years festival means great financial difficulties. The production of summer 2020 started already in the autumn of 2019, and it has already required significant financial investments which we are unable to fully reverse. The majority of the festival’s annual revenue is based on ticket sales, which now obviously is not happening. This is why we’re asking for your support and understanding in these difficult times.

We have started to work on Pori Jazz 2021 already, and our goal is to re-schedule this year's artists and acts to perform at the festival in 2021. More detailed information will be shared as soon as possible.

If you have already purchased your tickets for this yer, we offer you a chance to use the tickets in 2021. This requires no actions from you as all regular daily tickets are automatically changed into free-of-choice tickets which enable attending one of the main concert days in 2021. We’ll also offer a small surprise present to those customers who choose to keep their Pori Jazz 2020 tickets and use them in 2021. For more information please visit our website at www.porijazz.fi/tickets

If you wish to be refunded on your ticket, we can refund the actual ticket price, not the Ticketmaster service fee or shipping fee included in the complete price. More info can be found in the tickets section.

We are truly grateful for all the support the friends of Pori Jazz have shown us through the years. The corona pandemic is causing worry and grief fo all of us, but we will overcome this together. We will inform you of our future plans as soon as possible but meanwhile, let’s be responsible in our actions and abide by the rules and regulations given by administrations and government authorities. Stay tuned!

COVID-19 crisis and the exceptional circumstances caused by it are felt globally. However, the preparations for Pori Jazz 2020 are proceeding with hopeful wishes that the festival could be held this summer for the 55th time between July 10th and 18th.

Health and safety are at the very heart of everything we do. We’re in constant dialogue with various authorities. You’ll always find the latest and up-to-date information about Pori Jazz on our website and our social media channels.

Due to the current situation we’ve decided to continue our popular S-Etukortti offer until May 15th. Daily tickets are available for a special price starting from 75 Euros (incl. Ticketmasters service fee), when S-Etukortti card is presented upon purchase. Regular price for daily ticket is starting from 81 Euros (incl. Ticketmasters service fee). If the 2020 festival is cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, customers can either return the tickets and be refunded or they can use the tickets directly on 2021 festival.

We urge all friends of Pori Jazz to follow and abide the guidelines laid by government and other official authorities. We hope to see you soon!