The Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues Festival is a three day event held in September of each year, in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales which is the major city of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The festival commenced as the Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival in 1995 and has been staged over 12 consecutive years growing to accommodate at least 530 musicians playing in some 80 bands.[1]
Regional, intra and interstate as well as international jazz musicians arrive to play at the festival each year.[2] The 13th holding of the event will occur between Friday 7th and Sunday 9 September 2007.[2]