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Amersfoort Jazz in Amersfoort
Amersfoort Jazz is a free, open-air jazz festival that has run in the historic center of Amersfoort since 1979, making it one of the longest-established jazz events in the Netherlands. Held over three days across eight stages set up on the old town's historic squares, the festival draws more than 100,000 visitors, with its exact dates on the calendar having shifted between spring and summer over the decades.
Amersfoort's old town, with its ring of medieval towers, canals, and the landmark Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren, has hosted a free jazz festival on its historic squares since 1979, making Amersfoort Jazz one of the longest-running events of its kind in the Netherlands.