2025 Autumn Cape May Exit Zero Jazz Festival

Twice a year,  sensory experiences go on overload in Cape May when the Exit Zero Jazz Festival stages its world-class music fest. Music can be heard everywhere- on the streets in the form of New Orleans style second line parades, in the clubs and restaurants bursting at the seams with music and on 2 Main Stages with international touring artists throwing down at what has become known as one of the most creative and respected festivals in the country.

Exit Zero Jazz Festival

The Exit Zero Jazz Festival Swings Into Cape May, NJ, November 7-9, 2025.

Cape May Convention Hall

The 2025 Autumn Exit Zero Jazz Festival takes place in Cape May, NJ., November 7-9. International touring artists performing on the Festival Main Stage in Cape May Convention Hall and Cape May outdoor stages, and bars and club venues.You might find yourself one minute second-lining to a New Orleans brass band, and, in the next, snaking through town behind a 22-piece Brazilian drum bloco. The joy of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival is in the discovery of incredible music and musicians you may never have known existed.$5.00 per each Festival Pass goes directly to the non-profit 501(c)3 Cape May Jazz Festival Foundation. Tax ID 84-5054452A LL SALES ARE FINAL.Festival Central: WILL CALL / BOX OFFICE SALES / Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204