2026 ColaJazz + Roots Fest VIP

Name: 2026 ColaJazz + Roots Fest VIP
Start: 2026-05-15T17:00:00-0400
End: 2026-05-16T22:00:00-0400
Location: Finlay Park

Fri, May 15, 5pm - Sat, May 16, 10pm EDT

Finlay Park

Columbia SC, United States

ColaJazz Foundation

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Description

VIP is the smooth way to do ColaJazz + Roots Fest.

May 15–16, 2026 at Finlay Park in downtown Columbia.

Catch Endea Owens & the Cookout!, Lucía, Willie Bradley, Brittany Turnipseed, The Purple Project: Reimagining Prince, and more—comfortably, covered, and close!

VIP INCLUDED PERKS:

• VIP parking below Governor’s Hill
• VIP private bathrooms in The Nest
• Premium covered viewing
• Seating and tables
• VIP bar
• VIP catering*
• Golf cart shuttle for those who may need it

VIP TABLES & CHAIRS INFO:

Only VIP table ticket holders receive a reserved 6-top table with 6 folding chairs. Individual VIP ticket holders may use provided folding chairs, bar stools and standing cocktail tables.

*CATERING INFO:

Friday: 1 evening buffet + light snacks
Saturday: 1 lunchtime buffet, 1 evening buffet + light snacks

Festival info: ColaJazzFest.com

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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ColaJazz Foundation

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MISSION.

The ColaJazz Foundation is dedicated to growing, supporting and promoting jazz in the Midlands through events, education, recordings, resources and advocacy in order to create a thriving culturally rich community.

VISION.

We aim to be the driving beat in jazz education, performance and outreach providing opportunities for all from the musician to the student to the audience. We strive to serve our community, create cultural enrichment and make our capital city a premiere jazz destination in the southeast.

DESIGN & STRUCTURE.

The ColaJazz Foundation is a 2021 Governor Award winning community-minded 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. ColaJazz serves through cultural enrichment making our capital city and South Carolina a premiere jazz destination in the southeast. ColaJazz brings world-renowned jazz educators and performers face to face with our students and the public offering diverse and exciting experiences!

ColaJazz produces an annual season including the ColaJazz Summer Camps, Main Street Jazz Fest, Live in the Lobby (Koger Center for the Arts), Loft Sessions (monthly listening room concerts), statewide SC Public Radio programs, Jazz for Young People concerts, jazz workshops, after-school jazz curriculum, Great Day in Columbia, Jazz Appreciation Month ColaJazz Crawl and International Jazz Day concert, Virtual Concerts and more bringing people together from across the state and beyond to enjoy our capital city.

ColaJazz provides access to world class musicians, supports our own, invests in our future and does everything we can to ensure jazz has a home here in Columbia, SC. The ColaJazz community is comprised of musicians, educators, patrons, students, and anyone who desires to support jazz and develop our capital city’s cultural heritage.

ColaJazz remains committed to jazz which reveals the best of American culture. Jazz music from the beginning has taught us to persevere with intelligence, style and grace, be creative, work with others, celebrate differences, respect tradition while breaking new ground, be your best self while advancing the group, and jazz brings people together.