• About the Festival
• Tickets
• Festival Passport
• Seating
• Dining
• CDs
• Directions and Parking
• Volunteering
• Further Information

About the Festival

The Washington Jewish Music Festival was established in 1999 to foster a broader appreciation of Jewish culture and to provide the greater Washington DC community an opportunity to connect through music. On our stages, masters of traditional music from around the globe perform alongside cutting-edge contemporary musicians who blend traditions into a new fusion of Judeo-world music. Festival-goers experience live performances and take music into their own hands at workshops and discussions. Through collaborations, educational programming and free events, the Festival actively engages people from all walks of the greater DC community in cross-cultural dialogue. 

The Washington Jewish Music Festival is presented by the Washington DCJCC’s Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts. The Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation is the major sponsor of the Washington Jewish Music Festival. The Festival is supported in part by a grant from the United Jewish Endowment Fund,The Jewish Federation’s Israel in DC initiative and the Humanities Council of Washington, DC.  The Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts is supported by a grant from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and receives support from the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

Tickets

Purchase tickets in advance at (800) 494-TIXS or www.wjmf.org. Tickets go on sale for JCC members on May 1, and for the general public on May 4.  Same-day tickets are available for purchase onsite starting one hour before the event, subject to availability. All ticket sales are final. JCC members, students with ID, persons under 25, seniors over 65, people with limited income, and groups of eight or more may purchase tickets at discounted rates when applicable. More info at www.washingtondcjcc.org.

Festival Passport

Passport price has been reduced this year! Take advantage of this bargain: $75, Discounted Member/ Student/Senior/ Limited Income $55; persons under 30 $50

(800) 494-TIXS, Box Office Tickets Online, or www.wjmf.org

Purchase a Music Festival Passport and attend as many Festival events as you like for one low price—a savings of 40% on individual ticket prices.  Seating: All events are general admission.  Reserved seating is available for patrons with special needs.  Please call (202) 777-3250 or email info@wjmf.org for assistance.

Seating

All events are general admission. Reserved seating is available for patrons with special needs. Please call (202) 777-3250 or email info@wjmf.org for assistance.

Dining

Festival attendees are eligible for a 10% discount at the JCC Café during the Festival. The Café is conveniently located on the first floor of the Washington DCJCC and offers a menu of delicious Middle Eastern and American food. All meals are certified kosher. To make a reservation, call (202) 387-3246, or view the menu at www.jcccafe.com.

CDs

CDs will be sold at all Festival events. Recordings of Festival artists are available for advance purchase at Melody Record Shop, winner of Washingtonian and Washington Blade readers awards for Best Record Shop. Melody Record Shop is in Dupont Circle at 1623 Connecticut Avenue NW. For store hours, call (202) 232-4002 or visit www.melodyrecords.com.

Directions and Parking

Information on the venues, as well as directions and parking, can be found here.

Volunteer opportunities

Want to help out at concerts and hear music for free? Register now for the Volunteer Orientation on Sunday, May 13, at 2:00 pm at the Washington DCJCC. Volunteer for the Festival! Please contact Festival Assistant Amira Booth Soifer at info@wjmf.org or (202) 777-3250 for more information.

Further Information

Please call (202) 777-3250 or email info@wjmf.org for general questions.