Ticket Information

Festival VIP Badge - $125
As a VIP you will receive a Special Badge and a listing under the VIP section of the Souvenir Program letting all the world know that you are a warm and wonderful person who hopes the Great River Jazz Fest will continue in years to come.  You will also be able to take a $25 charitable contribution from your income tax.  Otherwise you get the same benefits as the Patrons listed below.

Patron All-Events Badge- $100
Patron Badge, Souvenir Program recognition, Admission to all sessions including the Thursday night Pre-fest Session and Friday "Meet The Musicians" Reception, free Souvenir Program, on-grounds parking and our heartfelt gratitude.

NOTICE: VIP or Patron Badges are half-price for persons age 80 or over. Please indicate on order form.(Previous practice of admitting 80+ free had to be modified for tediou$ rea$on$ too unplea$ant to mention here - but we hope you under$tand.)

Prices Per Session
$15 in advance-$17.00 at the Gate.
$28 in advance for special all-day Saturday rate.  Specify with order.
$7 Student Rate - same in advance or at the gate.  Student ID required. Persons age 15 & under - Free

Thursday Night Pre-Fest Sampler is a separate charge of $7.  Payable at the gate only.  Vip, Patron & Elderhostel Badge holders are admitted free.

Raffle Tickets
Raffle tickets may be added to any order.  The price is $1 per ticket or six for $5.  Raffle prizes will be announced soon, pending confirmation from some of our larger donors.

NOTE: Boat Trip Possibility! There may be a boat trip on Friday afternoon at time yet to be arranged. When or if this becomes a firm event, details will be added to this web page and also to the ticket order form and brochure to be mailed in March or April. However, if you are feverish to send you money now, you can indicate that you want info on the boat trip when/if it develops. This is highlighted in a subdued color so you will take special note of it!

M/C & Visa Cards accepted for all orders - Cash or checks also, of course. (Remember cash?)
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Session Ticket use clarification.
You'd think it would be simple, but no. There are actually four official sessions of the Jazz Fest.  They are:

Friday, August 3, 2007 - 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (approx.)
Saturday, August 4, 2007 - 10:30 a.m. (Pianorama start) then bands from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 4, 2007 - 6:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (or so.)
Sunday, August 5, 2007 - Noon to 5:00 (or so)

You would need a single session ticket to be admitted to any of these session. There are three stages playing simultaneously and a session ticket allows you to move freely between them without having to pay again during that session.

Now the good news: You do not need to decide which session(s) you want to attend when you order.  Any session ticket purchased will admit you to any of the sessions (the only exception is the all-day Saturday $28 ticket which must be specified with advance orders).

More good news: Many sessions such as Parade, After-hours Jam Sessions, Jazz Liturgies and Jazz Brunches do not require a ticket.  (Of course, if you attend a brunch, you need to purchase the brunch from the host restaurant.)

Pre-fest Price Deadlines:
Only Session tickets are discounted prior to the fest.  Once the fest begins the price goes up to $17.  The last chance to buy Session tickets at the advance price of $15 is at the Pre-Fest concert event Thursday, August 2, 2007.  Ticket orders by mail received as late as Thursday, August 3^rd , will be honored at the pre-fest price.

How to Order Tickets:
To order tickets by mail, use this printable Order Form. (Perhaps we should mention that this is not a form you fill out on-line. Just open it and print it out on your home printer. Then, fill it out by hand and mail it with a bunch of money, the deed to your house and your revised will which includes a generous bequest to the Jazz Society - (pause for breath) to Jazz Fest 2007, P.O. Box 3081, La Crosse, WI  54602-3081.)

To order tickets by phone using Visa or M/C Card, call Ed Miner at 608-788-0440.

To order by e-mail using Visa or M/C Card, e-mail to eminer@centurytel.net

Local Ticket Outlets (not available until approximately 6 weeks prior to the fest).
Degen-Berglund Pharmacies, Quillins (Village, Shelby and Menard Plaza,) Festival Foods (Onalaska & La Crosse), Skogens Center 90 Onalaska, Leithold Music, Marshall-Fields, Maid Rite Café.

Tickets will be picked up from these outlets at Noon, Thursday, August 2, 2007.

Mailing of Tickets Versus Pick-up at the Will-Call Location
All ticket orders received before July 24^th will be mailed unless otherwise instructed by the purchaser.

After July 24^th, orders will be held for pick-up at the fest.

Will-call locations are:
Thursday, August 2^nd after 6:00 p.m. - at the Fest Grounds (outdoor venue.)

Friday, August 3^rd, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Jazz Fest Registration desk in the lobby of the Radisson Hotel.  After 5:30 p.m. the Will-Call location moves to the Fest Grounds main gate for the rest of the festival.