Palm Springs, located about 100 miles east of Los Angeles, hosts an annual smooth jazz festival, which (as of 2011) is in its 16th year. Proceeds support a local hospital hospitality house. Another Southern California smooth jazz festival is the Hyatt Newport Beach Jazz Festival, which features concerts in an amphitheater and on a golf course. The Smooth FM 98.1 Gaslamp Festival takes place in the Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego.
The Atlantic City Smooth Jazz Festival occurs in the Lakes Bay Resort Hotel. This smooth jazz festival is held in conjunction with a wine festival. Another annual smooth jazz festival is Silky Smooth Jazz Festival at Bull Run Park, which is located in Centreville, VA. The state of Florida is host to the Seabreeze Jazz Festival, which occurs in Panama City Beach.
Yuma, Arizona is host to a smooth jazz festival which takes place in the fall. The festival occurs outdoors in the West Wetlands Park. The Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia is host to the Smooth Music Festival. As of 2011, the headliner was smooth jazz band, FattBurger. The state of Texas is host to a jazz festival in San Antonio and in Denton, both of which feature smooth jazz performances.
Cube Biberwier is a hotel located in Austria's mountainous Tyrol region that hosts a jazz festival. Performers as of 2011 include Brian Culbertson. The European Smooth Jazz Festival occurs in different European cities every year. In 2011, the city of Augsburg, located in Southern Germany, is hosting the festival in the Kurhaus, a 19th century theater. Past performers include Joyce Cooling and Rick Braun.