Saturday
1 August 2026

11:30am – 10:15pm

Admission by Donation

The Quomps, Christchurch

Welcome to

Stompin’ on the Quomps

Stompin on The Quomps takes place in Christchurch in Dorset, on a Saturday 1 August 2026 from 11.30am until 10.15pm*, presenting a whole day and night of live smooth jazz entertainment for old and young. Now in its 30th year, Stompin’ is an independent, non-profit family-friendly festival – free for everyone to enjoy.

We feature a wide range of the very best Jazz talent from the local area and further afield, playing from noon until 10pm. And as usual we will have a wide range of food and drink stalls at the event. We will also be selling raffle tickets on the day with some great prizes on offer. So bring along a blanket or some chairs and settle in for a whole day of top jazz in a picturesque, friendly and welcoming setting.

* Subject to Licence

Win a meal from our Stompin’ Traders!

Please sign up to our Stompin’ mailing list for your chance to win a meal from one of our 2026 Stompin’ Traders.

2025 Gallery

Here are a selection of images from Stompin’ 2025. Click on any image to view it larger. Thanks to all who came and to all who took and supplied the photos.

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Meet our Stompin’ Partners

Stompin on the Quomps 2025 is delighted to have Big Yellow as our storage partners where we store kit required to run the Festival. We are grateful for their support

Big Yellow Self Storage

Big Yellow Self Storage is the storage partner for Stompin’ on the Quomps 2025. They supply storage for all the kit required to run the festival.

Get involved

Apply to Perform

We are always on the lookout for new entertaining jazz artists to entertain the Stompin’ Crowd. If you would like to be considered for a slot at next year’s festival, please send us your details. We only have five or six performance slots in the event each year, so opportunities are likely to be very limited.

Artist Application

Apply to Trade

A host of local food and drink producers supply a wide range of culinary delights for our audience. If you have a five star hygiene rating and would like to trade at future festivals, please get in touch with [email protected] who manage the Traders for us.

Traders Application

Volunteers

Would you like to be part of the volunteer team that makes Stompin’ happen? We are always on the lookout for people to help out so get in touch to tell us a bit more about yourself and how you think you can help. Opportunities include backstage liaison, to selling raffle tickets and providing information to the many people who attend.

Apply to Volunteer