Montgomery County has announced that the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band will headline the free Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is recognized nationally for preserving and promoting traditional New Orleans jazz and is a past recipient of the National Medal of Arts. The festival will run from 3 to 10 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, located at One Veterans Place in Silver Spring.  Preservation Hall Jazz Band is scheduled to take the stage at 8:30 p.m.

Fox 5’s Zip Trip is broadcasting live from Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring! Discover how our community is being featured—local businesses, hometown heroes, and everything that makes Silver Spring shine.

Silver Spring’s Veterans Plaza will transform this Sunday into a vibrant celebration of Senegalese and West African heritage with SenFest 2025—an annual cultural festival rooted in community, connection, and culture!