Baku, Azerbaijan's capital city, is well-known around the world for holding some incredible music events. These events attract tourists from all over the world, and one of the largest, the Jazz Festival, is a one-of-a-kind event for all jazz enthusiasts. With Denise Fontoura, Djabe, and Albert Hera performing, this one is a major deal. Baku International Jazz Festival is one of the most popular and biggest festivals in Azerbaijan.

Rain Sultanov, a saxophonist and Baku local, organizes the Baku International Jazz Festival each year. The event intends to highlight Azerbaijan's long-standing affinity to jazz, which began in the 1950s and 1960s when jazz was forbidden by Soviet authorities. Musicians from Georgia, Portugal, Italy, Israel, the United States, Germany, Canada, and Russia have performed at the event.

The Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Christoph Busse Trio from Germany, and Yakov Okun Quartet from Russia performed at the first event in April 2005. Azerbaijani jazz performers Rafig Babayev and his Gaya trio, as well as pianist Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, were honored at the fourteen-day festival. At the conclusion of the first festival, it was declared that the event will become an annual event.

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Have you ever been to a festival when the whole menu was composed of fruits? This, as strange as it may sound, is the concept behind the Goychay Pomegranate Festival. There are other contests, such as the largest pomegranate eating contest. A procession with Azerbaijani music and dancing is organized during the event.

Goychay Pomegranate Festival includes a market and an exhibition that showcases several local pomegranate cultivars as well as pomegranate goods made by local businesses. Each year, music and dance acts are offered throughout the festival. The event also has athletic acts as well as numerous artisans, potters, millers, blacksmiths, painters, folklore ensembles, and paintings. Due to these attractions, Goychay Pomegranate Festival is worthy for tourists to enjoy.

Location: Goychay, Azerbaijan

The people of Azerbaijan like putting on a show, which is what occurs at the Azerbaijan Festival of Colors. It was inspired by the Hindu holiday of Holi, which is observed on the first day of Spring.

People of all ages gather to the streets to hurl colored water and gulal, a powdered paint. Festival of Colors drew a large number of people from all across the country to celebrate the holiday and have a wonderful experience. Tourists did not pass up the opportunity to take part in this amusing celebration.

Location: AF Hotel & Aqua Park Complex, Azerbaijan

Mugham World International Festival is a cultural event, also known as the Shusha Festival, is hosted in Shaki. This festival, which was first conducted on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in March 2009, quickly acquired popularity, and well-known artists and scholars have participated in subsequent festivals held in 2011, 2013, and so on.

During the international festival, a three-day mugham scientific conference was organized. Mugham World International Festival was attended by over 30 scientists, performers, and supporters of traditional eastern music from over 16 nations. During the festival, presentations of the musical cultures of Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan were delivered, and the topic of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War was also discussed.

This is one of the most popular festivals in Azerbaijan. Attend this event if you wish to learn more about Azerbaijan's culture.

Location: Shaki, Azerbaijan

The Gabala Music Festival is another well-known musical festival hosted in Azerbaijan. It is an annual classical music festival in which performers play in an open-air environment. Participants have come from all over the world, including the United States, Europe, and Israel, among others.

Gabala International Music Festival (2009-2018) featured an international competition for young pianists, mugham performances, as well as classical, chamber, jazz, flamenco, and vocal music. Every year since 2009, performers from many nations, as well as world-renowned symphonic and philharmonic orchestras, have performed at the festival.

When you pay a visit to Azerbaijan, you should not miss this event because Gabala International Music Festival is so popular here.

Location: Gabala, Azerbaijan