Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues organisers would love to build more community and business partnerships in the lead-up to next year's event.

Following a successful staging in 2025, including a newly-introduced hub featuring a community stage in front of Holy Trinity Cathedral, festival chair Andrew Nunn said he had received plenty of positive feedback from patrons.

"We were able to do some great things on a pretty tight budget this year," he said.

"We are really keen to build more partnerships in the community, be they in-kind or financial, to improve the festival."

Mr Nunn said the festival board was interested in partnering with locals who could not only provide ideas but help with the execution of them.

"We have to make a lot of our decisions in March and April, so if we don't have the resources behind us, we sometimes can't act on all the things we'd like to do," he said.

He encouraged anyone keen to reach out to contact the board via email at info@wangjazzblues.com.au

"The festival brand is starting to grow again, so we think with this better exposure we are developing more opportunities for partners to get value when coming on board," Mr Nunn said.

He also encouraged locals to consider attending festival events, and inviting others, in 2026.

"Our ticket sales were below what we expected to see, but the feedback from people who saw the shows was fantastic; if the people who came to the festival ticketed events and enjoyed it bring one or two extra friends next time around, our numbers then look brilliant," he said.

"We are learning lessons about the festival all the time, and we would love more partners to come on board for the journey."