Northwest Folklife Festival

NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE IS A 501(c)(3) heritage organization that celebrates the diverse tapestry of arts, cultures, and traditions emanating from a global Pacific NORTHWEST. Since 1971, NW FOLKLIFE'S WORK HAS BEEN ROOTED IN THE SHARED HUMANITY OF CONNECTION AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND IS DRIVEN BY INTERGENERATIONAL, intercultural experiences. Our staff collaborates with more than 100 Community Coordinators-including respected artists, educators, tradition bearers, and cultural leaders throughout the region- to envision, sow, and nurture collective opportunities, including the 53-year-old NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL, our Annual Cultural Focus (2024 -"Meraki"), the Cultural and Creative Workforce Development Program, Youth Engagement through Arts and Heritage (Y.E.A.H) program, and Our Big Neighborhood partnerships. Our programming continues to expand and evolve, reclaiming "folk" as the vibrant, wise, and present future that resides in all of US.SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: ALKI COURT 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Now Defunkt 12:15 pm - 02:15 pm: Honky Tonk Showcase 02:45 pm - 03:30 pm: Summer School 04:30 pm - 06:30 pm: Womxn in Blues 07:00 pm - 07:45 pm: Kader Sunny 08:15 pm - 09:00 pm: Blowout Heavies ARMORY COURT STAGE 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Irish Country 12:30 pm - 02:30 pm: Scandinavian Dance 02:50 pm - 03:30 pm: Lisa Brooks 04:30 pm - 06:30 pm: Cajun and Zydeco Dance Party 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Salsa ARTISTS AT PLAY STAGE 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Vyunok 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm: Jamtown Howdy Band 01:10 pm - 01:55 pm: Salsa for Kids! 02:15 pm - 03:00 pm: Zaina the phenom 04:00 pm - 04:45 pm: Olympia Jamgrass Collective 05:05 pm - 05:50 pm: Pine and Shake 06:10 pm - 07:00 pm: Kaley Lane Eaton CORNISH COURTYARD 11:30 am - 12:15 pm: Sing-Along with Tom and Friends 12:30 pm - 01:15 pm: Seattle Raging Grannies 01:30 pm - 02:15 pm: Market Street Singers 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm: SEATTLE PEACE CHORUS EXHIBITION HALL 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: School Choirs 01:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Tahitian Showcase 03:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Lietutis and Griaustinis Folk Dance Groups 05:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Forgatos Hungarian Folkdance Ensemble 06:00 pm - 6:30 pm: HraiMore 06:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Washington State Beijing Tongxianghui Association FISHER GREEN STAGE 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Sounds of Africa 01:30 pm - 3:10 pm: Buskarama Showcase 04:10 pm - 6:00 pm: Moisture Festival Showcase 06:30 pm - 8:45 pm: Big Jewish Showcase FISHER PAVILION 11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Yiddish Dance 01:30 pm - 3:00 pm: More Swing Dancing! 04:00 pm - 4:45 pm: Bal Folk Dance 05:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Monday Evening Contra FRIENDS OF FOLKLIFE STAGE 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Alex Sturbaum 12:45 pm - 01:15 pm: The Spectacles 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm: Drew Martin 02:15 pm - 02:45 pm: Marshall Family Band 03:45 pm - 05:40 pm: UW Songwriters Showcase 06:00 pm - 06:30 pm: Natalie Hanes 06:45 pm - 07:15 pm: 3 Wheel Drive 07:30 pm - 08:00 pm: Kermet Apio JAM TENT 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Quebecois Session 01:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Cajun Jam 04:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Ming Chen 06:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Forrest Carroll JAMTOWNLIVE RHYTHM TENT 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: RICK FOGEL 01:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Cindy Olejar 02:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Angie Bolton and Dan Schmitt 03:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Saeed Abbas 04:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Natty Riddims and the Seattle Hand Drummers 05:00 pm - 6:00 pm: John Hayden 06:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Natty Riddims and the Seattle Hand Drummers K PROM WELCOME STAGE 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Kazmyn 12:45 pm - 01:15 pm: Mark Taylor-Canfield 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm: Half Life 02:15 pm - 02:45 pm: Fairweather Foes 04:30 pm - 05:00 pm: Nyce and Wyld 05:15 pm - 05:45 pm: Colette Jones 06:00 pm - 06:30 pm: aunge MAKERS SPACE 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Monday Makers Space MURAL AMPHITHEATRE 11:45 am - 12:45 pm: Monday Morning Choir Hour 01:15 pm - 03:15 pm: Gospel Showcase 04:15 pm - 06:15 pm: KNKX Showcase 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Funktified OPEN-AIR DANCE STAGE 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Massive Break Challenge | Massive Monkees 01:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Morado 02:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Eclectic Cloggers with Moonshine and Turpentine 03:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Ana Montes and Flamenco Danzarte 04:30 pm - 5:00 pm: La-Bonyo 05:15 pm - 5:45 pm: Folk dancing 06:00 pm - 6:30 pm: The Flying Ghillies 06:45 pm - 7:15 pm: Pipena kakulu PARADES 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Tacomarama Community Street Band THE ROTUNDA FOLKLIFE CAFE 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: LORIN 12:45 pm - 0:15 pm: Henry Stagename 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm: Monica Schley 02:15 pm - 02:45 pm: Nessa Grasing 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm: Tomo Nakayama 03:45 pm - 04:15 pm: Christopher Atkins 05:15 pm - 05:45 pm: Izzy Burns 06:00 pm - 06:30 pm: Simon Kornelis 06:45 pm - 07:15 pm: Shaun Crawford 07:30 pm - 08:00 pm: Christine Gunn VERA PROJECT 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Robert Hamilton 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm: Todo Folklore Cubano 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Kevin Buster 04:15 pm - 06:15 pm: Irish Rebel Music Showcase 06:45 pm - 07:30 pm: Asterhouse 08:00 pm - 08:45 pm: Lauren Fernandez