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

4:00 pm - 05:15 pm: Alki Kickoff Party
5:45 pm - 07:30 pm: Friday Evening Groovy Get Down
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Fremont Fridays

Armory Court Stage

4:15 pm - 05:00 pm: Cultural Attire and Dances of India
5:30 pm - 06:15 pm: Joyas Mestizas
6:45 pm - 07:30 pm: Todo Folklore Cubano
8:00 pm - 08:45 pm: Sunshine from Polynesia
9:15 pm - 10:00 pm: Rhythms Of India Dance School

Artists At Play Stage

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm: The Timberbound Project
5:05 pm - 5:50 pm: Folk Group VOLYA
6:10 pm - 6:55 pm: Western Fence Lizards
7:15 pm - 8:00 pm: Guma Gela Band
8:20 pm - 9:00 pm: Babes In Canyon

Center Theatre

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Indian Classical Youth Ensemble
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Das Biest Performance Project
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm: Merak Dance Company by Eury Rivera
7:45 pm - 9:00 pm: Instrumental Innovations

Cornish Courtyard

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm: Rick Harlan
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm: rita smith
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm: Gather and Sing
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm: Peace and Protest
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Seattle Song Circle

Fisher Green Stage

4:00 pm - 04:45 pm: Ballard High School Folk Ensemble
5:00 pm - 05:45 pm: Koa Koala
6:00 pm - 07:50 pm: Hip-Hop Showcase
8:10 pm - 10:00 pm: ambient Showcase

Fisher Pavilion

4:00 pm - 04:45 pm: Eckstein Middle School Sr. Jazz Band
5:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Friday Night Contra
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Friday Late Night Contra

Friends of Folklife Stage

4:00 pm: Opening Ceremony
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm: Vimana
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Morgan McHugh
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm: Chris Kenji Beer
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Golden Hart
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm: Claire Coupland
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Tre Paesani

Jam Tent

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: PNW Hurdy Gurdy players
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association, District 8
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: The Rhapsody Project

JamtownLive Rhythm Tent

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Carold Nelson

KEXP Gathering Space

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: NW Folklife Archive Listening Party

Makers Space

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Friday Makers Space

Mural amphitheatre

4:00 pm - 06:10 pm: Youth Folkestra
6:40 pm - 07:30 pm: iBuildBridges
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Latinx Dance Party

SIFF Cinema

5:00 pm - 05:50 pm: Pythagoras
6:15 pm - 07:15 pm: Cascade Cody
7:30 pm - 08:00 pm: Lyssa Bastet
8:30 pm - 09:00 pm: The Affirmation Junkie
9:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Rasheena Fountain

SIFF Classroom

4:30 pm - 5:50 pm: Sharbani Datta
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: 'How to Write a Family Portrait' by Kristen Millares Young
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Cómo escribir un retrato familiar by Kristen Millares Young

Unkitawa

12:00 pm: Cultural Learning and Teaching
03:00 pm: Inter-tribal Community Dancing
05:00 pm: Contemporary Native american Music

Vera Project

4:15 pm - 05:00 pm: Seattle Drum School of Music
5:30 pm - 06:15 pm: STG's More Music @ The Moore
6:45 pm - 07:30 pm: Glitch Kibbitz
8:00 pm - 08:45 pm: Anger Management
9:15 pm - 10:00 pm: Shadow Pattern