54th Northwest Folklife Festival

Community Gathering + Poster Unveil!!

March 14th 6-9pm @ The Royal Room

Community Gathering

Join Northwest Folklife for the official unveiling of our 54th Annual Festival poster! Meet one of the poster artists behind this year’s stunning artwork celebrating our cultural focus “Ikigai”. Don’t miss your chance to connect with Northwest Folklife staff and board members while celebrating the artwork for the upcoming festival at The Royal Room! Stay tuned for updates.

Save the Date

Folklife Sessions @ MBC

Demarcus Baysmore Band
2616 E Cherry St
1st Thursday, Feb-Apr - 7-9pm

Folklife Sessions Residency

We are so excited to partner with Metier Brewing Company to bring 3-month long residencies to Folklife Sessions! Playing on the first Thursday of March, and April, the first residency will kick off with Demarcus Baysmore Band. From Texas stages to Navy Band Northwest, guitarist Demarcus Baysmore brings his signature blend of jazz, blues, and funk to Seattle. Drawing inspiration from greats like Wes Montgomery, he weaves masterful guitar work with creative spirit, delighting audiences and inspiring fellow musicians along the way.

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Open Festival Applications

We are still accepting applications for our Fashion, Makers Space, and Kuleana Corridor Programs! Learn more about each area:

Threads of the People is our take on a fashion show, featuring a mix of runway shows, workshops and demos, vendor booths, displays and material swaps. This new addition explores fashion as folk art when our clothing was created in homes, by hand, and from materials found in our natural environment.

The Maker’s Space is designed to showcase and give hands-on demonstrations of the wide world of craft. We want to encourage and instill a sense of wonder and imagination in our own creative imaginings and curiosities.

Kuleana Corridor is NW Folklife’s exploration of the Folk vocation, bringing the people, communities, organizations, and cooperatives who are actively engaging in techniques that promote bio- diversity, support sustainable & healthy food production, and give strength to the cause of food justice, security, and sovereignty.

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