Folklife Festival

Northwest Folklife Festival continues tradition of arts discovery, community online

Rebekah Way

Countless staple regional events that typically mark the start of summer have been canceled due to COVID-19. But the 49th annual Northwest Folklife…

Music

The New Cool Stage at Folklife

The KNKX modern jazz show The New Cool returns to host a stage at the Northwest Folklife Festival on Saturday, presenting three of our favorite…

Rainy Weekend Ahead, Especially In The Mountains

Bellamy Pailthorp

If your Memorial Day weekend plans include a hike in the mountains, be prepared for rain. And if you’re hanging around the Northwest Folklife Festival or…

Cody Olesen hula hoops during the Northwest Folklife Festival. The festival began on Friday and runs through the Memorial Day weekend ending on Monday.

Other News

Fortieth Folklife ushers in summer (unofficially, of course)

Gary Crawford

More than 200,000 people are expected to visit the Seattle Center over the Memorial Day Weekend for the 40th annual Folklife Festival.About 1,000 music,…