Destinations: Northwest Folklife at Seattle Center Friday - Sunday

For over 40 years Northwest Folklife has produced the annual Northwest Folklife Festival, a celebration of musical and artistic traditions at Seattle Center that is now the nation's largest community-powered arts festival.

Join us May 25-28, 2018 for the 47th Annual Festival, presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

Every year since 1972, Northwest Folklife has presented the Northwest Folklife Festival over Memorial Day Weekend in Seattle Center. Find out more about this year’s event by visiting the official Festival website.

Watch a special profile of the Festival by KCTS9’s arts & culture show PIE, produced in 2013

Each year, the Northwest Folklife Festival brings together over 6,000 performers, 500 vendors, and up to 250,000 attendees together to celebrate the thriving arts and cultures of the global Pacific Northwest!

This year marks our 47th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival, and we are thrilled to announce that the full festival schedule is now live! Using the simple application called SCHED, you can create your very own customized schedule for each day of the Festival.