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Community Jam
Cooking Demonstration
All
Diwali: Festival of Lights presents Harry Terhanian from Vedic Cultural Center
Festa Italia presnts Brad Inserra from Red House Beer
Iranian Festival presents Cooking with Sara Alvay
Polish Festival presents Pierogi Making
Simply Soulful
Wine Shoppe & Tapas Barl
Dance Performance
All
206 Zulu Presents
Arts Corps presents
Bollywood Showcase sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Flamenco Dance
Incredible Dances of South Asia
Indigenous Showcase
Middle Eastern Dance
Morris Dance Showcase
Morris Dance in the Promenade
Queen of the Hill Presents
Underbelly: Tribal Fusion Bellydance Showcase
Film
All
Festál Turns 20
French Fest Presents
Great Realities: Personal Cinema and the Filipino Diaspora
Spirit of Indigenous People Presents
Tiny
Music & Dance Showcase
All
Arab Showcase
CIRCLE OF INDIGENOUS DAYS CELEBRATION
Circles of Indigenous Peoples Celebration
Crankie Festival
Dia De Muertos Showcase
Diwali: Festival of Lights Presents sponsored by KCTS9
Festival Sundiata Presents sponsored by KCTS10
Festival Sundiata Presents sponsored by KCTS9
Filipino Showcase
Finnish Centennial Celebration
Hawaiian Showcase
Hungarian Showcase
Japanese Showcase sponsored by Epoch Times
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival Presents sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Romanian Showcase
SEEDS Arts presents: Ethiopian Showcase
Tahitian Showcase
Ukenalia
Zaigra se Oro Golemo: Bulgarian Showcase
Music Performance
All
A Bailar! Latin Dance Party
A Fantastic-catchy-ol'-piece-of-gold Show
Acoustic Blues Showcase
Alternative PDX presented by KEXP
American Standard Time Show: Presented by KEXP
Ancient Voices Showcase
Ball of Wax Songs of Resistance Showcase presented by KEXP
Beats
Bellows and Bows Show
Big Jewish Show
Bluegrass on the Green
BrasilFest presents sponsored by KCTS9
Breakneck Banjo Show
CAMI: Contemporary A Cappella Musicians' Institute Showcase
Celtic Morning Dew
Celtic Showcase
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio aka DLO3
Dia de Muertos Presents
Ear to the Ground Showcase presented by KEXP
Falon Sierra
Festa Italiana Presents
Festal Turns 20: Music Collaboration Showcase sponsored by KCTS9
Fiddle Showcase
Folk
French Fest Presents Fête des Québécois
Friday Night Groove Party
Giddy Up Roots Show: Presented by KEXP
Gospel Showcase
Grace Love
Hamilton and Jane Addams Middle School Showcase
Honk! Showcase sponsored by KSER 90.7
Hot Strings and Bluegrass
Indian Classical Music Showcase
Jason McCue
Jazz Underground
KBCS
KING FM 98.1 Showcase
Kickin' Up Dust Showcase
Kindiependent Show
Kinfolk: Stories in Song: Presented by KEXP
Klez Dance
Labor Showcase
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler: Cajun and Zydeco Music
Latin Acoustic Lounge
Lively Bluegrass
Locks
Maple Folk Show
Marimba Showcase
Maritime Show
Monday Night Blues Showcase sponsored by KNKX
New Americana Roots: Presented by KEXP
New Traditions
Next Generation Indie Roots Show: presented by KEXP
Northwest Stringband Throwdown
Old Firehouse Showcase sponsored by Seattle Pipeline
Old Sounds
Pairs in Harmony: Presented by KEXP
Potion
Ragtime Jazz Age
Raisin' A Ruckus Show
Redefined Showcase
Reggae Rising Party
Rhapsody Showcase
Rhymes and Soul Show
School of Rock presents
Seismic Sounds presented by KEXP
Single Man Blues
Siren Songs
Ska Showcase
Slavic Voices
Songs of Hawaii
Sound Off Showcase
Sounds of the Black Sea
Sounds of the Land
Subdued Stringband Showcase
Sundae Crush
The Acoustic Lounge
The Black Tones
The Foot Stompin' Cloggin' Show
The New Cool Show: Presented by KNKX
The Soul Show presented by Festival Sundiata sponsored by South Seattle Emerald
Treefort Music Show: Presented by KEXP
Versing
Vintage Duets
Wintergrass Presents: The Wide Open World of Bluegrass (Dedicated to the late Phil Williams)
Youth Grass Showcase
Music/Dance Workshop
All
Irish Ceili Folk Dance
Scottish Country Dance
Panel Discussion
Participatory Dance
All
African Dance presented by Spirit of Africa
Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration Presents
Balkan Dance
Big Waltzes for the Big Room
Blues - and the Roots of the Blues Dance sponsored by KSER 90.7
Cajun & Zydeco Roadhouse Dance
Cajun Dance
Ceili Showcase
English Country Dance
Family Dance
Friday Evening Contra
Friday Opening Contra
Hot High School Swing Dance: Presented by KNKX
International Folkdance Party!
Irish Country Dance
It's a Polka Party!
Louisiana Roadhouse
Monday Closing Contra
Monday Morning Contra
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival Presents sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Polka Dance
Puddletown Squares
STG Presents
Salsa
Salsa Dance
Saturday Afternoon Contra
Saturday Morning Contra
Saturday Night Contra Dance
Scandinavian Dance
Subversive Squares
Sunday Afternoon Contra
Sunday Morning Contra
Sunday Sunset Contra
Swing that Thing!
Swingin' Blues or Bluesy Swing?
Swingin' The Great American Songbook
Tango Dance
West Coast Swing
Western Swing and Alt Country Ass-Kicker Wake-Up
Zwiefacher Tricky Rhythm Dancing
Participatory Music
All
Diwali: Festival of Lights Presents sponsored by KCTS9
Emerald City Songwriter Circles
Participatory Singing
Storytelling/Spoken Word
All
Conversations with American Standard Time: Presented by KEXP
Ghost Stories
Jack Straw Cultural Center presents
Liars' Contest
Rising Voices Showcase
Stand Up Comedy
Stories for the Whole Family
Story Slam Light
Tantalizing Tales
Tribes
Workshop
Genre
Africa - DANCE
Africa - MUSIC
Americana
Asia - MUSIC
Bluegrass
Blues
British Isles/Ireland - DANCE
British Isles/Ireland - MUSIC
Cajun/Zydeco
Caribbean/Reggae
Central/Eastern Europe & Balkan - DANCE
Central/Eastern Europe & Balkan - MUSIC
Children's Programs - DANCE
Children's Programs - Hands on Activities
Children's Programs - MUSIC
Choirs/Vocal Groups
Contemporary Folk Music
Contemporay R&B - Soul/Funk
Contra/Square Dance Band
Country Western
Cultural Focus
Folk Punk
Gospel
Greater Middle East/North Africa - DANCE
Greater Middle East/North Africa - MUSIC
Hip Hop
Hip Hop - DANCE
Indie
International Folkdace Band/Performance
Jazz - DANCE
Jazz - MUSIC
Jewish/Israel - MUSIC
Jugband
Latin America - DANCE
Latin America - MUSIC
Maritime
Misc. Instrumental
Native American - DANCE
Native American - MUSIC
New Traditions
Old Time Music
Panel Discussions
Parade Group/Marching Band
Polynesia/Hawaii - DANCE
Polynesia/Hawaii - MUSIC
Scandinavia/Baltic - MUSIC
Scandinavia/Baltic DANCE
School Ensembles
Singer-Songwriter
South Asian - DANCE
Southeast/East Asia - DANCE
Spoken Word
Storytellers
Theater/Musical Theater
Traditional American - DANCE
Traditional North American Folk Music
Uncategorized
Western Europe - DANCE
Western Europe - MUSIC
World Music
World/International - DANCE
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Youth & Family
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Michael Karcher
Friday
, May 26
11:00am PDT
The Olympia Volunteer String Band with Jay Finkelstein, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
12:00pm PDT
Tinker's Dram with Russell Owen, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Maritime Music
Cornish Courtyard
1:00pm PDT
Dismal Nitch Revelers with Karen Marshall, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
2:00pm PDT
Full Scale with Isaac Banner, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
3:00pm PDT
Ms. Behavin with Cindy Holmes, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Swing-dance Basics
Armory Court Stage
4:00pm PDT
Swing-dance Basics
Armory Court Stage
5:00pm PDT
Seattle Collaborative Contra Band with Suzanne Giradot, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Swing-dance Basics
Armory Court Stage
6:00pm PDT
Kaynor, Whitesides, & Reid with Charlie Fenton, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
7:00pm PDT
Blues Dancing for Everyone!
Armory Court Stage
The Contra Quartet with Gwen Rousseau, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
8:00pm PDT
Blues Dancing for Everyone!
Armory Court Stage
8:50pm PDT
Zydeco Basics Dance Lesson
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
9:00pm PDT
Blues Dancing for Everyone!
Armory Court Stage
Saturday
, May 27
11:00am PDT
Swing Dancing for Everyone!
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
Portland Megaband with Erik Weberg, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
12:00pm PDT
Polish Festival presents Pierogi Making
Narrative and Cultural Cuisine Stage
Belladonna Border Morris
Armory Court Stage
North by Northwest Morris
Armory Court Stage
Au Contraire with Jesse Partridge, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
1:00pm PDT
Crankie Festival!
Center Theatre: Sponsored by KING FM, Seattle Globalist
1:15pm PDT
Ghosts of Seattle Past
Narrative and Cultural Cuisine Stage
1:50pm PDT
Shanghaied on the Willamette
Trad Stage
2:00pm PDT
Sound and Fury Morris
McCaw Promenade
3:00pm PDT
Belladonna Border Morris
McCaw Promenade
Full Moon with Tarka Ayres, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Tango Lesson
Armory Court Stage
4:00pm PDT
Woodchucks' Revenge with Joe Micheals, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
5:00pm PDT
Maritime Beer Garden Sing
Back Porch Stage
6:00pm PDT
Slippery Slope String Band with Woody Lane, Caller
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
8:00pm PDT
Wild Hair with Susie Kendig, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
9:00pm PDT
Cascade Crossing with Frannie Marr, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Sunday
, May 28
11:00am PDT
Inochi Taiko
Fountain Lawn Stage: Sponsored by Western WA Toyota Dealers & Xfinity
The Electrodes with Eric Curl, Caller
Armory Court Stage
11:20am PDT
Brandon Vance & Friends
Cornish Playhouse
11:40am PDT
Elise & Evan Snoey
Cornish Playhouse
12:00pm PDT
Sound and Fury Morris
Open-Air Dance Stage
Paddy's Handcar with Carol Piening, Caller
Armory Court Stage
12:40pm PDT
Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band
Mural Amphitheatre: Sponsored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
12:55pm PDT
Jamie Fox
Cornish Playhouse
1:00pm PDT
Tango Argentino
Open-Air Dance Stage
Helioptrope with Tom Wimmer, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
1:30pm PDT
Seattle School of Rock House band
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by CityArts
Seattle Swing Dance Club
Theatre 4 - Dance Workshops
2:00pm PDT
Joyride with William Watson, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
3:00pm PDT
Rounds from All Over
Cornish Courtyard
Play the Didgeridoo!
Armory Loft 4- Music Workshops
5:00pm PDT
Chantey Sing
Cornish Courtyard
6:00pm PDT
Gary Morris Memorial Montana Big Band with Bev Young, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Polka with Pat
Armory Court Stage
7:00pm PDT
KGB with Woody Lane, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Monday
, May 29
11:00am PDT
Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble
Folklife Café
Monday Night Live with David Kaynor, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Introduction to Appalachian Clog Dance
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
12:00pm PDT
Stepwise with Rich Goss, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Tribal Fusion Belly Dance
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
1:00pm PDT
The Horse After the Cart with Craig Wolfe, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Fun with Argentine Tango!
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
2:00pm PDT
Reunion with Laura Mé Smith, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Rope Jumping for Fun and Fitness
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
3:00pm PDT
Comhaltas Ceoltori Eireann - Puget Sound Branch with Jim Belcher, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
5:00pm PDT
The Charles Street Messengers with Sherry Nevins, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
6:00pm PDT
Countercurrent with Michael Karcher, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
7:00pm PDT
Contra Sutra with Marlin Prowell, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
8:00pm PDT
The Waxwings with Emma Anderson, Caller
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
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May 26
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Armory Court Stage
Armory Loft 3- Dance Workshops
Armory Loft 4- Music Workshops
Back Porch Stage
Boeing Green
Center Theatre: Sponsored by KING FM, Seattle Globalist
Charlotte Martin Theater: Sponsored by Seattle Weekly
Cornish Courtyard
Cornish Playhouse
Discovery Zone Stage: Sponsored by ParentMap
Exhibition Hall: Sponsored by KUOW
Fisher Green Stage: Sponsored by KBCS 91.3
Fisher Pavilion: Warren's Roadhouse
Folklife Café
Fountain Lawn Stage: Sponsored by Western WA Toyota Dealers & Xfinity
KEXP Gathering Space
McCaw Promenade
Mural Amphitheatre: Sponsored by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Narrative and Cultural Cuisine Stage
Open-Air Dance Stage
Rhythm Tent
Room C
SIFF Film Center
Space Needle Lawn
TBA
Theatre 4 - Dance Workshops
Trad Stage
Vera Project/Gallery: Sponsored by CityArts
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Community Jam
Cooking Demonstration
All
Diwali: Festival of Lights presents Harry Terhanian from Vedic Cultural Center
Festa Italia presnts Brad Inserra from Red House Beer
Iranian Festival presents Cooking with Sara Alvay
Polish Festival presents Pierogi Making
Simply Soulful
Wine Shoppe & Tapas Barl
Dance Performance
All
206 Zulu Presents
Arts Corps presents
Bollywood Showcase sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Flamenco Dance
Incredible Dances of South Asia
Indigenous Showcase
Middle Eastern Dance
Morris Dance Showcase
Morris Dance in the Promenade
Queen of the Hill Presents
Underbelly: Tribal Fusion Bellydance Showcase
Film
All
Festál Turns 20
French Fest Presents
Great Realities: Personal Cinema and the Filipino Diaspora
Spirit of Indigenous People Presents
Tiny
Music & Dance Showcase
All
Arab Showcase
CIRCLE OF INDIGENOUS DAYS CELEBRATION
Circles of Indigenous Peoples Celebration
Crankie Festival
Dia De Muertos Showcase
Diwali: Festival of Lights Presents sponsored by KCTS9
Festival Sundiata Presents sponsored by KCTS10
Festival Sundiata Presents sponsored by KCTS9
Filipino Showcase
Finnish Centennial Celebration
Hawaiian Showcase
Hungarian Showcase
Japanese Showcase sponsored by Epoch Times
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival Presents sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Romanian Showcase
SEEDS Arts presents: Ethiopian Showcase
Tahitian Showcase
Ukenalia
Zaigra se Oro Golemo: Bulgarian Showcase
Music Performance
All
A Bailar! Latin Dance Party
A Fantastic-catchy-ol'-piece-of-gold Show
Acoustic Blues Showcase
Alternative PDX presented by KEXP
American Standard Time Show: Presented by KEXP
Ancient Voices Showcase
Ball of Wax Songs of Resistance Showcase presented by KEXP
Beats
Bellows and Bows Show
Big Jewish Show
Bluegrass on the Green
BrasilFest presents sponsored by KCTS9
Breakneck Banjo Show
CAMI: Contemporary A Cappella Musicians' Institute Showcase
Celtic Morning Dew
Celtic Showcase
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio aka DLO3
Dia de Muertos Presents
Ear to the Ground Showcase presented by KEXP
Falon Sierra
Festa Italiana Presents
Festal Turns 20: Music Collaboration Showcase sponsored by KCTS9
Fiddle Showcase
Folk
French Fest Presents Fête des Québécois
Friday Night Groove Party
Giddy Up Roots Show: Presented by KEXP
Gospel Showcase
Grace Love
Hamilton and Jane Addams Middle School Showcase
Honk! Showcase sponsored by KSER 90.7
Hot Strings and Bluegrass
Indian Classical Music Showcase
Jason McCue
Jazz Underground
KBCS
KING FM 98.1 Showcase
Kickin' Up Dust Showcase
Kindiependent Show
Kinfolk: Stories in Song: Presented by KEXP
Klez Dance
Labor Showcase
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler: Cajun and Zydeco Music
Latin Acoustic Lounge
Lively Bluegrass
Locks
Maple Folk Show
Marimba Showcase
Maritime Show
Monday Night Blues Showcase sponsored by KNKX
New Americana Roots: Presented by KEXP
New Traditions
Next Generation Indie Roots Show: presented by KEXP
Northwest Stringband Throwdown
Old Firehouse Showcase sponsored by Seattle Pipeline
Old Sounds
Pairs in Harmony: Presented by KEXP
Potion
Ragtime Jazz Age
Raisin' A Ruckus Show
Redefined Showcase
Reggae Rising Party
Rhapsody Showcase
Rhymes and Soul Show
School of Rock presents
Seismic Sounds presented by KEXP
Single Man Blues
Siren Songs
Ska Showcase
Slavic Voices
Songs of Hawaii
Sound Off Showcase
Sounds of the Black Sea
Sounds of the Land
Subdued Stringband Showcase
Sundae Crush
The Acoustic Lounge
The Black Tones
The Foot Stompin' Cloggin' Show
The New Cool Show: Presented by KNKX
The Soul Show presented by Festival Sundiata sponsored by South Seattle Emerald
Treefort Music Show: Presented by KEXP
Versing
Vintage Duets
Wintergrass Presents: The Wide Open World of Bluegrass (Dedicated to the late Phil Williams)
Youth Grass Showcase
Music/Dance Workshop
All
Irish Ceili Folk Dance
Scottish Country Dance
Panel Discussion
Participatory Dance
All
African Dance presented by Spirit of Africa
Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration Presents
Balkan Dance
Big Waltzes for the Big Room
Blues - and the Roots of the Blues Dance sponsored by KSER 90.7
Cajun & Zydeco Roadhouse Dance
Cajun Dance
Ceili Showcase
English Country Dance
Family Dance
Friday Evening Contra
Friday Opening Contra
Hot High School Swing Dance: Presented by KNKX
International Folkdance Party!
Irish Country Dance
It's a Polka Party!
Louisiana Roadhouse
Monday Closing Contra
Monday Morning Contra
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival Presents sponsored by NW Asian Weekly
Polka Dance
Puddletown Squares
STG Presents
Salsa
Salsa Dance
Saturday Afternoon Contra
Saturday Morning Contra
Saturday Night Contra Dance
Scandinavian Dance
Subversive Squares
Sunday Afternoon Contra
Sunday Morning Contra
Sunday Sunset Contra
Swing that Thing!
Swingin' Blues or Bluesy Swing?
Swingin' The Great American Songbook
Tango Dance
West Coast Swing
Western Swing and Alt Country Ass-Kicker Wake-Up
Zwiefacher Tricky Rhythm Dancing
Participatory Music
All
Diwali: Festival of Lights Presents sponsored by KCTS9
Emerald City Songwriter Circles
Participatory Singing
Storytelling/Spoken Word
All
Conversations with American Standard Time: Presented by KEXP
Ghost Stories
Jack Straw Cultural Center presents
Liars' Contest
Rising Voices Showcase
Stand Up Comedy
Stories for the Whole Family
Story Slam Light
Tantalizing Tales
Tribes
Workshop
Genre
Africa - DANCE
Africa - MUSIC
Americana
Asia - MUSIC
Bluegrass
Blues
British Isles/Ireland - DANCE
British Isles/Ireland - MUSIC
Cajun/Zydeco
Caribbean/Reggae
Central/Eastern Europe & Balkan - DANCE
Central/Eastern Europe & Balkan - MUSIC
Children's Programs - DANCE
Children's Programs - Hands on Activities
Children's Programs - MUSIC
Choirs/Vocal Groups
Contemporary Folk Music
Contemporay R&B - Soul/Funk
Contra/Square Dance Band
Country Western
Cultural Focus
Folk Punk
Gospel
Greater Middle East/North Africa - DANCE
Greater Middle East/North Africa - MUSIC
Hip Hop
Hip Hop - DANCE
Indie
International Folkdace Band/Performance
Jazz - DANCE
Jazz - MUSIC
Jewish/Israel - MUSIC
Jugband
Latin America - DANCE
Latin America - MUSIC
Maritime
Misc. Instrumental
Native American - DANCE
Native American - MUSIC
New Traditions
Old Time Music
Panel Discussions
Parade Group/Marching Band
Polynesia/Hawaii - DANCE
Polynesia/Hawaii - MUSIC
Scandinavia/Baltic - MUSIC
Scandinavia/Baltic DANCE
School Ensembles
Singer-Songwriter
South Asian - DANCE
Southeast/East Asia - DANCE
Spoken Word
Storytellers
Theater/Musical Theater
Traditional American - DANCE
Traditional North American Folk Music
Uncategorized
Western Europe - DANCE
Western Europe - MUSIC
World Music
World/International - DANCE
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Cultural Focus Showcase
Indie Roots
Youth & Family
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