Program Updates:
SFS Concerts: The Fall season is now up on our website, and many advance tickets already on sale! We have a few co-sponsored concerts; be sure to note details that may be different from our usual. More info on the concert page!
Seattle Song Circle continues to meet at 7PM most Sundays via Zoom Conferencing, at this link: https://zoom.us/j/358495231 . Second Sundays are in person at the Greenwood Senior Center 525 N 85th (hybrid), and 4th Sundays are in person in a private home.
The Emerald City Contra Dance has in-person dances almost every Friday at the Phinney Center Community Hall. See Seattledance.org for more info about COVID precautions and schedule.
The 4th Annual Old Growth Oldtime Seattle Gathering will return October 9-11, 2026!
Upcoming Seattle Folklore Society Events
Oct 09, 2026 (Fri) - Oct 11, 2026 (Sun), All Day
Buy tickets online: Pay What You Can at the Door
Old Growth Oldtime (OGO), Seattle’s old-time music gathering, comes to the Latvian Community Center in NE Seattle on October 9-11, 2026. OGO presents old-time music in amazing concerts, inclusive jams, hands-on workshops, and exciting square dances, and features a wide variety of musicians and musical styles. This year, festival registration is on a donation, pay-what-you-want model. There will be no advance tickets, and you can make your donation at the door.-- read more --
Oct 17, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://www.strangertickets.com/events/186740404/original-music-inspired-by-robert-c-obriens-mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
SFS partners with The Bushwick Book Club Seattle for a special night of original music inspired by the beloved novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"-- read more --
Oct 24, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/j9wl6HQ
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Scotland's amazingly talented and high energy Scottish Trad Music Hall of Fame Inductees, the Tannahill Weavers, will be in concert Sat Oct 24th.-- read more --
Oct 25, 2026 (Sun), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://www.strangertickets.com/events/184334739/newberry-verch
Venue: The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle
A special Sunday night concert at the Royal Room! Joe Newberry and April Verch are masters of their traditions. Tunes, ballads, stepdancing, and original songs by way of Canada and the Ozarks ring like silver and shine like gold. With beautiful harmony singing, breathtaking instrumentals, and exquisite dancing, these two hit the stage in perfect rhythm, making audiences remember why this music existed in the first place. April Verch – fiddle / stepdancing / vocals [...]-- read more --
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