(Updated Fall 2024)
COVID-19 Precautions:
We are ever grateful for our wonderful audiences, participants, volunteers and performers who we put together in our dance and concert activities. Being mindful of the present public health crisis in our community, we don’t want to endanger the health of either. We also are mindful of our touring performers who depend on live shows for their livelihoods.
We continue to evaluate the scheduling of our shows and dances on an event by event basis, given public guidelines.
- Song Circle is meeting virtually on Zoom, with a once a month live session, 2nd Sundays at the Greenwood Senior Center. See page on Virtual Sings during COVID pandemic:
- Emerald City Contra Dances is currently mask optional but encouraged. A one time registration of contact info required – see updates here.
- Live Concerts are are currently mask optional, unless the performer has requested otherwise. Please check concert listings for exceptions.
Seattle Folklore Society is very excited for the return of live music to the PNA Community Hall! We are no longer able to regularly offer streaming options for concerts, though we still try to offer occasional online concerts.
SFS no longer requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination. We ask for attendeesto be mindful and not attend concerts if not feeling well. We will continue to monitor guidelines from Washington State, King County, and the Phinney Center.
In the event a show is canceled, we will post on our website: www.seafolklore.org, attempt to contact advance ticket holders by phone or email, place notices on the entry doors to the Phinney Center Community Hall, and fully refund your ticket purchases for the canceled show. You may also have the option of credit to another concert or donating the money to the performers. If (due to COVID recommendations or State/county/PNA policy), the hall capacity becomes more limited after ticket sales have begun, we will honor tickets in order of purchase and fully refund any sold beyond the enforced capacity.
For shows we decide to go forward: We urge that if you are sick or have reason to suspect you’ve been in close contact with someone who is ill or suspected of being ill with COVID19, please stay home.
If you’ve paid for a show in advance and are staying home, please let us know by noon the day of show, to allow adequate time to offer your space to another ticket buyer. We will offer refunds or credit with adequate notice. If we have notice before the show set-up begins, we’ll offer you a ticket to a future show at no charge — email us at concerts@seafolklore.org or leave a message at (206) 923-8923.
We will be monitoring the CDC, Washington State, King County, and Seattle City websites for public health information and urge you to do the same.