Northwest Folklife Festival

For over fifty years, Northwest Folklife Festival has served the Pacific Northwest as a beacon of its regional arts and culture in Seattle during Memorial Day weekend. Now in its fifty-fifth year, the annual festival celebrates Ubuntu, I am because we are, emphasizing our belonging to each other and to our shared humanity. As one of the largest and most cherished cultural celebrations in the Pacific Northwest, the festival attracts more than 200,000 attendees each year. This family-friendly, free event provides a creative outlet for local artists and communities and invites visitors to connect in-depth with these communities and cultural practices.