Join KBCS at the 54th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival
May 18, 2025 - 2:45 am
Join KBCS at the 54th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival, taking place May 23-26 at Seattle Center.
The theme and cultural focus for this year’s festival is Ikigai (Pronounced: Ee-kee-guy), meaning “A life worth living”.
The concept of Ikigai marks the next phase in our cultural focus exploration that began by looking inward at our personal growth. Over the past three years, these themes– Metamorphosis, Lagom, and Meraki, which explore change, balance, and passion–helped us understand our role in a fast-changing world, often overwhelmed with distractions and demands.
-NW Folklife Festival
KBCS will host the Fisher Green Stage again at Folklife this year and is proud to feature a great line-up of nearly 60 performances including:
May 23
Ballard High School Folk Ensemble
Koa Koala
DonCruz
Cayuga and Lurk Wellington
Max Stephens
Bacchus
Katrina Kope
May 24
MossyBack Morris Men
Sound and Fury Morris
Monamor Band
Trío Guadalevín
Cascade Cody
Hemlock Drive
The Barrelhouse Band
Andre Feriante
The Faux Paws
Si Tu Savais
May 25
The Geoducks
Subversive Square Dance w/ Billbillies with Tony Mates Calling
SurLlajta
Correo Aereo
House of Tarab
Hala Saleh
Seattle Dabke
UNO
AK
Jua
Tazz Enrico
NESTRA
Doobie
SaNia
Tah-Jae Shante
Ryan LittleEagle
DJ Big Rez
May 26
Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble
Pa Bobo Jobarteh
Vox Realis
Shady b
Mr Unity
Roosevelt Franklin
Sweet G
Robert Leslie
Jim Page
Erin McNamee
Harry Levine
Montana Von Fliss
Doc Sprinsock & the SANCApators
Godfrey Daniels
India and Marigold
Louie Foxx
Wren Schultz
Bill Robison
Vanessa Vortex
Eric Haines
Steve the Pretty Good
Splinter Dance Company
Seattle Jewish Chorale
Klezkidz
Glitch Kibbitz
