Spokane Folklore Society Fall Folk Festival

From Spokane Folklore Society Fall Folk Festival Website:

The Spokane Folklore Society Fall Folk Festival is free to the public and features 8 stages of traditional and ethnic dance, music, workshops, special entertainment, crafts for children, and jamming. Also featured are sales of traditional crafts, and meals. The Saturday schedule features a live KPBX Radio show. A traditional New England Contra dance will close the festival on Saturday and Sunday.

The festival is designed to support our regional folk musicians. Many local folk artists are hidden gems well worth discovering. The festival features about 100 performing groups representing Celtic, bluegrass, blues, African, Asian, Middle Eastern traditions, and more.

About 5000 people attend the festival.

Several hundred volunteers are needed to work the days of the festival. The festival is supported through donations from sponsors, individuals, and selling $3 buttons at the Festival. The festival needs to raise about $20,000 dollars to produce the festival and pay for rent, sound equipment, craft supplies, publicity, printing, security and required building staff. All performers and festival organizers donate their time.

Plan to drop by or spend the weekend, or tune into KPBX 91.1 FM from 11 to 1 pm on Saturday to hear a live broadcast from the festival.

Meals and snacks will be available in the college cafeteria, and baked goods and coffee at the Festival Bake Sale.