The Northtwest Folklife Festival has grown since its origins in 1972 from an annual music event held over the Memorial Day weekend into what is now a year-round celebration the various cultures throughout the world. Northwest Folklife is the organization that has grown out of the festival and is responsible for a variety of events.
Newly announced is the Our Big Backyard program, with the first series of events taking place Saturday, April 9 through Friday, April 13 titled Movin’ Around The World. This does coincide with Spring Break for Seattle Public Schools (and I am sure a couple of other school districts). This is important because the program runs every day from 11am to 2:45pm with a larger focus on appealing to kids.
While this can be seen as “children’s” program, it really is designed for families. Each day will focus on a different region or nation, the listing is as follows:
Attendees can expect to see folk dances from Hungary, learn Hula dancing, hear music from Zimbabwe, participate in a Hip-Hop dance workshop, and so much more.
Head over to Northwest Folklife’s website to learn more.
https://www.nwfolklife.org/our-big-neighborhood/movin-around-the-world/