Events

Old Growth Oldtime Festival
Oct 09, 2026 (Fri) - Oct 11, 2026 (Sun), All Day
Buy tickets online: Pay What You Can at the Door

Old Growth Oldtime (OGO), Seattle’s old-time music gathering, comes to the Latvian Community Center in NE Seattle on October 9-11, 2026. OGO presents old-time music in amazing concerts, inclusive jams, hands-on workshops, and exciting square dances, and features a wide variety of musicians and musical styles. This year, festival registration is on a donation, pay-what-you-want model. There will be no advance tickets, and you can make your donation at the door.

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The Bushwick Book Club Seattle: Original Music Inspired by "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"
Oct 17, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://www.strangertickets.com/events/186740404/original-music-inspired-by-robert-c-obriens-mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

SFS partners with The Bushwick Book Club Seattle for a special night of original music inspired by the beloved novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"

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Tannahill Weavers Return to Phinney!
Oct 24, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/j9wl6HQ
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Scotland's amazingly talented and high energy Scottish Trad Music Hall of Fame Inductees, the Tannahill Weavers, will be in concert Sat Oct 24th.

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Newberry & Verch at the Royal Room!
Oct 25, 2026 (Sun), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://www.strangertickets.com/events/184334739/newberry-verch
Venue: The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle

A special Sunday night concert at the Royal Room! Joe Newberry and April Verch are masters of their traditions. Tunes, ballads, stepdancing, and original songs by way of Canada and the Ozarks ring like silver and shine like gold. With beautiful harmony singing, breathtaking instrumentals, and exquisite dancing, these two hit the stage in perfect rhythm, making audiences remember why this music existed in the first place. April Verch – fiddle / stepdancing / vocals [...]

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Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman in concert
Nov 07, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/LWi4KHg
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

High energy and poignant fiddle & piano music from two of New England's top Celtic artists! The vibrant musical traditions of Scotland, Cape Breton, and New England take on fresh life in the hands of fiddler Katie McNally and pianist Neil Pearlman.

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Kalos CD Release concert at Fremont Abbey
Nov 18, 2026 (Wed), 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Buy tickets online: https://events.humanitix.com/26-11-18-kalos/tickets
Venue: Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle

Join Kalos for a special CD Release concert, co-sponsored by Fremont Abbey Arts and Seattle Folklore. The concert will take place at the Fremont Abbey.  Kalos is a favorite of SFS concert goers and there will be a member discount.  Please see full listing for more details. 

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Hildaland (Ethan Setiawan, Louise Bichan) In Concert; Sat, Nov 21st, 7:30 pm
Nov 21, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/YuN8VMI
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

A contemporary collage of Scottish and American traditional music, Hildaland is a duo that approaches geographic borders as markers of exploration rather than boundaries to be wary of.

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Winter's Return (Pint & Dale, Opland & Freeman)
Dec 19, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale October 19
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

A stunning, diverse, delightful celebration of WinterSongs for the season to capture that feeling of the fireplace’s warmth against the cold of the long winter nights! with William Pint, Felicia Dale, Tania Opland, and Mike Freeman.

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