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First: Reserve your day passes

Entry and Parking Pass required

Second Step: Select the workshops you want to attend

Friday offers the most workshop selections and we encourage you to select 1 or 2 sessions. 

Saturday is the main Festival and, as some instructors are only available on Saturday, you are also welcome to enroll in any of the paid Saturday workshops

Skillshare Gallery - Come Make & Learn!

Spoon carving, Beginning Carving w Nathan Donneley; Intermed/Advanced w Davis Limbach

    Meet our Instructors

    What do you want to learn? 24 instructors across 32 fields!
    Folk Arts Fest Instructors & Themes

    Fun & Adventures at Folk Fest

    Friday Morning, May 17th

    Friday Afternoon, May 17th

    Friday Afternoon, May 17th

    Blacksmithing

    Fri AM Workshops for Adults


    Stringed instruments

    African drumming

    Frame drum making

    Poetry

    Blacksmithing

    Bushcrafting

    Metal tool making

    Wood spoon carving

    Weaving & Knitting

    Dyeing & Felting

    Cedar bark weaving

    Beadworking

    Herbalism

    Seeds & Permaculture

    Wilderness Skills

    Homestead Tools & Skills



    Workshop fees include instruction and materials, $25-$300


    Friday Afternoon, May 17th

    Friday Afternoon, May 17th

    Friday Afternoon, May 17th

    Natural dyes

    Fri PM Workshops for Adults


    Voice Playshop

    Poetry

    Blacksmithing

    Metal tool making

    Bushcrafting

    Frame drum making cont.

    Weaving & Knitting

    Bow Drill Fire & Cordage

    Dyeing & Felting

    Cedar Bark Weaving

    Herbalism

    Permaculture

    Wilderness Skills

    Beadworking

     Natural Animal Care 


    100% of workshop fees go to instructors, materials kits, and facility costs.

    Friday Evening, May 17th

    Friday Afternoon, May 17th

    Saturday Morning, May 18th

    Folk Dancing

      Friday Evening Fun


    Dinner in Eastound at suggested restaurants.

    5-6:30pm



    All Islands Contra and Square Dance 

    in Eastsound at Old Gym 


    Beginner instrution: 6:30

    Dance for all abilities 7-8:30


    $15 online or at the door

    Free parking at back of Old Gym at Middle/High School


    Caller Amy from Seattle and crew leading and performing music.

    Saturday Morning, May 18th

    Saturday Afternoon, May 18th

    Saturday Morning, May 18th

    Spinning wool

    Reserve Shuttle at off site parking for round trip pick up and return to your car


      Saturday Workshops & Activities

    incl. Kids Camp

    Reserve online

     

    Folk Dance

    Didgeridoo Making

    Blacksmithing

    Metal tool making

    Wooden boat building

    Felting & Spinning

    Nature dyes

    Cedar bark weaving

    Herbalism

    Beadworking

    Kids Art and Nature Games

    Saturday Afternoon, May 18th

    Saturday Afternoon, May 18th

    Saturday Afternoon, May 18th

    Maker Fair

    Reserve Shuttle at off site parking for round trip pick up and return to your car

      

    Saturday Makers Village Pop-Up Market

    with Folk and World Music

    Support our creative vendors!


    Classes in:

    Blacksmithing

    Metal tool making

    Deep Listening Poetry

    Printmaking

    Herbalism

    Raku glaze and firing

    Nature printing

    Wood carving 

    Wood boat building

    Knot tying / Bow drilling

    Kids Art and Nature Games 

    Saturday Evening, May 18th

    Saturday Afternoon, May 18th

    Saturday Afternoon, May 18th

    Music

    Reserve Shuttle at off site parking for round trip pick up and return to your car

      

    Saturday Evening

    Salish Sea Folk Fest Concert


    Dinner by Reservation at Camp Moran

    5:30pm, $35 online, $40 at door


    Fireside Music with

    Clint McCune and Friends,

    and special island guest,

    Rafe Pearlman


    (No entry fee if you have purchased a day pass or dinner reservation. Day pass  & Dinners include parking options with shuttle available 8:30am-9:30pm.)

    Workshop and Class Registration

    Sessions by date, Use drop down arrow under Registration
    Workshops: Friday, May 17th Workshops: Saturday, May 18th Request sliding scale or scholarship

    Come Explore, Learn, Tap your Toes!

    Folk Fest is Coming - select your learning activities above and add on any meals or lodging below.

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    Music Line Up for Saturday May 18th

    Free to everyone with a Saturday Day Pass!

    Marimba with the Limbach Brothers 11:30, Sabu, African drumming, 12:30; Tara Craig, 1:30; Stanley and Kip Greenthal, 2:30; John Bellows featuring Glenn Hendricks, 3:30; Tangled Tides, 4:30; 

    Carolyn Cruso, 5:30, Clint McCune & Friends, 6:30; 

    Rafe Pearlman, 7:30

    Moran State Park
    For Islanders and Visitors

    Third Step: Meals & Lodging

    It's easy to add on meals or lodging - great for locals, perfect for visitors for the best festival experience.

    Find out more

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