5/26, Memorial day. A rare chance to be in town, so I went to the annual NW Folklife Festival.
It's always fun. See this paper creature walking around.
So many music/dances of different ethnic group, many participatory: dances and drums.
Very colorful costumes, or traditional dresses.
In this Rhythm Tent, you can pick whatever percussion instrument and drum with the group.
I went to a "workshop" of how to clap Rhythm Bones.
I missed the singing-along of Mozart's Requiem.
My favorite is The Spectacles - a 3 lady singing group, all wear glasses.
Their songs are so fun, and the arrangement of these 3 difference voices are clever.
It was a complete happy accident when I walked into their booth. Highly recommend.
Vendors with all sorts of food, and arts and trinkets, beer garden. I like these 2 cartoon sellers, side by side.
And this one sells bags made of films.
Outside of McCall Hall is the "propoganda" tabling area: environmental groups, church groups, a table giving away buddhasm books, and a lady advertising free vegetarian food. The last dance I watched was 7:30pm. There are ~20 venues spread over Seattle Center, finding which one to watch is a good problem.