Old Growth Oldtime

Seattle’s Oldtime Gathering

October 10-12, 2025

Latvian Community Center, Seattle

Photo thanks to the National Park Service

Spring Fundraiser & Concert

Join us at our first Old Growth Oldtime event of the season for a multi-act concert at Bizarre Brewing.

April 26th 6:30-8:00 pm

Listen, Dance, Learn, Jam

More information on who’s playing, calling, teaching, and providing food coming soon!

Concerts

Come hear some great music at one or more of the six concerts during the festival.

Dances

There are three dances, which are all held in the Latvian Center’s auditorium. Come shake a leg on their fantastic dance floor.

Workshops

Learn more than you already know at one or more of our old-time workshops.

Jamming

And, of course, there’s jamming too. Outside are canopies with heaters and inside are several spaces to jam, large and small, as long as there is no workshop or concert nearby.

Tickets

Tickets go on sale August 1st. Please check back!

T-Shirts

T-shirts will also go on sale August 1st.

Volunteer

The Old Growth Oldtime Festival is an all-volunteer event—volunteering is a critical way you can help make the festival a success. Please join us—volunteers are eligible for ticket refunds depending on the number of hours worked. See the Volunteer page for details or click below to choose a shift.

In August we’ll set up a way to sign up, so please check back!

Seattle Folklore Society

SFS is an important sponsor of OGO and a valuable local cultural resource. Please consider becoming a member of The Seattle Folklore Society and enjoy benefits such as discounted tickets to concerts throughout the year.

Support Us

We hope to keep the Old Growth Oldtime Festival not only going but thriving. With your support we can keep hiring locally and bringing in talent from afar.