Old Growth Oldtime
Seattle’s Oldtime Gathering
October 10-12, 2025
Latvian Community Center, Seattle
Photo thanks to the National Park Service
The Festival is over but we would really appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes to to fill out THIS SURVEY and share your thoughts on what you loved and how we can improve next year.
A bit about Old-Time Music …
It’s about the music, it’s about the community, it’s about getting together around the common theme of old-time tunes. Many of the PNW old-timers are veterans with years of experience, some are new to the scene … all are welcome!
If you’d like to get more familiar with Old Growth Oldtime (OGO), please take a look at some of our You Tube videos.
For example, this video of a Crankie is an exceptional introduction to the music and the scene!
Also check out:
The Hurricane Ridgerunners play Lowery’s Quadrille at OGO in ‘23.
Here’s Old Crow singing Goodbye Augustus.
The Horsenecks with Wave the Ocean.
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
Online ticket sales are over, but there’s plenty of room for one and all, so come on up and buy one at the door. To see ticket prices, visit the Tickets page.
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. Online sign-ups are over, but we still need lots of help so come on over to the registration desk to see if there’s a slot you’d like to fill.
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.
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 the festival as well as concerts throughout the year.