Westerlies Fest 2026
Wednesday, April 8th • 7:30pm
Fremont Abbey
The Westerlies Play Bill Frisell: Album Release Show
A celebration of The Westerlies’ latest album, “Have You Heard? The Music of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1,” featuring brand new, never-before-heard compositions from the composer’s recent notebooks.
Thursday, April 9th • 7:30pm The Chapel Performance Space
Songbook, Vol. 4: Live Recording
A one-night-only live recording for The Westerlies’ Songbook series.
Friday, April 10th • 7:00pm
KING FM - Northwestern Focus Live
The Westerlies
The Westerlies will perform live on KING FM’s Northwest Focus Live broadcast. Their performance will be featured as part of Classical KING’s showcase of local and regional musicians on 98.1 FM and streaming online.
Saturday, April 11th • 7:30pm
415 Westlake
The Westerlies 15th Anniversary Celebration!
Combining evening performances with daytime in-school workings, The Westerlies created Westerlies Fest in 2018 to engage students and audiences in Seattle and surrounding underserved areas to give back to the city that raised them. To date, Westerlies Fest has presented over 30 artists including Celisse, Haley Heynderickx, Samora Pinderhughes, Sarah Kay, Phil Kaye, Kate Davis, Theo Bleckmann, Robin Holcomb, Troy Osaki, and more. To learn more about the organization, visit westerliesmusic.com
Thanks to our 2025 Bandstand Sponsor:
Support Westerlies Fest
Westerlies Fest is a project of The Westerlies Music Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
Please contact us directly at westerliesmusic@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a festival sponsor, or if you'd like to get involved with the festival in any capacity.
The Westerlies Music, Inc. was supported by New Music USA’s Organization Fund in 2024-25:
