The time of solely spring and summer festivals is long gone, but with new festivals like Tacoma’s Fall Free For All sprouting up, you won’t find me complaining. The all free arts fest is happening October 8th and 9th in Tacoma’s historic theater district and features 75 performances spanning film, dance, theater, poetry and of course, music. The music line-up, housed in Tacoma’s Rialto Theater was curated by Aaron Stevens, who most of you best know as the boomingly beautiful male voice behind Goldfinch, but he’s done a hell of a job with this line-up. For just the cost of a short road trip or train ride south you can see Horse Feathers, Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives, Kelli Schaefer, Portland Cello Project, Pearly Gate Music, Sons of Warren Oates, a rendition of the Tacoma Round and more … and you don’t have to pay a dime to get in.

You DO have to have a wristband, which you can sign up for here. And you can RSVP for the event and follow announcements on the Fest’s Facebook page.

We’ve got the tentative music schedule after the jump, so start planning your road trip to Tacoma today.

Music at the Rialto

Saturday, October 8th

10:30 - Ukulele Ohana
11:30 - Eternal Fair
12:00 - Kris Orlowski
12:45 - Local Strangers
1:30 - Port St. Willow
3:15 - Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers
5:30 - The Tacoma Round, featuring Noah Gundersen (of the Courage),
Kris Doty (of Drew Grow & the Pastors’ Wives), Nick Principe (of Port
St. Willow), Glory Cancro (painter)
7:30 - Paul Rucker
8:15 - Portland Cello Project, featuring Horse Feathers and Drew Grow
(of Drew Grow & the Pastros’ Wives)
10:00 - Drew Grow & the Pastors’ Wives

Sunday, October 9th

12:00 - City Hall
12:30 - Hurtbird
1:15 - Pearly Gate Music
2:00 - Sons of Warren Oates
2:45 - Kelli Schaefer
4:15 - Laura Gibson
5:00 - Portland Cello Project, with Kelli Schaefer and Kevin Sur (of
Indian Valley Line)
7:00 - Concours d’Elegance