3RFS is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1988, serving the folk community near the confluence of the Yakima, Snake and Columbia rivers in SE Washington state (map)

We present concerts, coffeehouses, contra dances, song circles, and the annual Tumbleweed Music Festival (In its 26th year in 2022.)

Shanghaied on the Willamette Michael Carlos Band Bram Brata
Performers at Tumbleweed Music Festivals



Many more events headed your way:

Coming Next in 2023:
(See Concert, Coffeehouse, Song Circle, or Tumbleweed pages for details)

  • Jun 2, 2023: First Friday Folkie Free For at Micki Perry's, CANCELLED
  • June 3, 2023: Uptown Get Down, Noon-11PM, Uptown Shopping Center, Richland
  • Jun 07, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom
  • Jun 09-11, 2023: Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival, Sacajawea State Park, Pasco
  • Jun 10, 2023: Sea Song Singing at Richland Round Table Pizza
  • Jun 12, 2023: 3RFS Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Location TBA.
  • June 18, 2023: We will be having a get-together for our festival volunteers and potential volunteers at Howard Amon Park on June 18. Gather at the south shelter/gazebo starting at 1 PM. Bring a picnic lunch if you like. We'll start the meeting at 2 PM with discussion of this year's Tumbleweed volunteer opportunities followed by socializing. We'll provide some cold drinks and volunteer forms to fill out. Bring snacks to share. Please RSVP to tumbleweedchair@gmail.com or 509 587-3060 so we know how many people to expect.
  • Jun 21, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom. 7:00 pm Wed.
  • Jul 05, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom
  • Jul 08, 2023: Sea Song Singing at Richland Round Table Pizza
  • Jul 10, 2023: 3RFS Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Location TBA.
  • Jul 19, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom. 7:00 pm Wed.
  • Jul 28-29, 2023: Art in the Park, Howard Amon Park, Richland.
  • Aug 02, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom. 7:00 pm Wed.
  • Aug 04, 2023: First Friday Folkie Free For All, 7:00 pm at Micki Perry's, Kennewick
  • Aug 09, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom. 7:00 pm Wed.
  • Aug 12, 2023: Sea Song Singing at Richland Round Table Pizza
  • Aug 14, 2023: 3RFS Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Location TBA.
  • Aug 16, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom. 7:00 pm Wed.
  • Aug 23, 2023: Tumbleweed Festival planning meeting by Zoom. 7:00 pm Wed.
  • Sep 1-3, 2023: Tumbleweed Music Festival!


The 2023 Tumbleweed Festival: September 1-3, 2023.

The chosen theme for 2023 is "GOOD TIMES."

Logo Contest entries were due back in February and the logo for 2023 has been selected. Many other deadlines have passed.

We will be taking food and arts & crafts vendor applications until August 1. See links on the Tumbleweed Fest Website RIGHT HERE!





The 2022 Tumbleweed Festival: The live festival happened September 2-4, but the virtual festival still is available!

TMF22-Logo by Y.M. Cho
TMF-22 Logo by Ms. Y. M. Cho

Our chosen theme of “Dear Friends” was considered by one and all to perfectly encapsulate this joy, and we give our great thanks to Anne Schur for suggesting it!



Our 2022 Festival offered both a live component of performances in the park and a virtual component of pre-recorded performances available only online.

The Live Festival had a definite schedule, available as a pdf HERE.

The Virtual Festival "events" can be viewed at your convenience, in any order, HERE (Scroll down to see list of performers. When you have finished viewing any one, close their window via "x" in upper right. This will return you to list of preformers.)

Enjoy!

And still available: The 2021 Tumbleweed Festival (a virtual festival) !
Over 100 performances, dozens of workshops, concerts, and a contra dance, Here!

The 2021 Festival was the 25th annual Tumbleweed - and we chose the theme "Silver Linings." As always, the theme is the point of inspiration for the Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Contest, and serves as the unifying element for the Sunday "Theme" Concert.

For 2021 we made the decision to be almost entirely virtual once again, although we did host a free LIVE concert in Richland’s Howard Amon Park on Saturday, August 21st. That concert featured the three Tumbleweed Festival headline acts, and was recorded live to be offered online as the traditional Saturday Night concert for the 2021 virtual festival.