Sound & Fury Morris & Sword have been dancing around Seattle and the rest of the west coast of North America since the waning days of last century (1999 to be specific). These are dance traditions dating back, well, a long time, from various regions of England. Sound & Fury is proud to bring them to you, residents of the Pacific Northwest!

Traditionally, Morris Dance is a community-based activity. It is not a stage-oriented performance (though we don’t usually turn down a stage when offered!). Morris is a street performance tradition, with dancers showing up, often outside a pub, to perform close to their audience. When the performance is over, the dancers will retire to the pub, where their grateful, adoring audience treats them to the finest ales and ciders on tap!

The Seattle Wassail is a regional Morris dancing tradition. Each year, local sides and visitors from around the Pacific Northwest join us to wassail the apple trees in Meridian Park.

Recently the Wall Street Journal featured us in an article about traditional Wassails. If you found us that way, Welcome! We’d love to have you join us!

We care deeply about cider, so we give our fruit trees attention and care in the traditional way to ensure they bear fruit in the coming year and its cider harvest!

Join us for this family-friendly event that includes singing, dancing, and toasting to the health of the trees.

The wassail happens rain or shine, please dress for the weather.

Find us near the apple trees on the Northwest side of the park, bordering Meridian Ave N, just South of N. 50th Street.

You can sign up for our event on facebook and get a reminder!

You can read more about us and see photos from our past Wassails on this page