Folio Speakeasy: A Fundraiser and Celebration

Folio invites you to dress up in your best era attire and celebrate the end of prohibition in style! 

Dance to live music while sipping on iconic 1920s cocktails and enjoy signature dishes of the era. The evening will feature an introduction by Seattle historian and local prohibition expert Brad Holden.

The Prohibition Era began in 1920 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, went into effect with the passage of the Volstead Act. Despite the new legislation, Prohibition was difficult to enforce. The increase of the illegal production and sale of liquor (known as “bootlegging”), the proliferation of speakeasies (illegal drinking spots) and the accompanying rise in gang violence and organized crime led to waning support for Prohibition by the end of the 1920s. In early 1933, Congress adopted a resolution proposing a 21st Amendment to the Constitution that would repeal the 18th. The 21st Amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933, ending Prohibition.