The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities.

As we finish our 51st year in 2008, enrollment in Old Town School tuition programs averages close to 6,000 students per week, 2,700 of them children. The Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park facilities hold hundreds of classes and workshops in music, dance and art for adults, children and teens seven days per week, 48 weeks per year. Early childhood and middle school music programs thrive in three suburban branches as well as in several community outreach programs throughout the city. The School presents performances by internationally known touring artists, the best of Chicago's local artists and its staff and students virtually every weekend. Most Wednesday nights feature free concerts through AfroFolk Live and La Peña, popular and long established Community Programs. Some 85,000 come to these concerts and attend the Chicago Folk & Roots festival in nearby Welles Park annually.

The Old Town School's unique Wiggleworms music program welcomes babies and toddlers to the world of music. In each Wiggleworms session, children sing, play finger games, do circle dances and play rhythm instruments especially designed for little hands. Each Wiggleworms instructor leads the class with traditional and original children's songs, while accompanying the class on acoustic guitar. Classes are designed for three different age groups and activities will vary as your child grows. All Wiggleworms classes are 45 minutes.  There is also Lullabies for ages birth to 5 months and Wigglegrads for Age 3-4 years