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2020 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Off the Mall, On the Web

June 24, 2020

2020 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Off the Mall, On the Web

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back in Washington DC, from June 24th to July 4th, but you won’t find it on the National Mall. It’s gone vitual, like everything else during this pandemic. Here’s the schedule. You can’t go to the food concessions this year, but they’ve promised a gift shop.

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2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 25, 2014

2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back on the National Mall in Washington DC, June 25th to June 29th and July 2nd to July 6th. This year’s free Festival features thematic presentations on China and Kenya,  evening concerts and crafts and foodways demonstrations. And bring the kiddies.

The full daytime schedule is here. See you on the line at the food concessions.

Festival map.

Festival blog.

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2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 25, 2013

2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back on the National Mall in Washington DC, June 26th to June 30th and July 3rd to July 7th. This year’s free Festival features thematic presentations on Hungarian heritage, endangered languages and cultural heritage, and African American personal adornment.

The full daytime schedule is here. Evening concerts include Roma music from Hungary and Transylvania, Hawaiian music and dance, Dong choral music from Guizhou Province in China, Kalmyk and Tuvan music from Russia, and more (schedule here). And bring the kiddies.

See you on the line at the food concessions.

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 26, 2012

Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back on the National Mall in Washington DC, June 27th to July 1st and July 4th to July 8th. This year’s free Festival features thematic presentations on Land Grant Universities, the Aids Quilt, and DC East of the River.

The full daytime schedule is here. Evening concerts include funk, steel drums, Azerbaijani music, mariachis, jazz, and more.

See you on the line at the food concessions.

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2011

June 27, 2011

Smithsonian Folk Festival 2011

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back on the National Mall in Washington DC  Thursday June 30th to July 4th and July 7th to July 11th. This year’s free Festival features Rhythm & Blues, the culture of Colombia, and the Peace Corps.

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2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 24, 2010

2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins today on the National Mall. The free event is a highlight of Washington’s summer. Dates: June 24 to 28 and July 1 to 5.

This year, visitors can experience the cultures of Mexico and the DC area’s Asian Pacific American communities and peek into the workings of the Smithsonian itself. There are special evening events, including this Saturday’s concert by Haitian artists Boukman Eksperyans and Tines Salvant (Saturday, June 26, 6PM). Be sure to pick up a program book and learn more about the people you meet and what you see, hear, and taste.

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