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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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2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 27, 2018

2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back in Washington DC, June 27th to July 1st and July 4th to July 8th. You’ll find it on the National Mall.The free festival features the cultures of Armenia and Catalonia (music, dance, craft and foodways), crafts of African Fashion, Migration and Creativity, and a special Sisterfire concert.

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

Festival map. Festival blog. Download the festival program here

More:

“How To Get The Most Out Of The Smithsonian Folklife Festival,” DCist

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2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 28, 2016

2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back in Washington DC, June 29th to July 4th and July 7th to July 10th. You’ll find it on the National Mall between Fourth and Seventh streets, north of the National Air and Space Museum. The free festival features Basque culture of the Old World and the Americas (music, dance, craft and foodways), music of California, and the cultural impact of Immigration.

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

Festival map. Festival blog.

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2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 20, 2015

2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back in Washington DC, June 24th to June 28th and July 1st to July 5th. This year’s festival has a smaller footprint; the site is between 3rd and 4th Streets NW, near the Capitol Reflecting Pool, National Gallery of Art East Wing, and the National Museum of the American Indian.The free Festival features music, dance, craft and foodways demonstrations and evening concerts, all from Peru. Don’t miss the related activities around town.

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

Festival map. Festival blog.

More:

“Major Changes Coming to This Year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival,” Mark Segraves NBC 4 Washington

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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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