Visit the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (@smithsonianfolklife) to enjoy free live music, artist demonstrations, hands-on activities, food and more! Indigenous peoples from across the Western Hemisphere will be sharing their cultures on the National Mall and at the National Museum of the American Indian (@smithsoniannmai) from June 26-July 1. ___ ¡Visite el Festival de las Tradiciones Populares 2024 de la Institución Smithsonian para disfrutar de música en vivo gratis, demostraciones de arti
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A good old 'do-si-do' never goes out of style. 🎻 On the penultimate day of the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, we hosted a community contradance on the National Mall with calling by Adina Gordon, a nationally acclaimed caller based in Vermont. Music was provided by Sugar in the Pan, a six-piece youth band that grew out of the Young Tradition Vermont at VT Folklife Touring Group. Their lively tunes had folks of all ages up and dancing as the sun set. Learn more about Sugar in the Pan and our
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How do you do, fellow kids? 🛹 Celebrating the theme “Youth and the Future of Culture,” the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival programming is led, created, and presented by young people. Come through for zine workshops, DJ sets, food demos, skating workshops, a prom night, and so much more. https://festival.si.edu/ #2025Folklife #YouthVoices2025 | Smithsonian
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The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is officially open. We’re so honored to showcase the region on the National Mall! Here are just a few of the “faces and facets” being presented this year. #ozarksinDC #2023folklife | Ozarks Alive
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Billy Owens of Jenkins, Mo., shares the basics of making white oak baskets at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. #OzarksInDC #2023folklife | Ozarks Alive
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