Things to Do 5 Cool Things to Do at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Record music, watch artists customize lowriders, learn how to make Spam musubi, and more. National Mall, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Folklife FestivalJuly 1, 2025
News & Politics | Things to Do This Year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival Is All About Youth Culture Listen to prom music, meet teenage artisans, and watch shorts by young filmmakers. Smithsonian Folklife FestivalApril 25, 2025
Things to Do The Smithsonian Folklife Festival Is This Week. Here Are Five Things We’re Excited For. Try sweet corn gelato, attend a powwow, and learn to hula at this year's festival celebrating Indigenous culture. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Folklife FestivalJune 24, 2024
News & Politics Bluegrass, Foraging, and Faith: How the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Comes Together The annual festival takes years to plan—but curators say the "incredible spark" of its crossover moments can't be choreographed. National Mall, Smithsonian Folklife FestivalJune 27, 2023
Things to Do 7 Things We’re Excited to Do at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Do the do-si-do, learn how to forage, and hear a celestial soundscape. Free Things to Do, Smithsonian Folklife FestivalJune 26, 2023
Things to Do 8 Cool Things You Can Learn to Do at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Brush up on your falconry and perfume-making skills this week. Smithsonian Folklife FestivalJune 21, 2022
News & Politics Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Will Go Virtual This Year The event will include a series of digital classes and panel discussions. Smithsonian Folklife FestivalMarch 11, 2021
News & Politics Love DC Music? You Can Help the Smithsonian Make a Sound Map of the City’s Sonic History The Folklife Festival is looking for photos and recordings to help tell Washington's musical story. DC Music Map, Smithsonian Folklife FestivalJune 28, 2019
Things to Do 21 Great Outdoor Concerts and Music Festivals Around DC This Summer Capital Jazz Fest, DC Jazz Fest, Fort Reno, Live MusicMay 28, 2019
News & Politics What in the World Is Going on at the National Park Service? C&O Canal, McLean, Meridian Hill Park, National MallNovember 8, 2018
