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  • 2025 Folklife Festival Opening Ceremony

    When: Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 10-11 A.M. ET
    Where: Arts + Industries Building
    Category: Narrative Session
    Real-time captioning available

    The ceremony will include musical performances by Sugar in the Pan and the Dylan Lizza Quartet; spoken word from National Youth Poet Laureate Evan Wang; and remarks from Smithsonian and National Park Service representatives and visiting participants.


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