The Festival is presented on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, in association with the National Park Service. Admission is always free.
In 2024, the Festival will place June 26–July 1, with the program Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian.
Media contact:
folklife@si.edu
2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Media Kit
Staff Bios
- Sabrina Lynn Motley, Festival director
Past Media Kits
2022
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival Returns to the National Mall With Stories of Land, Sea and Sky
- Conservation Successes Featured at the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- UAE Cultural Traditions Explored at the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival Returns to the National Mall with Free Evening Concerts
- Souk-Inspired Smithsonian Folklife Festival Marketplace to Feature Craft, Fine Art, Food and More
- Media Image Kit
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