The 2018 Folklife Festival will take place Wednesday, June 27, through Sunday, July 1, and Wednesday, July 4, through Sunday, July 8. It will be located on the National Mall between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets.
Admission to the Festival is free, and hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, with special evening events beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Festival is presented by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and co-sponsored by the National Park Service.
Media contact:
folklife@si.edu
2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Media Kit
Staff Bios
- Michael A. Mason, Center director
- Sabrina Lynn Motley, Festival director
Past Media Releases
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