2012 Festival Blog - Creativity and Crisis

In spite of the powerful storm that swept across the Mall on Friday night, causing substantial damage that shut downRead More

The Festival re-opened a day after a big storm swept through the D.C. area. Thanks to the staff, interns, volunteers,Read More

Joanie Juster, Reader Coordinator for  The NAMES Project Foundation, joined a Festival panel to discuss the first public displays ofRead More

The 2012 Festival Marketplace features items related to all three programs, including foods, music, and crafts. The items mentioned belowRead More

Here are a few of the  great photos taken by visitors to Day 3 of the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.Read More

Despite the record temperature that topped 100 degrees, Day 3 of the Folklife Festival continued with more great performances, narrativeRead More

Here are a few of the  awesome photos taken by visitors to the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Take a look!Read More

Sing out! Let your voice be heard Learn from the ancestors’ stories About how they fought the battle For ourRead More

Our Festival Flickr Galleries are back! Here is a wonderful selection of images posted on Flickr of the opening dayRead More

Day 2 of the Festival! We are cheating a bit today–adding in a couple of late-arriving photos from last night’s concerts.Read More