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Festival Sponsorship

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and presented in collaboration with the National Park Service.

The Festival is supported by federally appropriated funds; Smithsonian trust funds; contributions from governments, businesses, foundations, and individuals; in-kind assistance; and food, recording, and craft sales.

Promotional support is provided by Dulles International and Reagan National Airports, Outfront Media, and WMATA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Indigenous Voices of the Americas 

Indigenous Voices of the Americas is co-produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

The program is made possible by support from Bank of America.

The program received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center; the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.


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