The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival starts this week and continues on July 1-5. The festival is always a large event that draws millions of people to the national mall, between the Smithsonian museums. On display will be a multitude of authentic living traditions, that will inform you about diverse cultures, in a fun and festive atmosphere.
The Festival is held outdoors and it’s sure to be sweltering out there, so prepare for the heat by dressing in light clothing and drink lots of water. You can always duck into one of the museums for a cool blast of air conditioning. There is no admission charge for the event but some of the vendors will be selling food and other items.
The Smithsonian metro station will put you right in the middle of the Festival site but the Federal Triangle and National Archives stations are also nearby.
For more information, click here: http://www.thedistrict.com/smithsonian_folklife_festival.cfm
For a full schedule of events, click here: http://www.festival.si.edu/2010/schedule_06_24.aspx
Photo caption: A view of the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The annual Folklife Festival highlights grassroots cultures across the nation and around the world through performances and demonstrations of living traditions. The Festival, which began in 1967, occurs for two weeks every summer on the National Mall and attracts more than 1 million visitors.
Photo Credit: Jeff Tinsley, Smithsonian Institution
