folklife festival

Peruvian dancers perform at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., in 2015. This year's festival will shrink from 10 days to just two, in part as a result of the partial government shutdown.

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Smithsonian Shortens Folklife Festival On National Mall To Just 2 Days

8:06pm March 14, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The celebration will take place on June 29 and 30, while the original 10 days of events will be postponed to next year, in part as a result of the partial government shutdown.