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NASA

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Festival Site Map (PDF)



Festival-Related Recordings from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Music of Bhutan


Man in Space: The Story of a JourneyA Documentary


Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music from South Texas




42nd Annual
Smithsonian Folklife Festival

on the National Mall

June 25-June 29 and July 2-6, 2008

Open daily 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Evening events 6 p.m.

 

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Especially for Children and Families
Evening Concerts
Food Concessions
Live from the Festival
Past programs and a video about the Festival
Program Book
Related Events
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Schedule of Events
Video Preview

What is the Festival?
What is the Festival?

Festival Features: Behind the Scenes
Smithsonian photographers discuss their experiences photographing the Folklife Festival. See additional photos at the Smithsonian Photography Initiatives site.

This Year's Programs

Highlights of Bhutan's 2008 Festival Program and its preparation.


The culture of NASA

Talking Texas on the Texas Talk Stage

Building a Bhutanese temple on the National Mall.

Visitor's Toolkit
What the Festival teaches us.

How you as a visitor help create the Festival experience.

Through her experience as a folklorist, Marjorie Hunt has learned to ask the "meaningful" question that always gets good answers.

Eating to love: Diana Parker on the cultural importance of food.



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