{"id":2966,"date":"2017-06-28T07:23:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T07:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2017\/06\/28\/smithsonian-folklife-festival\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T17:36:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T17:36:16","slug":"smithsonian-folklife-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2017\/06\/28\/smithsonian-folklife-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Folklife Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will take place June 29-July 4\u00a0and July 6-9.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3625\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/13717225_10154236442650619_1744854627309054808_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exhibition of living cultural heritage. This year\u00a0will be the 50th anniversary of this popular\u00a0event. Attracting more than one million visitors yearly, the two-week long celebration is the largest annual cultural event in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival is held outdoors on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 12th Streets and inside the Arts &amp; Industries Building.\u00a0<strong>There is no admission charge.\u00a0<\/strong>Visitors should dress for hot and humid weather. Parking around the Mall is extremely limited, so visitors are advised to use public transportation. Smithsonian is the closest Metro station to the Festival site. L\u2019Enfant Plaza, National Archives, and Federal Center stations are within a half-mile.\u00a0For general Smithsonian visitor information, http:\/\/www.si.edu\/Visit or call 202.633.1000 (voice).<\/p>\n<p>Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with\u00a0special events\u00a0taking place most evenings beginning at 5:30 or 7 p.m. View the schedule <a href=\"http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\/schedule\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend that you visit their website to plan your visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\/\">http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will take place June 29-July 4\u00a0and July 6-9.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\"><\/a> The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exhibition of living cultural heritage. This year\u00a0will be the 50th anniversary of this popular\u00a0event. 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