{"id":208,"date":"2011-06-22T15:10:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T19:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vva\/2011\/06\/22\/smithsonian-folk-life-festival-on-the-mall-in-dc\/"},"modified":"2011-06-22T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T19:10:53","slug":"smithsonian-folk-life-festival-on-the-mall-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vva\/2011\/06\/22\/smithsonian-folk-life-festival-on-the-mall-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Folk Life Festival on the Mall in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>The Folklife Festival will take place June 30-July 4 and July 7-11. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The  Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international  exhibition of  living cultural heritage.\u00a0 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>This year\u2019s festival will celebrate Rhythm &amp; Blues Music in the  U.S., the  50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps and the traditions of  Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival is held outdoors on the National Mall in Washington,  D.C., between the Smithsonian museums. <strong>There is no admission charge. <\/strong>Visitors  should dress for hot and humid weather. Parking around the Mall  is  extremely limited, so visitors are advised to use Metrorail. The   Smithsonian station (Mall exit) is at the Festival site. Federal   Triangle and National Archives stations are close by. For general   Smithsonian visitor information, call 202.633.1000.<\/p>\n<p>Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\/2011\/schedule_06_30.aspx\">special events<\/a> taking place most evenings.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend that you visit their website to plan your visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\/\">http:\/\/www.festival.si.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Folklife Festival will take place June 30-July 4 and July 7-11. The Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exhibition of living cultural heritage.\u00a0 Attracting more than one million visitors yearly, the two-week long celebration is the largest annual cultural event in the United States. 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