Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2024 Highlights Today. The program will honor contemporary and traditional creative expressions, celebrations and community connections that feed new possibilities for people’s shared. Explore our deep archive of video highlights from this annual event paying tribute to our nation's preeminent artists with performances by the great stars of today who have.

Traditional crafts, including basket making, silk weaving, featherwork, ceramics and wood carving;. The 2024 festival officially opened on wednesday, june 26, with an international, multilingual welcome ceremony in the national museum of the american.