Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2024 Schedule. Most of the festival participants are eager to talk about their folk traditions. This celebration of cultures takes place on the national.

The 2024 festival officially opened on wednesday, june 26, with an international, multilingual welcome ceremony in the national museum of the american indian’s rasmuson. This year, in addition to exploring the ozarks, the festival (from june 29 to july 4 and july 6 through july 9) will examine american culture through religions.