
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Festival returns to the National Mall! Join us for performances, craft workshops, kitchen demonstrations, hands-on family activities, and much more.
As we reopen, we’re putting safety first. Please review our hours and admission information and tips and safety protocols to plan your visit. All Smithsonian museums and the zoo are closed on December 25.
With over two hundred exhibitions to choose from, we've highlighted select exhibitions from around the Smithsonian—or check out all of our exhibitions.
June 23, 2022 – Indefinitely American History Museum
June 22, 2022 – February 20, 2024 American History Museum
June 18, 2022 – Indefinitely American History Museum
June 10, 2022 – September 4, 2023 Cooper Hewitt
May 27, 2022 – Indefinitely American History Museum
May 27, 2022 – Indefinitely National Zoo
May 25, 2022 – September 11, 2022 Hirshhorn
May 21, 2022 – October 30, 2022 Sackler Gallery
May 13, 2022 – April 2, 2023 Renwick Gallery
May 6, 2022 – September 25, 2022 African American Museum
April 30, 2022 – September 18, 2022 Sackler Gallery
April 30, 2022 – February 26, 2023 Portrait Gallery
April 9, 2022 – January 5, 2025 Postal Museum
April 8, 2022 – Indefinitely American History Museum
April 1, 2022 – November 27, 2022 Hirshhorn
March 25, 2022 – September 5, 2022 Portrait Gallery
March 19, 2022 – January 29, 2023 Sackler Gallery
March 18, 2022 – March 1, 2023 American History Museum
March 18, 2022 – August 28, 2022 Cooper Hewitt
March 12, 2022 – September 11, 2022 American Indian Museum New York
March 5, 2022 – July 24, 2022 Freer Gallery of Art
March 5, 2022 – Indefinitely Sackler Gallery
February 5, 2022 – February 28, 2023 African Art Museum
February 4, 2022 – October 10, 2022 Cooper Hewitt
June 22, 2022 – February 20, 2024 American History Museum
May 6, 2022 – September 25, 2022 African American Museum
March 18, 2022 – March 1, 2023 American History Museum
September 24, 2021 – August 21, 2022 African American Museum
September 10, 2021 – Ongoing African American Museum
August 6, 2021 – July 2022 American History Museum
July 2, 2021 – Ongoing American History Museum
May 21, 2021 – Ongoing American History Museum
November 20, 2020 – TBA American History Museum
November 12, 2020 – Rotating Selection American History Museum
October 9, 2020 – January 2023 American History Museum
August 28, 2019 – Ongoing American History Museum
June 6, 2019 – TBD American History Museum
April 5, 2019 – TBD American History Museum
March 22, 2018 – TBA American History Museum
June 28, 2017 – Permanent American History Museum
June 28, 2017 – Permanent American History Museum
June 28, 2017 – Permanent American History Museum
June 21, 2017 – TBD American History Museum
November 29, 2016 – Permanent American History Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
July 1, 2015 – Permanent American History Museum
July 1, 2015 – Permanent American History Museum
July 1, 2015 – Permanent American History Museum
September 21, 2014 – January 25, 2025 American Indian Museum
August 22, 2012 – Permanent American Indian Museum
May 22, 2009 – Permanent American History Museum
November 21, 2008 – Permanent American History Museum
November 21, 2008 – Permanent American History Museum
November 11, 2004 – Permanent American History Museum
September 21, 2004 – Spring 2022 American Indian Museum
September 21, 2004 – Permanent American Indian Museum
November 22, 2003 – Permanent American History Museum
May 16, 2001 – Permanent American History Museum
November 20, 2021 – TBA American History Museum
November 3, 2021 – September 2022 Natural History Museum
October 21, 2021 – Summer 2022 Natural History Museum
September 29, 2021 – Summer 2022 Natural History Museum
June 18, 2021 – October 18, 2022 Natural History Museum
June 18, 2021 – March 2022 Natural History Museum
June 8, 2019 – Permanent Natural History Museum
May 24, 2019 – Permanent Natural History Museum
May 23, 2019 – TBD National Zoo
November 9, 2018 – TBA Natural History Museum
September 1, 2018 – Permanent National Zoo
May 18, 2018 – October 2022 Natural History Museum
October 6, 2017 – Permanent National Zoo
March 10, 2017 – Closing in 2025 Natural History Museum
September 4, 2015 – Permanent Natural History Museum
August 30, 2014 – Permanent National Zoo
September 3, 2010 – Permanent National Zoo
March 17, 2010 – Permanent Natural History Museum
September 27, 2008 – Permanent Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
October 17, 2006 – Permanent National Zoo
November 15, 2003 – Permanent Natural History Museum
October 1, 1998 – Permanent National Zoo
September 20, 1997 – Permanent Natural History Museum
1995 – Permanent Natural History Museum
May 1, 1994 – Permanent National Zoo
September 10, 1993 – Permanent Natural History Museum
November 18, 1992 – Permanent National Zoo
August 19, 1992 – Permanent National Zoo
April 1, 1983 – Permanent National Zoo
April 15, 1981 – Permanent National Zoo
October 9, 1979 – Permanent American History Museum
August 24, 1979 – Permanent Natural History Museum
1964 – Permanent Natural History Museum
May 18, 2018 – October 2022 Natural History Museum
January 18, 2018 – Indefinitely American Indian Museum
September 22, 2017 – Permanent Portrait Gallery
June 28, 2017 – Permanent American History Museum
June 28, 2017 – Indefinitely American History Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Indefinitely African American Museum
September 24, 2016 – Permanent African American Museum
July 1, 2015 – Permanent American History Museum
November 21, 2008 – Permanent American History Museum
September 27, 2008 – Permanent Natural History Museum
October 17, 2006 – Permanent National Zoo
July 1, 2006 – Permanent American Art Museum
December 15, 2003 – Permanent Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
September 20, 1997 – Permanent Natural History Museum
September 3, 2010 – Permanent National Zoo
October 17, 2006 – Permanent National Zoo
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Sackler Gallery
June 28, 2017 – Permanent American History Museum
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
October 14, 2017 – Indefinitely Freer Gallery of Art
November 27, 2019 – Indefintely Freer Gallery of Art
November 20, 2021 – July 6, 2022 Arts and Industries Building
January 15, 2022 – July 17, 2022 Freer Gallery of Art
March 5, 2022 – July 24, 2022 Freer Gallery of Art
February 4, 2022 – July 31, 2022 Cooper Hewitt
September 24, 2021 – August 7, 2022 Hirshhorn
September 24, 2021 – August 21, 2022 African American Museum
March 18, 2022 – August 28, 2022 Cooper Hewitt
March 25, 2022 – September 5, 2022 Portrait Gallery
March 12, 2022 – September 11, 2022 American Indian Museum New York
May 25, 2022 – September 11, 2022 Hirshhorn
April 17, 2021 – September 17, 2022 Anacostia Community Museum
April 30, 2022 – September 18, 2022 Sackler Gallery
April 8, 2022 – Indefinitely American History Museum
October 9, 2020 – January 2023 American History Museum
June 8, 2019 – Permanent Natural History Museum
May 24, 2019 – Permanent Natural History Museum
September 24, 2016 – Indefinitely African American Museum
September 4, 2015 – Permanent Natural History Museum
July 1, 2015 – Indefinitely American History Museum
July 1, 2015 – Permanent American History Museum
September 1, 2012 – Permanent National Zoo
August 22, 2012 – Permanent American Indian Museum
November 17, 2011 – Permanent Natural History Museum
September 27, 2008 – Permanent Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
October 17, 2006 – Permanent National Zoo
February 22, 2006 – Permanent Postal Museum
November 1, 2004 – Permanent Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
September 21, 2004 – Spring 2022 American Indian Museum
June 12, 2004 – Permanent National Zoo
November 22, 2003 – Permanent American History Museum
November 15, 2003 – Permanent Natural History Museum
September 20, 1997 – Permanent Natural History Museum
September 10, 1993 – Permanent Natural History Museum
July 30, 1993 – Permanent Postal Museum
Opened 1951 – Indefinitely American History Museum
October 15, 2021 Extended through summer 2022 Hirshhorn
September 18, 2021 – Summer 2022 Hirshhorn
April 17, 2021 – September 17, 2022 Anacostia Community Museum
May 10, 2019 – December 2021 Smithsonian Gardens
June 28, 2017 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
July 25, 2012 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
September 21, 2004 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
Spring 2001 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
October 7, 1998 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
June 30, 1995 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
May 25, 1988 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
May 22, 1987 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens
October 4, 1974 – Indefinitely Hirshhorn
May 9, 1923 – Permanent Smithsonian Gardens