July 3: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Each morning of the festival, Around the Mall will publish a list of events to help you navigate the National Mall and make the most of your visit. This year’s festival features three programs: Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival; One World, Many Voices: Endangered Languages and Cultural Heritage; and The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style and Identity. Come experience it all during these ten days of food, music, dancing, storytelling, culture and more.

Hungarian Heritage

Danubia Stage

11:00 AM—12:00 PM Parno Graszt: Roma Music

12:00 PM—1:00 PM Heveder: Transylvanian Melodies

1:00 PM—2:00 PM Verbunk and Csárdás Dances

2:00 PM—3:00 PM Fashion and Tradition: Spicy Kalocsa

3:00 PM—4:00 PM Dances from Gyimes

4:00 PM—5:00 PM Folk-Jazz with Dresch and Lukács

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Fashion and Tradition: Kalotaszeg

6:00 PM—7:00 PM Bob Cohen with Szalonna and His Band: Hungarian Jewish Tunes

7:00 PM—8:00 PM Hungarian Village Dances

Heritage House

11:00 AM—11:45 AM Crafts Traditions

11:45 AM—12:30 PM Musical Traditions: Cimbalom (Hammered Dulcimer)

12:30 PM—1:15 PM Costume Traditions: Kalotaszeg

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Musical Traditions

2:00 PM—2:45 PM Language, Culture and Identity

2:45 PM—3:30 PM Dance Traditions: Lads’ Dances

3:30 PM—4:15 PM Local Heritage: Kalocsa

4:15 PM—5:00 PM Language, Culture and Identity

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Crafts Traditions

Dance Barn

11:00 PM—12:00 PM Beginner Dance Instruction

12:00 PM—1:00 PM Beginner Dance Instruction

1:00 PM—2:00 PM Sing-along

2:00 PM—3:00 PM Advanced Dance Instruction

3:00 PM—4:00 PM Advanced Dance Instruction

4:00 PM—5:00 PM Beginner Dance Instruction

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Sing-along

8:00 PM—9:30 PM Dance House with Heveder, Gázsa, and Juhász Family

Hungarian Kitchen

11:00 PM—11:45 PM Shepherds of Karcag

11:45 PM—12:30 PM Bácska Cuisine

12:30 PM—1:15 PM Fresh from the Oven

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Shepherds of Karcag

2:00 PM—2:45 PM Bácska Cuisine

2:45 PM—3:30 PM From the Farmers Market

3:30 PM—4:15 PM Shepherds of Karcag

4:15 PM—5:00 PM Transylvanian Flavors

5:00 PM—5:30 PM In the Vineyard

One World, Many Voices

Voices of the World

11:00 AM—11:45 AM Los Masis: Quechua Music from Bolivia

11:45 AM—12:30 PM Hawaiian Music and Dance

12:30 PM—1:15 PM Garifuna: Wanaragua Dancers

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Kalmyk Music and Dance

2:00 PM—2:45 PM Hatun Kotama: Kichwa Music and Dance

2:45 PM—3:30 PM Welsh Poetry and Song

3:30 PM—4:15 PM Los Masis: Quechua Music from Bolivia

4:15 PM—5:00 PM Siletz Music and Dance

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Tuvan Music

6:00 PM—7:30 PM Garifuna

Talk Story

11:00 AM—11:45 AM Words and Worldview

11:45 AM—12:30 PM Language Stories

12:30 PM—1:15 PM Language and Knowledge

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Revitalizing Language and Culture

2:00 PM—2:45 PM Language and Art

2:45 PM—3:30 PM Ceremonies and Celebrations

3:30 PM—4:15 PM Language and Technology

4:15 PM—5:00 PM Adaption and Change

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Teaching and Learning

Song and Story Circle

11:00 AM—11:45 AM Songs

11:45 AM—12:30 PM Poetry

12:30 PM—1:15 PM Stories

1:15 PM—2:00 PM Try A Language

2:00 PM—2:45 PM Ritual

2:45 PM—3:30 PM Dance

3:30 PM—4:15 PM Verbal Arts

4:15 PM—5:00 PM Music

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Try a Language

Will To Adorn: African American Diversity, Style and Identity

Rock The Runway

11:00 AM—12:00 PM Decoding Dress

12:00 PM—1:00 PM On The Runway: African Inspiration

1:00 PM—2:00 PM Fashioning Identity

2:00 PM—3:00 PM On The Runway: Vogueing

3:00 PM—4:00 PM Cross Program: Patterns in Design

4:00 PM—5:00 PM Dressing the Past

5:00 PM—5:30 PM Rock the Runway