Jun
06

Folklife Festival is seeking volunteers

The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage needs volunteers before, during and after the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which will be held on the National Mall June 29 to July 4 and July 6 to July 9.

Folklife Festival volunteers holding fans and brochures
Photo by Victoria Pickering, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives

Visitors to the 2023 Festival will experience this country’s diverse cultural landscape in two featured programs: “The Ozarks: Faces and Facets of a Region” and “Creative Encounters: Living Religions in the U.S.” Most activities will take place on the National Mall between 12th and 14th streets. Daytime programs by musicians, dancers, cooks, artisans, storytellers and others will run from 11 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. On select evenings, special concerts will begin at 6 p.m. Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.

Volunteers with experience in accessibility services and those who speak Hmong, Spanish and Marshallese are especially needed.

More information on volunteer opportunities and applications is available on the Festival website or by contacting Mary Downs at downsme@si.edu and (202) 633-6494 or Charish Bishop at bishopc2@si.edu and (202) 633-6527. 

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Posted: 6 June 2023
About the Author:

Amy Kehs began volunteering at the Smithsonian in 1993. She has been a Smithsonian volunteer, intern and employee and is currently a public affairs contractor, assisting units around the Smithsonian with special projects.