Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For nearly six decades, the Smithsonian has invited millions of people to the National Mall for its annual Folklife Festival.
In 2026, “Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals” expands beyond Washington, D.C., joining gatherings in hometowns around the United States. Between March and November, we are on the road collaborating with more than thirty organizations in twenty-seven states and two territories, amplifying festivals as spaces for civic engagement during this 250th anniversary year.
Learn more: https://s.si.edu/OfThePeople
Video editing: Jiayi Lu LaLiberte
For nearly six decades, the Smithsonian has invited millions of people to the National Mall for its annual Folklife Festival.
In 2026, “Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals” expands beyond Washington, D.C., joining gatherings in hometowns around the United States. Between March and November, we are on the road collaborating with more than thirty organizations in twenty-seven states and two territories, amplifying festivals as spaces for civic engagement during this 250th anniversary year.
Learn more: https://s.si.edu/OfThePeople
Video editing: Jiayi Lu LaLiberte
![De Libertate: Sounds of Freedom and Hope from Ukraine [updated]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kBJ9Ew9WTQs/mqdefault.jpg "De Libertate: Sounds of Freedom and Hope from Ukraine [updated]
On the Fourth of July, De Libertate: Songs of Freedom and Hope from Ukraine features four groups of performing artists who express and share Ukrainian identity, tradition, and cultural resilience through the power of song. The four groups—Bozhychi, Katya Chilly, Mariya Kvitka, and Shchuka Ryba—use folk, traditional, and contemporary styles to illustrate how music unites and inspires the Ukrainian people during this pivotal moment in their history.
ACCESSIBILITY: Live real-time captioning is available for this program.")
