Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For over 100 years, American teenagers have participated in the cultural rite of prom. This summer, the Festival hosts its own Prom in the Park in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers. Whether you want to relive your prom days from an earlier decade or you missed your prom, Prom in the Park has something for you.
Bands include the legendary Stax Music Academy playing soul classics from the ’70s and ’80s and Orquesta Manplesa, a local Latin music band.
This event will happen in-person, live on the National Mall, during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 2-7, 2025. It will be livestreamed for online audiences and remain archived on our YouTube channel and website.
Accessibility: Live real-time captioning and American Sign Language Interpretation are available for these programs.
For over 100 years, American teenagers have participated in the cultural rite of prom. This summer, the Festival hosts its own Prom in the Park in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers. Whether you want to relive your prom days from an earlier decade or you missed your prom, Prom in the Park has something for you.
Bands include the legendary Stax Music Academy playing soul classics from the ’70s and ’80s and Orquesta Manplesa, a local Latin music band.
This event will happen in-person, live on the National Mall, during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 2-7, 2025. It will be livestreamed for online audiences and remain archived on our YouTube channel and website.
Accessibility: Live real-time captioning and American Sign Language Interpretation are available for these programs.
