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2025 Festival
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Each day of the Festival, the Stax Music Academy students commanded the attention of visitors with their dynamic performances.
At the Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, interns study the art, rituals, and traditions that permeate our everyday lives.
The guitarrón is the backbone of mariachi music, anchoring the ensemble with musical bass lines and rhythmic pulse.
As children grow into teens, adults, and beyond, it is common to become more detached and critical of what younger generations say, do, or think.
Unlike the stone masons at the Cathedral, we build the Smithsonian Folklife Festival knowing it will be gone in a matter of days.
The collision of music styles mirrored that of bodies bumping into each other, creating a soup of sound and energy that perfectly encapsulated this year’s Festival: one that is proud to be loud.
A crucial component of being an effective changemaker is making time for joy—for the things that fill up your cup.
At the 2025 Festival, one thing is clear: young people are boldly expressing who they are.
Sustainable practices have long been important at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, but this year’s theme particularly highlights their urgency.
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