2017
2017 Evening Events
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Once the daily sessions wrap up at 5 p.m., the Festival continues with evening events on the Ralph Rinzler Stage and in the Big Top.
All events are free and open to the public. In the event of thunderstorms, select events may be moved inside the Arts and Industries Building.
CONCERTS & DANCE PARTIES
Ralph Rinzler Stage | Starting at 5:30 p.m.
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June 29BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael Doucet | Los Texmaniacs
Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert & Dance Party
Dedicated in memory of RC Forney -
June 30The Chuck Brown Band
D.C. go-go music
Hosted by the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary -
July 1Juan Gutiérrez and Los Pleneros de la 21
Puerto Rican bomba and plena
Presented by the Smithsonian Latino Center in celebration of its twentieth anniversary; federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
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July 6Mick Moloney and Billy McComiskey with the Green Fields of America
Irish music and dance from the Mid-Atlantic region
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July 8Artemio Posadas | Jarana Beat
Son huasteco and contemporary Mexican folk music
Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Circus Shows
Big Top | Preshow at 6:30, main performance at 7 p.m.
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June 30–July 3Stars of the Circus
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July 7–8Cirque des Voix
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