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Welcome to the DCAAN community calendar! Below you will find events and programs with accessibility services in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.

Please note, the system automatically gives an end time of one hour after the start time. Please contact the organization hosting the event for true end times.

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Events in June 2024

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June 26, 2024(2 events)

Smithsonian Folklife Festival


June 26, 2024

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.

Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources

The National Mall
Washington, DC

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Featured Concert: Hālau o Kekuhi


June 26, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

The esteemed Hālau O Kekuhi classical dance school elevates Native Hawaiian knowledge and practice through hula and oli (chant). In this performance, they portray the Native Hawaiian saga of Pele, the goddess of volcanoes, and her younger sister, Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, a goddess of regeneration and hula.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Potomac Atrium
4th St SW
Washington, DC
202-633-1000
June 27, 2024(1 event)

Smithsonian Folklife Festival


June 27, 2024

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.

Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources

The National Mall
Washington, DC

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June 28, 2024(3 events)

Smithsonian Folklife Festival


June 28, 2024

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.

Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources

The National Mall
Washington, DC

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Featured Concert: Pasatono Orquesta


June 28, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Pasatono Orquesta is dedicated to studying and sharing the Mixtec music of Guerrero, Puebla, and Oaxaca, Mexico, especially the music of village bands, while innovating on their inherited repertoire with modern arrangements and influences.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Auditorium
4th Street and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC,

First Beats: Indigenous Hip-Hop


June 28, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Artists from North and South America challenge popular perceptions of “Native music” and hip-hop. The show features brothers Doc Native and Spencer Battiest (Seminole/Choctaw) from the Seminole Nation in Florida, and Mapuche rapper Waikil with guitarist Ketrafe from Santiago, Chile.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

The National Mall
Washington, DC
June 29, 2024(3 events)

Smithsonian Folklife Festival


June 29, 2024

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.

Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources

The National Mall
Washington, DC

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Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich


June 29, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous Guatemalan artist to sing in Kaqchikel for an international audience. Her songs blend elements of rock, folk, and Maya Kaqchikel traditional music, with marimba, bass, and percussion accompaniment for this performance.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Auditorium
4th Street and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC,

Featured Concert: Pamyua


June 29, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Described as “Inuit soul,” Pamyua is rooted in Inuit music, dance, and tradition, dynamically reinterpreted with contemporary style by members from Alaska and Greenland.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

The National Mall
Washington, DC
June 30, 2024(3 events)

Smithsonian Folklife Festival


June 30, 2024

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.

Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources

The National Mall
Washington, DC

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Featured Concert: Nadia Larcher


June 30, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Based in Buenos Aires, Nadia Larcher (Diaguita Calchaquí) fuses her Indigenous Argentine roots with modern Latin music through strings, percussion, and her distinctive voice.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Rasmuson Auditorium
4th Street and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC,

Featured Concert: Sara Curruchich


June 30, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Singer-songwriter Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous Guatemalan artist to sing in Kaqchikel for an international audience. Her songs blend elements of rock, folk, and Maya Kaqchikel traditional music, with marimba, bass, and percussion accompaniment for this performance.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

The National Mall
Washington, DC
July 1, 2024(2 events)

Smithsonian Folklife Festival


July 1, 2024

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sustain them. This year’s Festival, Indigenous Voices of the Americas: Celebrating the National Museum of the American Indian, highlights living traditions of Indigenous peoples within the Northern, Central, and Southern Americas. Visitors at the Festival can enjoy a wide range of music and dance performances, artisan workshops, cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities, narrative sessions and conversations, and more. The Festival is open 11:00 am – 5:30 pm daily and is FREE! Navigate to the Festival Schedule, for more information.

Accessible seating is available at all performance venues and concessions dining areas. A wide range of accessibility services are available including ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Real-time captioning (CART) for selected programs. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the Festival website for more information and resources

The National Mall
Washington, DC

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Featured Concert: Sons of Membertou


July 1, 2024

This event is presented as part of the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Representing First Nations in Nova Scotia, Canada, Sons of Membertou present Mi’kmaw music traditions through drum repertoire and the Mi’kmaw language. This concert publicly kicks off a collaboration with the group that will culminate in a future Smithsonian Folkways album.

Presented with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and the Embassy of Canada to the United States to mark Canada Day.

Accessible seating and assisted listening are available. ASL interpretation and live real-time captioning (CART) will be provided. Navigate to the Accessibility page of the festival website, linked below, for more information.

https://festival.si.edu/accessibility

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian - Potomac Atrium
4th St SW
Washington, DC
202-633-1000
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