Best Gatherings
1. Smithsonian Folklife Festival: At the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, you will find many exemplary practitioners of diverse, authentic, living traditions, both old and new. The goal of the festival is to strengthen and preserve these traditions by presenting them on the National Mall.
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