The 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival is currently open (until July 5), and I (Kelly S.) am working at it for my internship. I'm working for the Asian Pacific American Program, which is the first part of the festival on the mall as you travel west. In this program, we have four main tents: Asian Fusions (the dance and music tent), the Tea House (a Foodways/cooking tent), Family Activities (where local artists and crafts people present their work and allow others to participate), and Talk Stories (where there are panel discussions of various issues in Asian American life). You can learn more about it here.
The festival also includes a Mexico Program, which has similar tents. This program differs, however, in that the participants were flown in from Mexico specifically for this festival. Here, one is able to see the crafts, musical traditions, food traditions, entertainment, and culture of some Mexican ethnic groups. One of the main attractions is the Palo Volanti'n, from which performers twirl in the air, suspended by their feet. There is also a Smithsonian "Inside Out" Program, a series of panel of Smithsonian Employees discussing their experiences.
The festival is open from 11-5:30 (with evening concerts from 6-8:30).
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