Information for Visitors
The Festival is held outdoors on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th Streets, near the Smithsonian museums. There is no admission charge. Visitors should dress for hot and humid weather. Parking around the Mall is extremely limited, and visitors are advised to use Metrorail. The Smithsonian Station (Mall exit) is at the Festival site. Federal Triangle and National Archives stations are close by. During the Festival, call (202) 633-5541 to hear a recorded description of daily events. For general Smithsonian visitor information, call (202) 633-1000 (voice) or (202) 357-1729 (TTY).

Crafts, Recordings, Food Sales
Festival program books, which include daily schedules, are sold at the site. Visitors may purchase program-related lunches, snacks, and dinners from Festival food concessions. A variety of objects produced by Festival artisans and a selection of related books and recordings are available at the Festival Marketplace on the Mall-side lawn of the Freer Gallery of Art. Smithsonian Folkways recordings are available there and through www.folkways.si.edu.

Services for Visitors with Disabilities
Large-print and audio-cassette versions of the daily schedule and an audio-cassette version of the program book are available at the Festival Information kiosks and the Volunteer tent. The program book is available in other formats upon request. Volunteers are on call to assist wheelchair users; a limited number of wheelchairs are available for loan at the Volunteer tent. Audio loops are installed at the music stages. Service animals are welcome. American Sign Language interpreters are available on site; the Festival schedule indicates which performances and presentations are interpreted. Other modes of interpretation may be provided if a request is made a week in advance by calling (202) 786-2414 (TTY) or (202) 786-2942 (voice), or by contacting ziebarth@si.edu.