Folklife Performers and Demonstrators will be announced in June 2025.
Maryland Traditions Folklife Area & Stage
Within its most basic of definitions, Folklife is the sharing of living traditions, and is commonly associated with practices such as dance, song, and art. But when you consider traditions that have sustained and evolved within generations and communities as our state has grown, you begin to recognize that Folklife itself is what binds us all. We learn where we come from through the passing on of information, from generation to generation. And while much of this history is told through an oral narrative, there are stories that live within everything we do that define our cultural heritage. A family recipe, a community spiritual practice, traditional craft, and standards of work; they all tell a story to identify our place in the world, and when we pass on these traditions to others, it becomes a part of their story, too. The Folklife Area celebrates the gathering of community as we share in these traditions and build upon the great Maryland Story.
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