Council Events

Maryland – Revolution, Reaction, and Reform: From Maryland’s Past to Our Shared Future

Accokeek, MD

January 24 – April 25, 2026

Iowa – Open Book Series

Schools across Iowa

January 30 – April 30, 2026

Ohio – Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison (Series)

All across Ohio

February 10 – December 31, 2026

New Hampshire – US@250: Big Watch

Sites across New Hampshire

March 1 – August 31, 2026

Iowa – What Do We Stand For?

Public libraries across Iowa

March 25 – August 13, 2026

Maryland – Asian Americans Celebrating America 250 for the Next Centuries

Rockville, MD

March 26, 2026

Utah – Brunch N’Embroder: Stitching the Past

Eccles Art Center, Ogden, Utah

March 28, 2026

Oregon – Consider This: The Changing Role of Religious Spaces with Frank So, Rev. Amy Jayne, and Brandon Rhodes

La Grande, OR

March 31, 2026

Florida Reflections: Conversations on Florida’s Contributions to the American Tale

Sarasota, Duval, Brevard (Florida)

April 2 – June 25, 2026

North Carolina – “By the People” Music from the Old North State – Elizabeth City

April 3, 2026, 7:30-9:00 PM Arts of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, North Carolina Join NC Humanities and Arts of the Albemarle for a fun-filled event celebrating the rich, soulful tunes … Read more

April 3, 2026

Utah – Cacao Making Workshop

Viridian Event Center, West Jordan, Utah

April 7, 2026

Oregon – Consider This: What Democracy Needs with Hélène Landemore

Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR

April 7, 2026

Mississippi – “Blues IS Black History – Healing the Broken Memory. We are still African.” (Annual Juke Joint Festival)

Crossroads Cultural Arts Center Stage, Clarksdale, Mississippi

April 11, 2026

Mississippi – Southern Dish LIVE + Deep South Dining LIVE from The MAX @ Sipp & Savor

Meridian, MS

April 11, 2026

Mississippi – Walter Anderson Museum’s Flower Festival

Walter Anderson Museum, Ocean Springs, MS

April 11, 2026

Northern Marianas – A250: My Marianas Writing Contest

Saipan, CNMI

April 17 – June 17, 2026

Georgia – Hartwell Folk Life Festival: Porch Songs & Stories

Hartwell, Georgia

April 18, 2026

Pennsylvania – Voices of History Story Circles (Philadelphia)

Philadelphia, PA

April 23 – May 30, 2026

Oregon – Consider This: Labor, Farmworker, Organizing, and Histories of Indigenous Communities in Oregon

Mt Angel Theater Studio, Mt Angel, OR

April 30, 2026

Utah – Living Traditions Festival Booth

Washington Square Park, Salt Lake City, Utah

May 15–17, 2026

Vermont – Vermont Reads 2026 Kick-Off Panel Discussion

May 30, 2026, 2:00-3:30 PM Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, Vermont (and streaming free online) Join Vermont Humanities for this kick-off celebration with the Center for Cartoon Studies … Read more

May 30, 2026

Maine – Gather: Folklives and Foodways

June 13, 2026, 5:00-8:00 PM Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, Maine How do community traditions inform where we’ve been and where we’re going? How are folklives an expression of our … Read more

June 13, 2026

Oregon – Consider This: Nations and Communities with Poet Naomi Shihab Nye

Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, Oregon

June 18, 2026

Kansas – The Taste of Freedom: A Juneteenth Foodways Journey

Newton, Kansas

June 19, 2026

Nebraska – Weaving a Nation (Chautauqua)

Hastings, NE

June 26–27, 2026

Kansas – Lindsborg Folksdanslag

Emporia, Kansas

June 27 – July 25, 2026

Mississippi – July 4th Celebration with Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band

Meridan, Mississippi

July 4, 2026

Kansas – Native American Ribbonwork Traditions

Wamego, Kansas

July 9, 2026

Kansas – babisyakat̄ek “‘it is beaded”

Lawrence, Kansas

July 10, 2026

Montana – Montana Folk Festival

2026 Montana Folk Festival

July 10–12, 2026

Utah – Native American Beadwork Workshop

Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

July 18, 2026

Kansas – The Heart and Soul of Volga German Life

Newton, Kansas

July 21, 2026