Council Events

Iowa – Open Book Series

Schools across Iowa

January 30 – July 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

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

Sarasota, Duval, Brevard (Florida)

April 2 – June 25, 2026

Northern Marianas – A250: My Marianas Writing Contest

Saipan, CNMI

April 17 – June 17, 2026

Pennsylvania – Voices of History Story Circles (Philadelphia)

Philadelphia, PA

April 23 – May 30, 2026

Music from the Old North State – Shelby

Earl Scruggs Center, Shelby, NC

May 21, 2026

Guam – By The People: Wayfinding Beyond 250

Pedro Santos Memorial Park, Piti, Guam

May 30, 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

Kansas – Let’s Dance! Traditional Dance in Kansas

Downtown Dodge City, Kansas

June 6, 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

California – Reclaiming Our Stories (LIVE): Voices of Indigenous Peoples of California

Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California

June 27, 2026

New Hampshire – New Hampshire in the American Revolution

North Hampton Public Library and Cultural Center, New Hampshire

June 30, 2026

Kansas – Root, Root, Root for the Home Team!

Newton Public Library, Kansas

July 2, 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

Montana – Montana Folk Festival

2026 Montana Folk Festival

July 10–12, 2026

Kansas – babisyakat̄ek “‘it is beaded”

Lawrence, Kansas

July 10, 2026

Illinois – Seven Ways to Freedom: The McWorters and their 1836 town of New Philadelphia, Illinois: A Road Scholar Program   

Edwardsville Public Library, Illinois

July 11, 2026

Louisiana – Music Performances with Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue

Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, Louisiana

July 18, 2026

Louisiana – Traditional Music and Dance Performances with Native Nations Intertribal

Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, Louisiana

July 18, 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

Illinois History in 10 Objects: A Road Scholar Program by Erika Holst

Winnebago County Historical Society, Illinois

September 3, 2026

John Adams: Architect of our Democracy A Road Scholar Program by Brian “Fox” Ellis

Elgin Area Historical Society & History Museum, Illinois

October 18, 2026