Latino Heritage Festival at the Glen Echo Arts Festival

Celebrate Latino history and culture with the National Museum of the American Latino at the Echo Arts Festival. This family-friendly day at Glen Echo Park will feature hands-on demonstrations, art classes, yoga, dance classes, musical theater performances, and more. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, Praline Café, and the Roaming Coyote. Free shuttle service will be provided from select locations in the Washington area. Specific shuttle information coming soon.  Smithsonian activities will include demonstrations, workshops, and hands-on activities. 

Timed Demonstrations with: 

• Karla Kopalli, a multidisciplinary artist and activist whose work bridges nature, sustainability, and spiritual expression through collective and regenerative art-making practices. 
• The Capoeira Spot, which is home to CapoeiraDC, a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to promote the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira in the DC community. Our vision is to empower the DC community with capoeira's art form of liberation for generations to come. Join us in bringing our vision to reality 
• CANCELED - Yoga workshop with Nicole Garcia Diaz, DC
• Hispanic Access Foundation will be screening a short film, "El Canto Del Mar" 
• Zumba Class by Uprooted Dance Company
• Uprooted Dance Company
• Washington Conservatory of Music
• the Puppet Co.
• Emmanuel Trifilio and Tango Brillante, presenting Tango music and dance performances and dance instruction
• Washington Revels
• Glen Echo Park Aquarium | Presentation in English and Spanish
• Pablo Regis and special guest performers EducArte Brazilian street carnival band with Samba instructor Ilheuma Zeze, presenting a "Baile" (Brazilian social dance) experience
• Emmanuel Trifilio and Tango Brillante, presenting Tango music and dance performances and dance instruction

Hands-on Activities: 

• The National Museum of the American Latino will be offering hands-on activities from the General Motors Learning Lounge including the Science Behind the Spices and the art and science of Natural Dyes. 
• The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center will be offering a water quality exploration hands-on activity. 

Also happening in the Park:

• Adventure Theatre | Tickets
• Tango Social Dance (6:30pm - 11pm)  | Tickets sold at the door

Free Shuttle Service:

Free Shuttle Service will be provided from select locations in the Washington area. Please see below for locations near you:

• Alexandria, VA
  USPTO Office | Madison Building
  2025 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22314

Departures to Glen Echo Park from Alexandria, VA 

• 11:30 AM
• 12:10 PM
• 12:50 PM
• 3:30 PM

Shuttle service will be provided on the EISENHOWER AVE. side of the Madison building.
 

• Bethesda, MD
  Waverly St. Parking Garage
  7401 Waverly St, Bethesda, MD 20814

Departures to Glen Echo Park from Bethesda, MD

• 11:30 AM
• 11:45 AM
• 12:30 PM
• 12:45 PM
• 1:30 PM
• 1:45 PM
• 2:30 PM
• 2:45 PM
• 3:30 PM
• 3:45 PM
• 4:30 PM
• 4:45 PM

Shuttle service will be provided from the WAVERLY ST PARKING GARAGE in Bethesda across the street from the Bethesda Metro Stop.

 

• Washington, D.C. 
  Capital Gallery Building | L’Enfant Plaza
  600 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024

Departures to Glen Echo Park from Washington DC

• 11:30 AM
• 3:10 PM

Shuttle service will be provided from Maryland Ave in front of Capital Gallery Building just outside of the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Stop.


Shuttle Services will run from Pick up locations to Glen Echo Park from 11:30 am – 6:00 pm. Last Shuttle leaves Glen Echo Park at 6:00 pm