The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exposition of living cultural heritage annually produced outdoors on the National Mall of the United States in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Baul artist Girish Khyapa and Robi Mondal participated in the festival as part of Folks of Bengal team led by Arpan Thakur Chakraborty and Manas Acharya and was organized from June 26-July 15 2018.