🏆 July 13 + 14 | Lotus and Water Lily Festival - Free event!

Saturday, July 13, 2019
10 am - 5 pm

Lotus Stage

10:00 a.m. — Samba dancing with Vava United School of Samba
10:15 a.m. — Welcome from Superintendent Tara Morrison
10:20 a.m. — Afro-Brazilian drumming with Batala Washington
11:00 a.m. — Cultural Dances of India with GW Raas 
11:30 a.m. — Classical dances from India with the Natananjali School of Dance
Noon — Buddhist Chanting with International Buddhist Association of America
12:15 p.m. — International Fashion Show, designs of Africa and Asia
1:00 p.m. — R&B Music with BoomScat
2:00 p.m. — Lali Dance from Bandjoun Village in Cameroon by Bandjoun Foundation of the USA
3:00 p.m. — Global Dance Party with DJ Kweks
3:45 p.m. — "Summer in the Parks" talk with Noel Lopez
4:00 p.m. — Go-go and Jazz Music with JoGo Band

Lily Stage

10:00 a.m. — Yoga with Kristi Wass
11:00 a.m. — Jazz and Raga Music with Broto Roy Sitar & Tabla Duet
Noon — Wildlife Ambassadors
1:00 p.m. — Erik’s Reptile Adventures
2:00 p.m. — Jazz Music with the Bill Haymon Collective

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Sunday, July 14, 2019
10 am - 5 pm 

Lotus Stage

10:00 a.m. — Drumming for Wellness with Katy Gaughan
11:00 a.m. — Wild World of Animals
Noon — Wildlife Ambassadors
1:00 p.m. — Beats, Bows and Remixes with Christylez Bacon & Wytold
2:00 p.m. — Erik’s Reptile Adventures
3:00 p.m. — Mexican Dance with Maru Montero
4:00 p.m. — Americana Music with Ellis Dyson and the Shambles

Lily Stage

10:00 a.m. — Yoga with the "Anacostia Yogi," Sariane Leigh
11:00 a.m. — Mussel Resortation Presentation with the Anacostia Watershed Society
11:30 a.m. — "Upcycled Art: The Future of the Anacostia Envisioned" with Wendy Sittner
Noon — African Gourds and Shekeres with Thembi Douglas
1:00 p.m. — Water Gardening for Beginners Workshop with the International Water Lily and Water Gardening Society
2:00 p.m. — Book Talk by Krista Schlyer, Author of “River of Redemption: Almanac of Life on the Anacostia”