Stars, Stripes, and Stadiums: America’s 250th & FIFA 2026

Enjoy a moderated panel discussion, a Sounds of Africa concert, drop-in artmaking, a slideshow featuring soccer photography, and drinks for purchase!

3pm-4pm, Panel Discussion featuring FIFA photojournalist Kwabena Ofori (Lecture Hall, S2); ASL interpretation and captioning provided

3pm-5pm, DC Public Library’s Library on the Go-Go, a book bike that's a pop-up library (Pavilion)

3pm-7pm, Drop-in artmaking creating mini tifo--signs or banners created by fans (Pavilion)

7pm-10pm, Sounds of Africa Concert featuring Sugarlane (Sylvia Williams Gallery, S1)

Image Credit: Victor Ekpuk, Drawing, 1994, Ink, marker, and pencil on paper, 17.3 x 18 cm (6 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.), National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of the artist

This summer, pedestrian and vehicle access along and across the National Mall may be limited. Please allow extra time to travel between museums.

To reach the National Museum of African Art, exit the Smithsonian metro stop from 12th St. and Independence Ave., or use the L'Enfant Plaza metro stop.

If arriving via ride share, please use Independence Ave. (950 Independence Ave.)

By attending this event, you grant the Smithsonian Institution permission to photograph, film, videotape you and/or record your voice and likeness in connection with or the promotion of the project.

Library on the Go-Go is the DC Public Library’s mobile outreach program, designed to provide robust outreach and programming to communities that otherwise might not otherwise have library access. Our book bikes are cargo tricycles that function as pop-up libraries! We are part of DCPL’s Outreach + Inclusion Services department — we embed and expand library services beyond library walls, bringing resources, programming, and connection directly into communities. OUT works collaboratively with partners across the city to ensure equitable access, foster belonging, and meet residents where they are.