Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration

Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration
Smithsonian Institution
Sunday, March 11, 2018, 11 am–5 pm

Ring in the Persian New Year at the tenth annual Nowruz celebration! With free attractions for all ages, this year’s festival is held in the Freer|Sackler and adjacent Ripley Center. Activities include:

• Haft sin table display
• storytelling by Xanthe Gresham
• calligraphy
• hands-on art activities
• live music
• food
• featured exhibitions Engaging the Senses, Feast Your Eyes, and The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran