# 2026 National Heritage Fellowships Ceremony

National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2026 National Heritage Fellows at an awards ceremony, which will include presentation of medals, remarks by the recipients, and short musical performances by several of the honorees. This event is hosted by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.

The 2026 National Heritage Fellows are: Juan Díes and Victor G. Pichardo, Mexican Folk Musicians (Chicago, Illinois) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/juan-dies-victor-g-pichardo

Belen Escobedo, Conjunto Tejano Fiddler (San Antonio, Texas) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/belen-escobedo

Giovanni Hidalgo, Latin Percussionist (Ocoee, Florida) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/giovanni-hidalgo

Gerry Milnes, Folklorist & Documentarian (Elkins, West Virginia) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/gerry-milnes

Patrick Olwell, Flutemaker (Athens, Georgia, and Nellysford, Virginia) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/patrick-olwell

Frank Rabon, CHamoru Dancer & Choreographer (Hagåtña, Guam) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/frank-rabon

Cary Schwarz, Saddlemaker & Leather Artist (Salmon, Idaho) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/cary-schwarz

Lloyd Harold Kumulā’au Sing, Jr. and May Haunani Balino-Sing, Hawaiian Twined Basketry Artists (Wahiawā, Hawai’i) https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/lloyd-harold-kumulaau-sing-jr-may-haunani-balino-sing

The National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowships is the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional…

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 1 h 16 min
- By: Olwell, Patrick
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-13046/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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