Photo by Victoria Pickering.

You won’t need to head into the Air and Space Museum to see a huge vessel—a 26-long ship is getting built right out front later this month, courtesy of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

The boat, plus cooking techniques, music workshops, corn cob racing, and more, come from Basque country. The region encompassing northern Spain and southwestern France, along with the music of California, gets the folklife treatment this year when the festival begins on June 29.

One of the centerpieces of the “Basque: Innovation By Culture” program is what’s called a frontoia—a handball court that will host traditional sports like stone lifting, tug-of-war, bowling, oral poetry contests, and the aforementioned corn cob racing. The festival will also show off Basque traditional cooking, including cheesemaking and salt processing.

One of the big reasons for highlighting Basque culture is its successful language revitalization program. “The Basques took a language that was disappearing and through community activism and public-policy advocacy, have brought Euskara into the schools and into everyday usage,” said Mary S. Linn, program co-curator, in a statement. Visitors will get the chance to learn some of the language.

Tying together the Basque region and the musical traditions of California is the celebration of “resilient communities,” according to the Smithsonian. Focusing on the sounds of the Golden State is a way to examine how musicians from immigrant communities cross borders with their cultural heritage.

The emphasis on immigration comes through in the “On The Move” tent, a D.C.-focused program wherein folks will share stories of how they came to the District through discussion, performances, and even puppet shows.

The Folklife Festival will also use the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building as a marketplace. The building made its debut to the public after more than a decade of renovations during CrossLines last weekend.

In 2014, the National Park Service signed a five-year agreement with the Smithsonian to hold the festival between 7th and 14th streets and Madison and Jefferson Drives for the next five years whenever possible.

The 2016 Folklife Festival will occur Wednesday, June 29, through Monday, July 4, and Thursday, July 7, through Sunday, July 10, outdoors on the National Mall between Fourth and Seventh streets. Admission is free. Festival hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evening events begin at 6:30 p.m. Learn more here.