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The Embassy holds on a regular basis various events to promote Kazakhstan’s cultural heritage in the United States.
On October 3-5, 2019, Kazakh artisans took part in Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show, a prestigious art exhibition featuring works of artists and designers from the United States and around the world.
On October 4, 2019, A. Kasteyev State Museum of Art in partnership with Smithsonian Institution's Asian Cultural Program held a symposium on “Kazakhstan’s Crafts and Creative Economy”. Scientists and researchers of the Kazakhstan’s museum made presentations on various aspects of Kazakh decorative art.
In January, 2020, the Embassy in partnership with George Washington University, opened the Abai Virtual Center. The main purpose of Center is to spread information about the Kazakh history and culture, reflected in the work of the great poet.
The Center (abaicenter.com) publishes articles by American experts on the cultural heritage of Kazakhstan and holds lectures, film screenings, etc.
On October 29, 2020 Abai Virtual Center at the George Washington University hosted an online round table on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the outstanding thinker of the East Abu Nasr al-Farabi.
The discussion was attended by Professor Peter Rollberg of the George Washington University, Paul Taylor, Doctor of Historical sciences of the Smithsonian Institution and Professor of the Kazakh National University Aliya Masalimova.
On March 19, 2021 with the support of the «Meridian International Centre» and «Oxus society» a virtual celebration of Nauryz was held in Washington D.C. together with the Embassies of seven countries, including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Among the distinguished guests were the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Matthew Lussenhop, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks and vice chief of the US National Guard Marc Sasseville, as well as Senior Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce for the Middle East, Turkey and Central Asia Khush Choksy.
On June 8, 2021, a virtual round table “Remembering Kazakhstan’s Great Famine of the 1930’s” on Asharshylyk was held. The event was co-hosted by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington D.C. and the Central Asia Program at George Washington University.
The virtual event was attended by Sarah Cameron, the author of the book “The Hungry Steppe Famine, Violence and the Making of Soviet Kazakhstan”, Peter Rollberg, Director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at George Washington University (GWU), Dosym Satpayev, political scientist and Director of the “Risk Assessment Group”, and Marlene Laruelle (moderator), Director of the IERES, GWU.
On June 22, 2021 as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an online presentation of the Amanat – Anthology of the Kazakh kuy was held, co-hosted by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington D.C. and the Caspian Policy Center.
Keynote speakers were Chairman of the Board of Sauap Foundation, Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Bakhytbek Smagul, co-author of the Amanat project Muslim Khasenov, as well as President and CEO of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy Susan M. Elliott as a moderator.
On October 21, 2022 as part of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Kazakh writer Mukhtar Auezov, the Embassy of Kazakhstan together with the Abai Center at the George Washington University co-hosted an online round table discussion of the cultural legacy of the classicist.
On October 28, 2022 on the occasion of Republic Day, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United States held a gala concert for compatriots living in different states and students of the “Bolashak” program. The headliners of the event were singer and composer, Honored Artist of Kazakhstan Marat Omarov and Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Assel Nurkenova.
On March 21, 2023 the Embassy together with the embassies of Central Asian countries, Azerbaijan, Turkiye and Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW), organized the celebration of Nauryz at the U.S. State Department, and also held a concert by “Turan” music band at one of the major venues in the city.
A concert program, an exhibition of handicrafts, as well as traditional national dish awaited the guests at the event at the State Department. Congratulation remarks were delivered by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia Rebecca Zimmerman, and Deputy Assistant Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Anjali Kaur.
As part of the cultural program, soloists of the ethno-folklore ensemble “Turan” of the State Kazakh Concert Organization "Kazakh Concert" named after Roza Baglanova, who arrived in the United States at the invitation of the Embassy as part of a world tour.
Later that day, the Embassy of Kazakhstan hosted a big concert of the Turan group, for which more than 500 people got registered. The Kazakh diaspora and American audience warmly welcomed the artists, who performed their popular works on more than 30 national musical instruments, including kobyz, zhetygen, sherter, dangyr, orteke, sybyzgy, and others.
On May 6, 2023 the Kazakh Embassy in Washington D.C. hosted an open house as part of the Annual Passport DC event welcoming visitors for cultural performances and traditional food and drinks.
More than 3000 people visited the Embassy on that day showing much interest in the Kazakh history, culture and customs. The local public enjoyed national dances and songs, listened to performances of musical compositions on the dombra (a national musical instrument) and tasted national dishes. The Embassy demonstrated the betashar ritual, a a ceremony of unveiling the bride's face before the wedding.
The Embassy also organized a fashion show of national dresses, displaying the entire palette of Kazakh costumes. The guests visited pavilions with a yurt, a traditional home of nomads, Kazakh national jewelry, dishes and literature, where the Kazakh diplomats presented and demonstrated our nation's history, culture and customs.
On May 25, 2023 the Embassy presented to the American public an exclusive screening of the Kazakh film "Paralympian" and presentation of the book "The Cinema of Soviet Kazakhstan 1925-1991" about the Kazakh Soviet cinema authored by Professor of Slavic Languages, Film Studies and International Relations of the George Washington University Peter Rollberg in one of the most prestigious cinemas in the city.