Azerbaijani culture and music have been showcased at numerous events across the United States, highlighting the richness and diversity of our national heritage.
In 2002, Azerbaijan was represented at the 36th Silk Road Festival, where a group of musicians led by Adalat Nasibov performed a series of concerts.
In July 2012, during the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., the American public experienced Azerbaijani culinary traditions at the “Azerbaijani Cuisine Tent,” organized in partnership with the Karabakh Foundation.
Azerbaijani musical and theatrical art were further highlighted in March 2018, when folk artist Alim Gasimov and Fargana Gasimova presented an opera based on the classic poem Leyli and Majnun by the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington.
In April 2018, as part of the centennial celebrations of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, performances of Azerbaijani national dances were held at iconic locations in Washington, D.C., including the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the White House.
Cultural commemorations have continued in recent years, including a concert in October 2021 celebrating the 880th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi and an October 2025 event dedicated to the traditional Azerbaijani silk headscarf, the kelaghayi, featuring historical and contemporary pieces from the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum alongside traditional materials and tools used in its production.
In parallel with cultural diplomacy, educational cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States has also been strengthened. On 31 January 2020, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University (ASPU) and George Washington University signed an agreement establishing a dual degree program in education management.