• 2nd Annual Los Coyotes Traditional Gathering

    Los Coyotes Indian Reservation 32537 Camino San Ignacio, Warner Springs, CA, United States

    For more details and information about the event, please reach out to the organizers directly by emailing gathering@loscoyotesband.org.

  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration at the Fowler Museum

    Fowler Museum at UCLA 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Fowler Museum presents its first annual celebration spotlighting the vibrant Native cultures of Southern California. This inaugural event brings together Indigenous artists, knowledge holders, and community leaders for a day of art-making, food, music, poetry, storytelling, and performance. Rooted in the themes of the Getty PST Art exhibition Fire…

  • 33rd Annual Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow

    Martin Luther King Way and Civic Center Park Martin Luther King Way and Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow & Indian Market 33rd Annual Celebration: 533 years of Resistance and Renewal, 1492-2025 Native American Foods Arts & Crafts and American Indian Culture Gourd Dance Round Dance Committee Specials and Intertribals MLK Civic Center Park, Allston Way, Berkeley | Free Admission! Wheelchair accessible.

  • International Indian Treaty Council Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering

    Alcatraz Island San Francisco, CA, United States

     Commemorating 533 Years of Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance, Cultural Resiliency and Survival in the Americas, and honoring Alcatraz as a sacred historical place for Indigenous Peoples in California and around the world    Featuring an Ohlone Welcome, Pomo and Aztec dancers, All Nations Drum, other Indigenous Cultural Presenters and Special Guests UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT TICKET SALES…

  • Fall Gathering at Malki Museum

    Malki Museum 11795 Malki Rd. Morongo Reservation, Banning, CA, United States

    Cultural demonstrations, lectures, and of course, food tasting! This event is held usually in October and featured Cahuilla harvest foods such as wewish (acorn mush), a time-consuming but staple dish. The demonstrations often include Cahuilla bird singing, basket weaving, acorn leaching and grinding, pottery making, and flint-knapping.

  • Language is Life 2025

    Wonder Valley Ranch and Conference Center Sanger, CA, United States

    Save the date - Join the organization in celebrating language, culture, and community at Language is Life.

  • Paskenta Big Time

    Rolling Hills Casino and Resort 2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning, California

    Save the Date! The 2nd Annual Paskenta Big Time will be held November 1, 2025. Dance group sign ups open: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EABA92DA3FFC43-55202481-2025#/ Sponsorship applications are now being accepted and will close on May 19, 2025. Become a sponser here: https://form.asana.com/?k=wrKJmwUvI4S07830XAF_8w&d=335486572226948 Vendor applications will open in the Summer.  

  • POSTPONED – 2025 CINC Gathering Under the Stars

    UCR Palm Desert Campus 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO PROJECTED SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS Save the Date: CINC Gathering Under the Stars event November 15th, 4PM-7PM Interested vendors, please contact: Gathering@CINCollege.org

  • Rise Resist Reclaim

    The Ebell Club Long Beach 290 Cerritos Avenue #203, Long Beach, CA, United States

    🌟 Here’s your guide to Rise, Resist, Reclaim! Find out what organizations and vendors are going to be there, and learn more about our panelists!!** We can’t wait to see you this Sunday!! đź“… Nov. 23rd, 2025 | đź•  12:00 PM - 5:00 PM 📍 The Ebell Club Long Beach (290 Cerritos Ave. #203, Long…

  • Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving

    La Pena Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Thangs Taken: Rethinking Thanksgiving 2025 Now in its 18th year, Thangs Taken continues to challenge and reshape the colonial “thanksgiving” narrative by centering Native resistance, rematriation, and collective healing through art, music, dance, ancestral knowledge, and storytelling. Guided by Indigenous organizers, this annual gathering is both medicine and movement, creating space for truth-telling, reflection, and…

  • Mata Yuum: Annual Retreat Fundraiser

    Liberty Arising 165 Acre Sanctuary, Boulevard, CA, United States

      we are beyond excited for our annual retreat fundraiser. this weekend encapsulates everything that we are about. please join us as we gather to re-orient and re-establish our relationship with ourselves, our community, and the land. visit our website for more info and to register: thequeersolcollective.org/events to register and/or find out more please visit:…

    $100
  • Winter Gathering: Water & Baskets

    Upper Lake, CA

    Don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance’s Winter Gathering, all about Water and Baskets. Lake County is the home of California’s oldest natural lake, Clear Lake, and some of the best basketweavers in the world. Learn about the deep connection between water, plants, and basketry during this one of a…

  • Singing the Birds 2026

    Palm Springs High School Gymnasium 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, United States

    The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians hosts the annual Singing the Birds: Bird Song and Dance Festival, where bird singers and dancers from tribes across Southern California and the Southwest gather to celebrate and share with the public the region's abundant Native American heritage. Bird singing and dancing is scheduled throughout the day along…

  • BRAID Community Gathering: A Book Drive & Fundraiser to Support Incarcerated American Indian & Indigenous People

    The Fowler Museum at UCLA 308 Charles E Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Saturday, February 8 | 1–4 pm Fowler Museum at UCLA Free | In person Please join us on February 8th from 1–4 pm at the famed Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles, for an afternoon of community and generosity in support of incarcerated American Indian & Indigenous relatives. The event will be…

  • Gathering Under The Stars

    UCR Palm Desert Campus 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

    This free community event brings together Native and non-Native families for an evening of music, dance, art, and traditional cuisine—honoring the creativity, resilience, and heritage of Southern California’s tribal communities. This year’s Gathering will feature a fashion show by designer Keeli Littleleaf (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs), founder of AYAYAT; special appearances and performances by…

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