Admission is free and open to the public. All dancers, drums, and bird singers welcome! ***Tentative Schedule subject to change*** ***May 27th*** 5 p.m.: Bird Singing (Dancer Registration Opens) 6 p.m.: Gourd Dance 7 p.m.: Grand Entry ***May 28th*** 11 a.m.: Bird Singing 12 p.m. & 6 p.m.: Gourd Dance 5 p.m.: Miwok Dancers…
Hosted by the Sierra Mono Museum & Cultural Center This two-day event takes place the first weekend in August every year. The residents of North Fork invite everyone to celebrate together to renew spirit among the California Indian people. 33103 Road 228 North Fork, CA 93643
Located at O'Neil Park, 715 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818 For more information, please email wailoki10@comeost.net
Located at 31806 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
City of Hawaiian Gardens 22nd Annual Robert Canada Friendship Pow Wow All Dancers and Drums Welcome. August 20 and 21, 2022 Saturday, 12 noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Furgeson Elementary School Baseball Field 22215 S. Elaine Avenue Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 Cost: Free
Located at the New Facility-Yokut Hall For more information, please contact (559) 924-1559 or (559) 362-1854
Contest dancing in all categories! Dry camping permitted. All drums and dancers welcome. Barona Reservation, CA
Public admission: $3 Located at 32657 Reservation Rd. Porterville, CA 93257 For more information please call (559) 781 4271 ext 1004
The 2022 San Manuel Pow Wow will take place on the California State University San Bernardino campus (5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, California) on September 16, 17, 18, 2022 . This three-day event is free to the public. It will feature bird singing and dancing from Southern California, as well as Native American drum and singing…
Hosted on the Morongo Band of Mission Indian Reservation featuring powwow dancing, singing and drumming. Bird song and dance competition. Free admission, open to the public. More information: morongopowwow.com Vendor information: Maria Lorenzo (951) 755-5139.
For more information, please contact (760) 920-2332
Merritt College, 12500 Campus Dr, Oakland , CA 94619. Event contact: Cathay Marin-Wisdom, CatherineW@nativehealth.org or (510) 434-5491.
Located at Merritt College, 12500 Campus Dr. Oakland CA 94619 For more information, please contact catherinew@nativehealth.org, or call (510) 434-5491
Located at the corner of Meadowvale Road and Hwy 246 in Santa Ynez, Ca. For more information, please visit https://www.santaynezchumash.org/powwow
30th Annual Celebration: 530 years of Resistance and Renewal, 1492-2022 Native American foods, Arts & Crafts and American Indian culture. Gourd Dance, Rounddance, Committee Specials and Intertribals. 10 am: Exhibition Dance. 12 Noon: Land acknowledgement.1 pm: Grand Entry. MLK Civic Center Park, Allston Way, Berkeley. Free. Wheelchair accessible.
Free public event, non-competition, all welcome. Located at the Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs CA (Outside on the East Lawn)
The Auburn Big Time-Pow Wow (ABTPW) attracts people from diverse indigenous nations to gather for the purpose of honoring the traditions of their ancestors. This event inspires cultural pride and provides an opportunity for tribal families to come together to celebrate significant life events; exchange arts and crafts; and to sing, dance, and teach tribal…
Santa Ana College 1530 W 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92706
Located at Leroy Jackson Park, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555 All drums and dancers welcome. Head staff: host drum- Bear Springs; MC- Glen Begay, Navajo; arena director- Dean Webster, Ojibwe & Oneida; headman Robert Piper, Paiute; headwoman- Aurora Toledo, Paiute & Shoshone. For more information please contact Pete Whitehorse at phone 760-953-7010.
Hosted by Native American Veteran's Association (N.A.V.A.) Located at 4855 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280 For more information, call (888) 412-5997
The 39th annual celebration includes Native American dance contests for all ages, bird singing, and drum contests. A wide variety of traditional Native American food, hand-crafted jewelry, dream catchers, and other arts and crafts will also be available. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Event Schedule Friday, Nov. 25: 5 p.m., gates open; 5 p.m.,…
Located at Yaagna Village, Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave. LA CA 90012 For more information, please email lapowwow@uaii.org
Located at Pechanga Resort Casino 45000 Pechanga Parkway Temecula CA 92589 For more information, please email powwow@pechanga.com or call (877) 711-2WIN
Located at Leuzinger High School (Main Gymnasium) 4118 Rosecrans Ave., Lawndale, CA 90260 For more information, please call (310) 466-6606
Located at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94123 For more information, visit www.baaits.org
California State University, Long Beach’s annual Pow Wow, an American Indian social celebration, is the largest spring event of its kind in Southern California. The Pow Wow at Cal State Long Beach is focused on displaying the university’s strong American Indian presence. Admission is free. A $15 PARKING PERMIT MUST BE PURCHASED EACH DAY TO PARK…
Hosted by the Title VI and Johnson O'Malley Indian Education Program Located at Ballard Parent Center 2375 Congress St. San Diego, CA 92110
For more information, please contact nativestudentprograms@redlands.edu
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