The annual Dix Park Inter-Tribal Powwow will be held at Dorothea Dix Park on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The event will take place at the Big Field at Dix Park, 101 Blair Drive, Raleigh.
It’s open to the public and free to attend.
Celebrate the legacy and culture of indigenous communities in North Carolina. This will be a day of competition dancing, music and vendors.
Pow Wow Schedule
- 9:00 – 11:30 AM Native Dance Competition Registration
- 12:00 PM Grand Entry Opening Ceremony
- 1:00 PM Intertribal Dancing
- 1:30 PM Tiny Tots
- 1:40 PM Juniors Competition Dancing
- 2:00 PM Social Dancing/Hoop Dance (Cheyenne)
- 2:30 PM Teens Competition Dancing
- 3:00 PM Golden Age Competition Dancing
- 3:30 PM Speakers/Introduction of Mark McKinny & Co
- 3:35 PM Mark McKinny & Co.
- 4:05 PM Specials Dancing
- 4:30 PM Dance Showcase
- 5:00 PM Adult Competition Dancing
- 5:30 PM Social Dancing
- 6:00 PM Announcement of Winners
- 6:30 PM Closing Songs
Vendors
- Triangle Native American Society
- Healthy Blue
- NC Native American Heritage Commission
- ALcouture
- That Makes Scents
- LumberSprings Designs
- Red Earth Gallery
- Unrecognized Apparel
- Scuffletown Suppliers
- Doug’s Wood Working + Jewelry
- B’s Bead Fantasies
- Living Traditions
- Simply Produce Farm
- Pueblo Native Arts and Crafts
Food Vendors
- Goin’s Kitchen (fry bread)
- The Cookhouse (fry bread)
- Poblano’s
- Tasty Turkey Que
- Naked Empanada
- Lao Lao
- 454 Grill
- The Greek Goat
- Jay’s Italian Ice
- Jam Ice Cream
Head Dancers
- Sage Dimalanta & Isaiah Robinson
Host Drums
- Red Clay
Special Performance
- Mark McKinney & Co.
Head Staff
- Arena Directors: Mike Richardson & John Oxendine
- Tabulators: LaDonna D. Richardson & Gwen Richardson
- Emcees: Sandon Jacobs & JD Moore
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