54th Annual Stanford Powwow

Celebrate With Us

Powwow is a celebration of life and Indigeneity. Join us in solidarity as we celebrate our traditions, ancestors, and mothers this Mother's Day weekend!

Schedule 2025

Friday, May 9

5:00pm

Indian Art Market Opens

(Dancer and Drum Registration Opens)

Special Performance - Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area

7:00pm

~ GRAND ENTRY ~

Welcome Address & Land Acknowledgement by SAIO Invocation & Introduction of Head Staff, Eagle Staff, Flag-Bearers, and Visiting Royalty 

Intertribals & 1st Round Drum Contest - Social Dances

Tiny Tots (ages 6 & under)

8:00pm

1st Round Dance Competition - All Categories

Golden Age Women (All categories combined)

Golden Age Men (All categories combined)

Junior Girls (All categories combined)

Junior Boys (All categories combined)

Teen Girls Traditional (Northern & Southern combined)

Teen Girls Jingle

Teen Girls Fancy

Teen Boys Traditional (Northern & Southern Combined)

Teen Boys Grass Teen Boys Fancy

Intertribals - Social Dances

Women’s Luck of the Draw Special (18+): Hosted by Headwoman Star Silas

Women’s Northern Traditional

Women’s Southern Traditional

Women’s Jingle Women’s Fancy Shawl

Intertribals - Social Dances

Men’s Northern Traditional

Men’s Southern Traditional

Men’s Grass

Men’s Fancy

Men’s Chicken

10:00pm

(Dancer and Drum Registration Closes)

11:00pm

Closing Song and Dance Out