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 

Saturday, May 10

7:30am

29th Annual Stanford Powwow Fun Run

Register

11:00am

Open Gourd Dancing (11:00am - 1:00 pm)

11:30am

(Dancer and Drum Registration Opens)

1:00pm

~ GRAND ENTRY ~

(Dancer and Drum Registration Closes)

Invocation & Introduction of Head Staff, Flag Staff, Eagle Staff, Visiting Royalty

2:00pm

Intertribals & 2nd Round Drum Contest - Social Dances

Honor Song - 2025 Native Stanford Graduates

Hat and Boot Special: Hosted by Stanford Powwow Committee

2nd Round Dance Competition - Junior and Teen

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

?5:00pm

Dinner Break

Special Performance - Kolencia Oficio Achalim

Special Performance - Anawakalmekak

Reception for Indigenous Alumni @ Stanford Visitor Center (5:00-6:30pm)

7:00pm

~ GRAND ENTRY ~

Invocation and Introduction of Head Staff, Flag Staff, Eagle Staff, Visiting Royalty

8:00pm

Intertribals - Social Dances

Men’s 18+ Grass Special: Hosted by Headman Dakota Madera

2nd Round Dance Competition - Men & 3rd Round Drum Contest

Junior Exhibition

Teen Exhibition

Women’s Exhibition

Golden Age Men

Men’s Northern Traditional

Men’s Southern Traditional

Men’s Grass

Men’s Fancy

Men’s Chicken

11:00pm

Closing Song and Dance Out