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

Saturday, May 10

7:30am

29th Annual Stanford Powwow Fun Run

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

Sunday, May 11

11:00am

Open Gourd Dancing (11:00 am - 12:30 pm)

1:00pm

~ GRAND ENTRY ~

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

2:00pm

Intertribals - Social Dances

Honor Song - Mother’s Day

Mother & Daughter Special - Hosted by Stanford Powwow Committee

2nd Round Dance Competition - Women

Golden Age Women

Women’s Northern Traditional

Women’s Southern Traditional

Women’s Jingle

Women’s Fancy Shawl

Hand Drum Competition

Intertribals - Social Dances

Tiebreakers

6:00pm

Closing Songs

Contest Winners Announced

Festival Date and Time: May 9 - May 11, 2025

Location: Stanford Powwow Grounds

Eucalyptus Grove

Stanford, CA 94305

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