September 4-6, 2026
2026 Cherokee National Holiday Pow Wow
Friday
4:00-6:30 p.m. – Dance Registration
5:30-6:30 p.m. – Supper Break (on your own)
7:00 p.m. – Grand Entry
Saturday
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Gourd Dance
5:30-6:30 p.m. – Supper Break (on your own)
7:00 p.m. – Grand Entry
Bring your own seating. No camping allowed.
Dancer Registration:
Dancer registration: 4:00-6:30 p.m. Friday only.
All competition dancers must register in person. Two grand entries in full regalia to qualify for contest points. Points go toward the grand entry. All decisions are final by committee.
Competition Information: More than $35,000 in prize money.
Adult Men’s & Women’s 1st Place: $1,000
Golden Age Combined: Ages 62+
Men’s Ages 18-61:
Southern Straight
Northern Traditional
Fancy
Grass
Chicken Dance
Women’s Ages 18-61:
Southern Buckskin
Cloth
Northern Traditional
Fancy
Jingle
Cherokee Tear Dress
Teen Ages 13-17:
Boys – Southern Straight
Northern Traditional
Fancy
Grass
Girls – Cloth
Buckskin
Shawl
Jingle
Junior Ages 7-12:
Boys – Southern Straight
Northern Traditional
Fancy
Grass
Girls – Cloth
Buckskin
Shawl
Jingle
Tiny Tots Ages 0-6:
Open to all children in Dance Regalia.
For More Information: powwow@cherokee.org
Head Staff
Emcees: Rob Daugherty, Cherokee – Jay, OK: Archie Mason, Cherokee and Osage – Tulsa, OK
Invited Drums Only:
Host Southern – Southern Thunder – Pawhuska, OK
Host Northern – Big Soldier Creek – Mayetta, KS
Invited Southern – Park Hill Singers – Tahlequah, OK
Invited Northern – Osce Band – Shawnee, OK
Color Guard: Cherokee Nation Veterans Color Guard
Head Gourd Dancer: Cherokee Gourd Society
Head Man: Chris Cote, Osage – Pawhuska, OK
Head Lady: Geneva Horschieff-Hamilton, Osage, Pawnee, Potawatomi & Blackfeet – Pawhuska, OK
Head Dance Judge: Jack Morris, Sac & Fox – McLoud, OK
Arena Directors: Berdon Hamilton, Osage – Pawhuska, OK; Mark Wilson, Cherokee – Tulsa, OK
Pow Wow Information
Date: September 4, 2026 - September 6, 2026
Location: Cherokee Cultural Grounds, West 810 Rd., Tahlequah, OK
Loading...
