Berkeley’s 33rd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market 2025

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October 11, 2025 -

MLK Civic Center Park
2151 MLK Jr. Way at Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704


Berkeley’s 33rd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market 2025Berkeley’s 33rd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market 2025

October 11, 2025

This year’s pow wow marks the 33rd anniversary of the new holiday. Celebrate with us in honor of all our ancestors, the people continuing the spirit today, and future generations. The first Indigenous Peoples Day in Berkeley took place on October 12, 1992, on the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle of the Indigenous People of the Americas to retain our culture and identity.

10:00am – 6:00pm
Grand Entry: 1:00pm

Free admission.

$1,000 Jingle Dance Special for all ages: Winner Take All
Yaqui Deer Dancers (from Arizona) ceremonial exhibition
Head Woman Kiona Young’s 16+ Fancy Shawl Special
Head Man Dance Special
Millie Ketcheshawno Prettiest Shawl Contest

Pow Wow Dance competitions for adults, juniors & tiny tots.
All traditional drums invited.

Head Staff:
Head Man Dancer: DJ Edwards (Maidu)
Head Lady Dancer: Kiona Young (Choctaw/Pueblo)
Head Gourd Dancer: Charlie Brown (Southern Cheyenne)
Northern Host Drum: All Nations Singers (Oakland)
Southern Host Drum: So Ex Style
MCs: Randy Pico (Luiseño) & Aurora Mamea (Blackfeet)
Arean Director: Eddie Madrill (Pasqua Yaqui)

 

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Date:
October 11, 2025 -

Location:
MLK Civic Center Park
2151 MLK Jr. Way at Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704

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Contact: John Curl
Phone: (510) 595-5520
Email: info@ipdpowwow.org
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MLK Civic Center Park
2151 MLK Jr. Way at Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704

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A Pow Wow is a Native American tradition that brings together many different tribes and communities. Pow Wows are cultural celebrations that include dancing, singing, socializing, crafts, arts, and food.

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