Pechanga Pow Wow 2026

About the Pechanga Pow Wow 2026

January 9-11, 2026

Fireworks Saturday at 7:00pm

Grand Entries:  Friday 7:00pm, Saturday 1:00pm & 8:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm

Bird Singing & Dancing: Saturday 5:00pm-7:00pm

Peon Games start at dusk.

Invited Drums Only:  Eyabay; Ho Chunk Station; Leading Arrow; Meskawki Nation; Omaha Whitetail; Sizzortail; Whitefish Jr; Wild Rose

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Singing Contest-Invited Drums Only: 1st $14,000; 2nd $12,000; 3rd $10,000; 4th $9,000; 5th $8,000; 6th $7,000;  7th $6,000; 8th $5,000

Dance Categories:
Elders (70+): Women’s Combined, Men’s Combined: 1st $1,000; 2nd $800; 3rd $600; 4th $400; 5th $200
Mens’s Golden Age (50-69): Northern Traditional, Southern Straight, Fancy, Grass: 1st $1,000; 2nd $800; 3rd $600;  4th $400; 5th $200
Women’s Golden Age (50-69): Northern Traditional, Southern Traditional, Fancy, Jingle: 1st $1,000; 2nd $800; 3rd $600;  4th $400; 5th $200
Senior Adults (35-49) & Junior Adults (18-34):  Men’s Northern Traditional,Southern Straight, Fancy, Grass, Chicken – Women’s Northern Cloth/Northern Buckskin, Southern Cloth/Southern Buckskin, Jingle Contemporary/Jingle Old Style, Fancy Shawl: 1st $1,000; 2nd $800; 3rd $600; 4th $400; 5th $200
Teens Categories (13-17): Boy’s Traditional, Fancy, Grass – Girl’s Traditional, Jingle, Fancy: 1st $300; 2nd $200; 3rd $100; 4th $50
Junior Categories (6-12): Boy’s Traditional, Fancy, Grass – Girl’s Traditional, Jingle, Fancy: 1st $200; 2nd $100; 3rd $50

See flyer for list of Dance Specials

Emcees: Bart Powaukee & Howie Thomson
Arena Directors: Jauquin Hamilton & Victor Khatsalano
Head Drum Judge: Jason Whitehouse
Head Male Judge:  Cory Reeder
Head Woman Judge: Cari McNab
Head Man: Therien Paskemin
Head Woman: Neena Lasley
Head Young Man: Julius Phoenix
Head Young Woman:  Alani Barr
Birds Coordinator: Robert Villalobos
Tabulator: IcreeAzn

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