ICT Staff

The second Monday of October is Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States, an opportunity to recognize Indigenous people, culture and traditions. 

There are many ways to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. You can go to a powwow, take part in a discussion, support local businesses or see a parade. 

ICT compiles an annual list for readers who are interested in attending Indigenous Peoples Day events near them. 

Events are listed by time zone and state.

EASTERN TIME

GEORGIA 

WHAT: BAD RIVER documentary screen and talkback 
DATE: Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Tara Theater, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30324
MORE INFO HERE

MARYLAND

WHAT: Johns Hopkins annual powwow
DATE: Oct. 13, 12-2 p.m.
WHERE: Decker Quad, Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD
MORE INFO HERE

MASSACHUSETTS 

WHAT: Arlington Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with BOMBAntillana
DATE: Oct. 11, 1-2:30 p.m. 
WHERE: First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington, MA 02476
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Boston Indigenous Peoples Day March
DATE: Oct. 11, 12-3 p.m. 
WHERE: Park St. MBTA Station by Boston Common
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples Day Observance
DATE: Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: Waterfront Park, 35 Merrimac St., Newburyport, MA 01950
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Fifth Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 12, 2-4 p.m. 
WHERE: Felix Neck, Edgartown, MA 02539
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples Day at Tufts University
DATE: Oct. 12, 12:30-4 p.m. 
WHERE: Residential quad, 180 Packard Ave., Medford, MA 02155
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Watertown Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day 2025
DATE: Oct. 12, 12-3:30 p.m. 
WHERE: Hosmer Elementary School, 1 Concord Rd., Watertown, MA 02472
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Institute of Contemporary Art
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: 25 Harbor Shore Dr., Boston, MA 02210
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples Day at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Museum of Fine Arts Indigenous Peoples Day’ Open House
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Brookline Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 1- 4 p.m. 
WHERE:  Florida Ruffin Ridley School, 345 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02446
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Harvard Museum of Natural History
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: 26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Concord Museum Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
DATE: Oct. 13, 10-11 a.m. 
WHERE: Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Newton Fifth Annual Ceremonial Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE:  Albemarle Field, 250 Albemarle Rd., Newton, MA 02460
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Winchester Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. 
WHERE: Wright-Locke Farm, 78 Ridge St., Winchester, MA 01890
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Worcester Art Museum (free admission)
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 
WHERE: 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Events in Lexington
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 
WHERE: Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA 02420
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Storytime with Anne Jennison
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 
WHERE:  Marblehead Museum, Jeremiah Lee Brick Kitchen, 157 Washington St., Marblehead, MA 01945
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Cornhusk Creations at Castle Hill
DATE: Oct. 13, 10-11:30 a.m. 
WHERE:  Castle Hill, Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd., Ipswich, MA 01930
MORE INFO HERE

MICHIGAN

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Dennos Museum Center, 1410 College Dr., Traverse City, MI
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Mid Michigan College, 2600 S Summerton Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. 
WHERE: Bovee University Center,  1200 S Franklin St, Mt Pleasant, MI MORE INFO HERE

NEW YORK 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day NYC 2025
DATE: Oct. 12-13, doors open at 10 a.m. Oct. 12
WHERE: Randall’s Island Park, 20 Randalls Is Park, New York, NY 
MORE INFO HERE

NORTH CAROLINA

WHAT: UNC Pembroke Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 
WHERE: UC Annex
MORE INFO HERE

OHIO

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence
DATE: Oct. 10-13
WHERE: Various locations around downtown Cincinnati, OH
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025
DATE: Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St, Toledo, OH
MORE INFO HERE

VIRGINIA 

WHAT: Richmond Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DATE: Oct. 13, 1-7 p.m.
WHERE: Powhatan Hill Park, 5051 Northampton Street, Richmond, VA 23231
MORE INFO HERE

WASHINGTON, DC

WHAT: 33rd Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day in DC – Come to the Circle
DATE: Oct. 13, 2-5 p.m.
WHERE: Malcolm X Park Upper Plaza Level (aka Meridian Hill Park) 
MORE INFO HERE

CENTRAL TIME

ILLINOIS 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow
DATE: Oct. 13, 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: ETHS Fieldhouse, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Field Museum’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
WHERE: Field Museum, 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 11, 12-4 p.m.
WHERE: 1119 W. Cullerton St., Chicago, IL
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Seed Collection
DATE: Oct. 13, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
WHERE: Museum of the Grand Prairie, Mahomet, IL
MORE INFO HERE

INDIANA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
MORE INFO HERE

IOWA

WHAT: Indigenous Iowans’ Day
DATE: Oct. 11, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
WHERE: Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman, Urbandale, IA
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 12, 2-5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Terry TrueBlood Recreation Center, Iowa City, IA
MORE INFO HERE

KANSAS

WHAT: KU Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration and Tipi Raising
DATE: Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Strong Hall Lawn, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Wyandotte County Historical Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, KS
MORE INFO HERE

MINNESOTA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Mankato
DATE: Oct. 9, 4-7 p.m. and throughout the weekend
WHERE: Various locations around Mankato, MN
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Walk
DATE: Oct. 12, 3 p.m.
WHERE: St. Peter Middle School Parking Lot, St. Peter, MN
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow
DATE: Oct. 13, 3-7 p.m.
WHERE: Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow
DATE: Oct. 13, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Moorhead Indian Schools, 1313 30th Ave S, Moorhead, MN
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Storytime
DATE: Oct. 13, 11-11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Zenith Bookstore, 318 North Central Ave., Duluth, MN
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend Twin Cities
DATE: Oct. 10-12
WHERE: Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, 790 7th St. E, St. Paul, MN
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
WHERE: American Indian Magnet School, 1075 3rd St. E, St. Paul, MNMORE INFO: HERE

MISSOURI

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration
DATE: Oct. 11-13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO
MORE INFO HERE

NORTH DAKOTA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Gathering
DATE: Oct. 13, 4-6 p.m.
WHERE: Beaver Dam Student Center, 500 University Ave. West, Minot, ND
MORE INFO HERE

OKLAHOMA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow
DATE: Oct. 11, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Sill Indian School, Lawrie Tatum Rd., Lawton, OK
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
WHERE: First Americans Museum, 659 First Americans Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DATE: Oct. 13, 2-7 p.m.
WHERE: NSU Center for Tribal Studies – 600 N. Grand Ave., Tahlequah, OK
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Norman Arts Council, 122 E. Main St., Norman, OK
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Creek Nation Council House, 100 W. 6th St., Okmulgee, OK
MORE INFO HERE

SOUTH DAKOTA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Parade
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Lyon Park, Sioux Falls, SD
MORE INFO HERE

TEXAS

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DATE: Oct. 11, 10:30-2 p.m.
WHERE: Bastrop County Historical Society, 904 Main St., Bastrop, TX
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Texas State Fair
DATE: Oct. 13, 1-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: BudLite Stage, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
MORE INFO HERE

WISCONSIN

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
DATE: Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Ho-Chunk Nation
DATE: Oct. 13, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Various locations across La Crosse, WI
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Community Potluck
DATE: Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m. 
WHERE: 944 N. 33rd St. Gate 1, Milwaukee, WI
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
WHERE: Lakeside Center Commons, 5355 College Dr., Rhinelander, WI
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 10, 2-4 p.m.
WHERE: UW Eau Claire, 106 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire, WI
MORE INFO HERE

MOUNTAIN TIME

ARIZONA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025: Everybody Dance
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration with Yellow Bird Productions
DATE: Oct. 13, 3-6 p.m.
WHERE: Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day PHX Fest Nite Market
DATE: Oct. 13, 1-4 p.m.
WHERE: 483 N. 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Arizona Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 12-6 p.m.
WHERE: 26 N. MacDonald, Mesa, AZ 
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Museum of Indigenous People
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: 147 N. Arizona Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301
MORE INFO HERE 

COLORADO

WHAT: CU Boulder Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 with Keynote by Lily Gladstone
DATE: Oct. 13, 11am-12:30pm (doors open at 10am)
WHERE: University Memorial Center, Glenn Miller Ballroom, 1669 Euclid Avenue, Boulder, CO 
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 12-6 p.m.
WHERE: City Park (East Meadow), Denver, CO
MORE INFO HERE

MONTANA

WHAT: Round Dance and Vendors Show
DATE: Oct. 11, 5-10 p.m.
WHERE: Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Billings, MT
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Bear Tracks Celebration Powwow
DATE: Oct. 13, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Caras Park, Missoula, MT
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
WHERE: American Indian Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, begins at 8 a.m. and continues all day
WHERE: Dawson Community College, 300 College Dr., Glendive, MT
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Community Round Dance 
DATE: Oct. 13, 5 p.m.
WHERE: Summit of Peets Hill/ Burke Park, 429 E Story St, Bozeman, MT   
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Proclamation
DATE: Oct. 13, 12 p.m.
WHERE: Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse, 155 W Granite St, Butte, MT 
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration at Montana State University Billings
DATE: Oct. 13, 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 
WHERE: 1500 University Dr, Billings, MT 
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day events in Great Falls
DATE: Oct. 10 – 13
WHERE: Great Falls College – Montana State University, 2100 16th Ave S, Great Falls, MT
MORE INFO HERE

NEW MEXICO 

WHAT: 3rd Annual Honoring Native Nations Powwow
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.
WHERE: 63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501 
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Dance 
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico  
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Tiguex Park 
DATE: Oct. 13, 11 a.m.
WHERE: 1800 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Heritage Celebration
DATE: Oct. 25, 1-8 p.m. 
WHERE: 6500 Coors Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Zoo
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
WHERE: ABQ BioPark, 903 10th St. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
MORE INFO HERE

SOUTH DAKOTA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Parade
DATE: Oct. 11, 10-11:30 a.m.
WHERE: 512 Main St., Rapid City, SD
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Remembering the Children Memorial Walk
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Sioux Park, Rapid City, SD
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: NDN Collective’s annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 1-9 p.m.
WHERE: Main St. Square, Rapid City, SD
MORE INFO HERE 

UTAH

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Millcreek Common, 1354 E. Chambers Ave., Millcreek, UT
MORE INFO HERE

WYOMING

WHAT: Wind River Buffalo Bash
DATE: Oct. 13, 5-9 p.m.
WHERE: 56XF+VVQ, Kinnear, WY 82516 
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Wind River Tribal Conservation Summit
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 
WHERE: Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative Headquarters, 56XF+VVQ, Kinnear, WY 82516 
MORE INFO HERE

PACIFIC TIME

CALIFORNIA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow and Market
DATE: Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
WHERE: MLK Civic Center Park, Berkeley, CA
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: NDN Girls Book Club x Chapter House LA x Getty
DATE: Oct. 11, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
WHERE: Getty Museum and Museum Courtyard, Los Angeles, CA
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 
WHERE: 15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA 92027
MORE INFO HERE 

NEVADA

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day “Welcome to Las Vegas” Sign Celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 9 – 9:15 a.m. 
WHERE: 5100 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas, NV 89119

OREGON

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Paddle
DATE: Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
WHERE:  Broughton Beach Park, Portland, Oregon
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Weekend at the Oregon Convention Center
DATE: Oct. 11-12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
WHERE: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK JR Blvd., Portland, Oregon
MORE INFO HERE 

WHAT: Indigenous People’s Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 13, 4-8 p.m.
WHERE:  Barbie’s Village, 935 NE 33rd Ave., Portland, Oregon
MORE INFO HERE

WASHINGTON 

WHAT: 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention
DATE: Oct. 7-9, pre-event Oct. 6
WHERE: Tulalip Resort Casino, Tulalip, Washington
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Olympia Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration
DATE: Oct. 13, 11:30 a.m. 
WHERE: Squaxin Park Shelter #4, 2600 East Bay Dr. NE, Washington
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous People’s Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 13, 3:30-9 p.m.
WHERE: Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, Washington
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous People’s Day Celebration 
DATE: Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
WHERE: Westlake Park 401 Pine St, Seattle, Washington
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Wellness Event
DATE: Oct. 13, 12-4 p.m. 
WHERE: Tidelands, 55 University St., Seattle, Washington 
MORE INFO HERE

ALASKA TIME

ALASKA

WHAT: 42nd Annual Elders and Youth Conference 
DATE: Oct. 12-15
WHERE: Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage, AK
MORE INFO HERE

WHAT: Alaska Federation of Natives 2025 Convention
DATE: Oct. 16-18
WHERE: Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage, AK
MORE INFO HERE

HAWAI’I TIME

See Pacific Time list for 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention.

ICT Staff Kalle Benallie, Amelia Schafer, Bobbi Ramirez, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, and ICT + Underscore reporters Luna Reyna and Nika Bartoo-Smith contributed to this report.

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