For information: 50.Īug 15 Laguna Pueblo: Assumption of Our Blessed Mother's Feast Day. Harvest and other dances at Village of Mesita. For information: 50.Īug 12 Santa Clara Pueblo: Santa Clara Feast Day. Buffalo and other dances. Laguna Pueblo: San Lorenzo Feast Day. Throw Day and dancing people named Lawrence or Lorenzo throw items from rooftops to visitors. For information: 50.Īug 8-10 Zuni Cultural Arts Expo: At Zuni, New Mexico. For Information visit call the visitor center at 50.Īug 9 Picuris Pueblo: San Lorenzo Annual Feast DayĪug 10 Picuris Pueblo: Trade fair and races. For information contact Picuris Pueblo: 57. Parking and admission fees at Red Rock State Park. Last weekend in July Zuni Pueblo: Zuni Arts and Cultural Expo AugustĪug 4 Santo Domingo Pueblo: Saint Dominic Annual Feast Day and Corn Dance. For information: 50.Īug 6-10 Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial: Parades, rodeo, arts and crafts, dances, food, golf tournament, auctions and more. July 25-26 San Ildefonso, Taos, Laguna, Santa Ana Pueblos: Santiago and Santa Ana Feast Day dances
Includes Pro-Indian/Open Rodeo, powwow, dances and more Jicarilla Apache: Little Beaver Celebration and dances. July 14 Cochiti Pueblo: Saint Bonaventure Feast Day, Corn dancesģrd weekend in July Eight Northern Indian Pueblos: 36th Annual Arts and Crafts Show. Mescalero Apache: Maiden's Puberty Rites & Mountain Spirits DanceĢnd weekend in July Taos Pueblo: Annual Intertribal Powwow July 4 Nambe Pueblo: Celebration of the Waterfall. June 29 Santa Domingo Pueblo/Santa Ana Pueblo: Corn dances. June 24 Ohkay Owingeh/San Juan Pueblo: San Juan Feast Day, Corn dance, Comanche/Buffalo dance. June 23 San Juan Pueblo: Vespers, foot race and Buffalo dance June 13 Picuris, Sandia, San Idlefonso, Ohkay Owingeh/San Juan, Santa Clara and Taos Pueblos: Saint Anthony's Feast Day/San Antonio Feast Day, Comanche or Corn danceįather's Day weekend Picuris Pueblo: High Country Arts & Crafts Festival May 26-27 Jemez Pueblo: Weekend Jemez Red Rocks Arts and Crafts Show Juneġst Saturday in June Tesuque Pueblo: Blessing of the Fields May 7 Pueblo of Acoma: Santa Maria Feast Day May 3 Taos Pueblo: Santa Cruz Feast Day, Corn dance, blessing of the fields, traditional foot races May 1 San Felipe Pueblo: Feast Day, Corn dance Mar 19 Laguna Pueblo: Saint Joseph's Feast Day, Harvest and various other dancesĮaster Weekend Most Pueblos: Dances April May Jan 25 Picuris Pueblo, Ohkay Owingeh/San Juan Pueblo: Saint Paul's Feast Day Februaryįeb 2 Picuris Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo: Candelaria Day Celebrationġst weekend of Feb Old Acoma Pueblo: Governor's Feast Day, various dancesĢnd week of Feb San Juan Pueblo: Deer dances March Jan 23 San Ildefonso: Pueblo Feast Day, Comanche, Buffalo and Deer dances throughout the day Jan 22 San Ildefonso: Evening Firelight Dances Jan 6 Most Pueblos: King's Day Celebration in honor of new tribal officers, Antelope, Buffalo and Deer dances Jan 1 Most Pueblos: Various dances, Transfer of Canes of Authority to new tribal officers. Taos Pueblo: Turtle Dance, marking the beginning of the new year In addition to celebrating smaller feast days, most communities have a larger "annual feast day" celebration in honor of their patron saint.īefore attending one of these vibrant cultural celebrations, be sure to review Native American cultural etiquette. Calendarįeast days are held on the same date every year. Not relegated to history books or museums, this is a living culture that carries on the centuries-old traditions of ancestors. Visitors are often fascinated to see that pueblo life is a window into another world.
The communities celebrating feast days are open to the public, and members of the tribe will prepare a variety of bountiful meals to share with guests. Native American feast days allow tribal members to come together in celebration of their language, culture and religion.
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