Provides educational, cultural and social support for American Indian students
42nd Annual UCR Pow Wow
May 23-25, 2025
University of California, Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex
1000 W. Blaine St. Riverside, CA 92507
Free Parking in Lot 26
*Admission is Free & Open to the Public*
All Dancers, Drums, and Birdsingers Welcome!!!
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SCHEDULE
***Tentative Schedule subject to change***
***May 23rd***
5 p.m.: Bird Singing (Dancer Registration Opens)
6 p.m.: Gourd Dance
7 p.m.: Grand Entry***May 24th***
11 a.m.: Bird Singing
12 p.m.: Gourd Dance
5 p.m.: Bird Singing
6 p.m.: Coronation of New UCR Pow Wow Princess
1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: Grand Entry (Dancer Registrations closes at 1pm)***May 25th***
11 a.m.: Danza Azteka Kalpulli Teuxihuitl
12 p.m.: Gourd Dance
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HEAD STAFF
Master of Ceremonies: Glen Begay (Diné)
Arena Director: Victor Chavez (Diné)
Head Gourd: David Patterson (Sac & Fox/Kickapoo)
Head Man: Tso Yanez (Navajo-Yaqui/Iroquois)
Head Woman: Kat Yanez (Gabrieleño/Tongva)
Host Northern Drum: Blue Water
Host Southern Drum: Hale & Co.
Out Going Ms. UCR Pow Wow Princess 2024-2025): Cheweka Lawson (Cahuilla-Torres Martinez Band of Cahuilla)
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CONTESTS
GOLDEN AGE (50+) *All Categories Combined ADULTS (18-49) Men's Traditional;
Men's Grass/Fancy
Women's Traditional;
Women's Jingle/Fancy
TEENS (13-17) Boy's Traditional;
Boy's Grass/Fancy
Girl's Traditional;
Girl's Jingle/Fancy
JUNIORS (6-12) *All Categories Combined TINY TOTS (1-5) *All Winners! NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION SPECIAL TBA -
HOTELS
Local Hotels
You have several hotel options, both near UC Riverside and closer to downtown with its lively nightlife and popular restaurants. The hotels listed below are all first-class and many have special discounted rates for guests visiting UC Riverside. Please make sure to call the hotel you plan to stay at and request the UCR discount.
Click here for a visual map