WASHINGTON

Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, Seattle, WA

Monday, October 12 • 4–7pm
The United Indians of All Tribes Foundation is holding an evening celebration featuring:

• Indigenous art
• Music
• Cultural programming
• Community gathering
• Reception/art exhibition
• Dinner
• Song & dance

Free shuttle from the nearby bus stop.

 

OREGON

Clackamas Community College Indigenous Peoples Day Oregon City, Oregon

Saturday, October 10 • noon–4pm

Niemeyer Center, Clackamas Community College

This free event includes:

• Music performances
• Indigenous artisans
• Cultural/community presentations
• Storytelling
• Food
• Indigenous vendors

The event is presented with participation from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and other regional organizations.

 

Indigenous Peoples’ Day  University of Oregon Museum of Natural & Cultural History, Eugene, OR

Monday, October 12 – 10am–5pm

The museum is offering free admission for Indigenous Peoples’ Day and focuses on Oregon’s Native cultures, from ancient archaeological traditions through contemporary tribal communities. KLCC

 

Echoes of Ancestry

Sunday, October 11, 2026 • 11am –5pm

Farmers Market Pavilion & Plaza, 85 E. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR

The program specifically includes:

• Traditional drumming
• Traditional dance
• Indigenous music
• Storytelling
• Indigenous artists
• Cultural vendors
• Traditional foods
• Ancestral practices

It is presented by Sisters of the One Drum held in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

 

CALIFORNIA

Humboldt Indigenous Foods Festival Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata

Sunday, October 11, 11am –5pm

The 2026 festival specifically includes music, Indigenous organizations, food producers, demonstrations, workshops, speakers and discussion panels. It is hosted by the Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute.

 

1st Annual Indigenous Arts & Music Fest Nice, CA

Saturday, October 10 10am-6pm

Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino

Scotts Valley Pomo Dancers, Big Valley Pomo Dancers, Audiopharmacy, Kulingtang Dialect, Tsim Nuj and Stewie G. There will also be spoken-word artists and storytellers, with two stages.

Admission is free, with donations encouraged

 

San Francisco Indigenous Peoples Day – Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA

Monday, October 12, 12–4pm

The confirmed program includes:

• Jeremy Dutcher — Wolastoqey singer/composer from Neqotkuk First Nation
• Lyla June — Diné/Cheyenne musician, scholar and community organizer
• The Neighborhood Kids — Southern California Indigenous hip-hop/punk collective
• Native American art
• Music
• Vendors
• Community dancing

Admission is free.

The event is free and is organized with the International Indian Treaty Council and community partners.

There is also a much earlier event that morning:

Annual Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island

• Boats begin departing around 5am
• Gathering commemorates Indigenous resistance, cultural resiliency and survival
• The event is broadcast by KPFA

International Indian Treaty Council

 

Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow & Indian Market MLK Civic Center Park, Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

October 10, 10am-6pm

drum groups, singing, gourd dance, round dance, intertribals, Native food and arts

• Northern-style powwow drumming and singing
• Gourd dancing
• Round dancing
• Intertribal dancing
• Dance competitions
• Native American food
• Arts and crafts
• Indian Market

 

Reencuentro Purhépecha Lemoore College, Lemoore, CA

Saturday, October 10 — 10am – 10pm

The 13th annual gathering features traditional music, song, danza, ceremonial traditions, language, art and food. LinkedIn

 

Many Winters Gathering of Elders – Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

October 8–11

gathering of Indigenous elders and knowledge-keepers sharing teachings through oral tradition, ceremony and cultural knowledge.

Local California communities represented historically include Gabrielino Shoshone, Gabrielino Tongva, Acjachemen, Fernandeño Tataviam and Chumash.

 

Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California

Monday, October 12 – 9am–4pm

Idyllwild Arts Campus

The program includes:

• Sihasin, a Diné indie-punk band
• Indigenous cultural song and dance
• Storytelling/cultural presentations
• Indigenous artists
• Native American food
• Lakota hand games
• Hopi glass artists
• Native artist vendors

Sihasin band is led by Diné siblings Clayson and Jeneda Benally, with their father Jones Benally, a renowned hoop dancer.

 

Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA

Monday October 12 –  10am-4pm

• Kumeyaay Bird Singing groups
• Indigenous musicians
• Creation Story
• Blessing ceremony
• Indigenous artisans
• Educational activities