Painted Skies Pow Wow - 2026

Come join us as we celebrate our 2nd annual Painted Skies Pow Wow in Albuquerque, NM, at the Balloon Fiesta Park. This will be a contest Pow Wow with Gourd Dancing and a Handgame tournament. We’ll have over 75 artisans, information booths, and traditional & non-traditional food vendors. Free Admission Free Parking — Pow Wow — MC – James Edwards – Pawnee/N. Cheyenne/Comanche AD – Vaugh Stands – Oglala Lakota Host Northern Drum – Powerhouse – Rio Rancho, NM Host Southern Drum – Cruisin’ South – Brimhall, NM Head Man Dancer – Kenny Donaghey – Navajo – Crown Point, NM Head Women Dancer – Cheyenne Chee – Navajo – Albuquerque, NM Head Boy Dancer – Levi Sandoval/Pacheco – Dakota/Pueblo – Bernalillo, NM Head Girl Dancer – Bridget Sunshine Tsosie-Hohenstein – Laguna, Kewa, Dakota, Diné, EB Cherokee – Laguna, NM — Gourd Dance — MC – James Edwards – Pawnee/N. Cheyenne/Comanche AD – Nick Jackson – Hopi – Albuquerque, NM Head Singer – Adrian Yahzee – Brimhall, NM – Cruisin’ South Head Gourd Dancer – Rusty Cozad – Kiowa – Anadarko, Oklahoma — Pow Wow — 11am – Gourd Dance 3pm – 1st Grand Entry 6pm – Supper Break 7pm – 2nd Grand Entry 10pm – Pow Wow Closing