ICT Staff

Indigenous Peoples Day is everyday many say because being Indigenous is 24/7.

But even the second Monday of every October makes it a bit more special with the community gatherings, powwows, extra food, activities, and more.

It’s a day Indigenous excellence and brilliance can be celebrated. It’s full Indigenous joy on display.

ICT compiled a list of Indigenous Peoples Day events happening over the weekend and day of below.

Select the arrow for a dropdown list of events. Events are listed by time zone from east to west and by state in alphabetical order.

EASTERN TIME

MAINE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Film Festival
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Unitarian-Universal Church – 120 Park St, Bangor, ME 
MORE INFO HERE

“Water is Life” Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Abbe Museum – 26 Mt Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Children’s Theater of Maine
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11 and Monday, Oct 12
WHERE: 250 Thompsons Point Rd, Portland, ME
MORE INFO HERE

MARYLAND

250 Years: A Journey Toward a More Perfect Union Roots of Resilience: African American & Native American Contributions to America’s Story
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 3:00-5:30pm 
WHERE: Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, 8045 Harriet Tubman Lane, Columbia, MD
MORE INFO HERE

MASSACHUSETTS

Tufts University Indigenous Peoples Day Lunch & Learn – Indigenous Roots of Wellness: Connecting Ancestral Wisdom and Community Health
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 8, 11:30 – 1 p.m. 
WHERE: Alumnae lounge, 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA 02155. Hybrid.
MORE INFO HERE

Arlington Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 11-12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Arlington Masonic Temple, 19 Academy St., Arlington, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Boston Indigenous Peoples’ Day March
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 12-3 p.m.
WHERE: March starts on the steps of the Massachusetts State House
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Observance
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 10-5 p.m.
WHERE: Waterfront Park, Newburyport, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend at the Institute of Contemporary Art
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 
WHERE: 25 Harbor Shore Dr., Boston, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Wampanoag Cultural Celebration
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Highfield Hall & Gardens, 56 Highfield Dr., Falmouth, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Tufts University Indigenous Peoples Day Community Celebration
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 11:30-2:30 pm
WHERE: Residential Quad, 190 Packard Ave., Medford, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Hassanamisco Indian Fair
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2-4 p.m.
WHERE: Cummings Veterinary School, 7 Jumbo’s Path, North Grafton, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Watertown Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day 2026
WHEN: Sunday, October 11, 12-3 pm
WHERE: Hosmer Elementary School, 1 Concord Rd., Watertown, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Native Roots Celebration at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11-5 p.m. 
WHERE: 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day at the Massachusetts Historical Society
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, Noon-4 p.m.
WHERE: 1154 Boylston St., Boston, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Museum of Fine Arts Indigenous Peoples Day Open House
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
WHERE: 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Brookline Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 1-4 p.m. 
WHERE: Florida Ruffin Ridley School, 345 Harvard St., Brookline, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 9-5 pm
WHERE: Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA; Harvard Museum of Natural History, 28 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Concord Museum Indigenous Peoples Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10-11 am
WHERE: 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Sassafras Earth Education Indigenous Peoples Day 2026
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 2-3:30 pm
WHERE: Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, 100 Felix Neck Dr., Edgartown, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Lexington Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 9-4 pm
WHERE: Events in multiple locations.
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Newton 6th Annual Ceremonial Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11-5 pm
WHERE: Albemarle Field, 250 Albemarle Rd., Newton, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day at Heritage Museums & Gardens
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10-5 pm
WHERE: 67 Grove St., Sandwich, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day at the Worcester Art MuseumWHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10-4 pm
WHERE: 55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
MORE INFO HERE

Opening Doors presents Indigenous Like Me, Musical Performance and Conversation with Annawon Weeden and Kim Moberg
WHEN: Oct. 23, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Belmont High School Black Box Theatre, 221 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA
MORE INFO HERE

MICHIGAN

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 5-6 p.m.
WHERE: Charlevoix Public Museum – 220 W. Clinton St., Charlevoix, MI
MORE INFO

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 12:45 p.m. – 6 p.m. 
WHERE: Leland Cultural District – 111 S. Main St., Leland, MI 
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – Noon
WHERE: Mt. Pleasant Campus, Community Room – 2600 S. Summerton Rd, Mt. Pleasant, MI
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Community Day
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
WHERE: Dennos Museum Center – 1410 College Dr, Traverse City, MI
MORE INFO HERE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Indigenous Peoples Day at the Mt. Kearsarge Museum
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10-4 pm
WHERE: 18 Highlawn Rd., Warner, NH 03278
MORE INFO HERE

NEW YORK

Indigenous Peoples’ Day New York
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11- Monday, Oct. 12
WHERE: Randall’s Island, NYC 
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
WHERE: 4900 Independence Ave, BX, NY 10471
MORE INFO HERE

NORTH CAROLINA

American Indian Crafts and Games
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10am 
WHERE: Palmer Hall, Carroll Weathers Dr, Winston-Salem, NC
MORE INFO HERE

OHIO

Ohio’s Indigenous Peoples’ Presentation
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:15 p.m. 
WHERE: Heiser Auditorium – 600 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Convergence
WHEN: Oct. 9-12
WHERE: Event locations vary by day – Cincinnati, OH
MORE INFO HERE

Vigil for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 4-6 p.m. 
WHERE: 67 N Main St, Oberlin, OH
MORE INFO HERE

PENNSYLVANIA

Indigenous Peoples Day Philly
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11-5 pm
WHERE: Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty Park), 1304 N. Beach St., Philadelphia, PA 19125
MORE INFO HERE

VIRGINIA

Indigenous Peoples Day at Vine
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 6pm 
WHERE: Vine Church, 2501 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA
MORE INFO HERE

WASHINGTON D.C.

Indigenous Peoples Day Community Potluck
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 12-3pm
WHERE: Indian Gaming Association, 224 2nd St. SE, Washington DC
MORE INFO HERE

CENTRAL TIME

ILLINOIS

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration at Harrison (Carter) Park
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 11-4 p.m.
WHERE: 1824 S. Wood St. in Chicago
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous People’s Day at Chicago Children’s Museum
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10-5 p.m. 
WHERE: Chicago Children’s Museum, 700 E. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous People’s Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11-4:30 p.m. 
WHERE: Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL
MORE INFO HERE

IOWA

Indigenous Iowans’ Day
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
WHERE: Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 2 – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Terry Trueblood Rec. Area – 579 McCollister Blvd, Iowa City, IA
MORE INFO HERE

KANSAS

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Wichita War Dance Presentation
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11, 6-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Heartland Farm – 1049 CR 390, Pawnee Rock, KS
MORE INFO HERE

11th Annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Beach Museum of Art – 701 Beach Ln., Manhattan, KS
MORE INFO

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Tipi Raising
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: South Hall Lawn – 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: KU Innovation Park Auditorium – 2029 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS
MORE INFO HERE

MINNESOTA

Indigenous People’s Day Weekend Food Truck Festival
WHEN: Oct. 10-12
WHERE: Battle Creek Rec. Center and Regional Park – 75 Winthrop St S, St Paul, MN
MORE INFO HERE

Youth March and Community Round Dance
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Harbor City School to Duluth City Hall
MORE INFO HERE

Duluth MN Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Duluth City Hall – Room 403, 411 W 1st St., Duluth, MN
MORE INFO HERE

“We Are All Relatives”: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11a.m.-Noon
WHERE: American Indian Magnet School, 1075 3rd St E, St Paul, MN
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Storytime Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 4-4:45 p.m.
WHERE: 608 7th St NW, Rochester, MN 
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous People’s Day Powwow
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: 1530 E. Franklin Ave. Minneapolis, MN
MORE INFO HERE

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls Native American Day Parade
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Downtown Sioux Falls, SD
MORE INFO HERE

TEXAS

Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Bastrop County Museum & Visitor Center – 904 Main St, Bastrop, TX 
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, Noon
WHERE: UTA Libraries – 702 Planetarium Pl, Arlington, TX 
MORE INFO HERE

WISCONSIN

Indigenous Heritage Celebration
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 8, 5-8 p.m.
WHERE: Madison Children’s Museum – 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI
MORE INFO HERE

5th Annual Indigenous Biz Con
WHEN: Oct. 11-13
WHERE: Potawatomi Hotel & Casino,  Milwaukee, WI 
MORE INFO HERE

Milwaukee Museum’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 
WHERE: Milwaukee Public Museum – 800 West Wells St., Milwaukee, WI
MORE INFO HERE

2026 Sun Prairie Indigenous Peoples’ Day Gathering
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 4:40-6 p.m.
WHERE: 220 Kroncke Dr., Sun Prairie, WI
MORE INFO HERE

Ho-Chunk Nation’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11 – Monday Oct. 12
WHERE: Sunday – 100 State St, La Crosse, WI, Monday, 2107 La Crosse St, La Crosse, WI
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Sauk County
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 1 p.m.
WHERE: Neesh-La Pow-Wow Grounds – E10793 N. Reedsburg Rd., Baraboo, WI
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Community Potluck
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m.
WHERE: 3232 W Killbourn Ave. Milwaukee, WI 
MORE INFO HERE

Oneida Nation Get out the Vote Rally
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: Oneida Hotel, Iroquois Ballroom – 2040 Airport Rd. Green Bay, WI
MORE INFO HERE

Symposium: Indigenous Ways of Belonging: Honoring History, Shaping Our Future
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 15,  8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
WHERE: AMU Monaghan Ballrooms – 1442 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
MORE INFO HERE

MOUNTAIN TIME

COLORADO

“People of the Sacred Land” Premiere Screening
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Denver Museum of Nature & Science – 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO
MORE INFO HERE

“Indigenous People’s Day Celebration”
WHEN: Oct. 13
WHERE: Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver University 2344 E Iliff Ave, Denver
MORE INFO HERE

MONTANA

“Honoring Our Ancestors” Celebration
WHEN: Oct. 12, Grand Entry at 1 p.m. 
WHERE: Caras Park, 123 Carousel Dr, Missoula, MT
MORE INFO HERE

Neighboring Nations Arts and Culture Festival
WHEN: Oct 9. at 5 p.m. to Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. 
WHERE: Roosevelt Center, 519 Broadway Ave, Red Lodge, MT
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous People’s Day Youth Celebration
WHEN: Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
WHERE: Redstart Classroom at Museum of the Rockies, 600 W Kagy Blvd, Bozeman, MT
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous People’s Day Fashion Show

WHEN: Oct. 12. from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Museum of the Rockies, 600 W Kagy Blvd, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
MORE INFO HERE

SOUTH DAKOTA

Indigenous People’s Day Parade
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Main St. Rapid City, SD
MORE INFO HERE

NDN Collective’s Indigenous People’s Day festival/concert
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 2-9 p.m.
WHERE: 521 Main St. – Main Street Square, Rapid City, SD
MORE INFO HERE

Remembering the Children Memorial Walk
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Begin at Sioux Park end at memorial at 3550 Canyon Lake Dr. Rapid City, SD
MORE INFO HERE

WYOMING

Buffalo Bash 2026 at WRTBI
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 3-7 p.m.
WHERE: 10929 Highway 26, Kinnear, WY
MORE INFO HERE

PACIFIC TIME

ARIZONA

42nd Annual NAC Parade and Open House
WHEN: October 10, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m
WHERE: 3rd St & Virginia Ave to Indian School
MORE INFO HERE

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHEN: October 11, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
WHERE: The Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
MORE INFO HERE

Indigena: A Latin American Indigenous Peoples Day
WHEN: Oct. 11, 2 p.m.- 5 p.m.
WHERE: Tempe Center for the Arts
MORE INFO HERE

As Long As The Sun Shines, The Medicine Grows, and The Rivers Flow
WHEN: Oct. 12
WHERE: Guild of the Vale, 200 N. Mcdonald Mesa, AZ 85201
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day PHX Fest
WHEN: Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
WHERE: Arizona Center, 455 N. 3rd St Phoenix, AZ 85004
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day
WHEN: Oct. 12, 2:30-9 p.m.
WHERE: Old Pascuas: Richeys Resource Center 2209 N. 15th Ave Tucson, AZ 85705
MORE INFO: IG @alianzaindigenasinfronteras

CALIFORNIA

Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz
WHEN: October 12, 5am-9am
WHERE: Pier 33, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA
MORE INFO HERE

OREGON

Indigenous NOW’s 9th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Event
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Reed Ballroom – 189 Liberty St NE, Salem, OR 97301
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Clackamas Community College
WHEN: Oct. 10, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Niemeyer Center, Oregon City Campus, 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, OR
MORE INFO HERE

NASU Indigenous Peoples Day and Call for All Nations
WHEN: Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: EMU Amphitheatre, University of Oregon Campus, 1395 University St, Eugene, OR
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day at OSU
WHEN: Oct. 12, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: 311 SW 26th Street, Corvallis, OR
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous People’s Day Solidarity
WHEN: Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: NAYA Family Center, 5135 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration & Children’s Powwow
WHEN: Oct. 12, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Barbies Village, 935 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR
MORE INFO HERE

UTAH

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Millcreek Common, 1354 Chambers Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 
MORE INFO HERE

WASHINGTON

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Powwow & Coastal Jam
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, beginning at 3 p.m.
WHERE: North Seattle College, 9800 College Way N., Seattle, WA
MORE INFO HERE

Daybreak Star Radio Special Broadcast
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
WHERE: Live from the Daybreak Star Cultural Center
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day: Following the Elders
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Riverfront Park, Spokane, WA
MORE INFO HERE

ALASKA TIME

Indigenous Peoples Day
WHEN: Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m. –  1 p.m.
WHERE: University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus Library, Ketchikan, AK
MORE INFO HERE

Alaska Pacific University’s Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
WHEN: Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
WHERE: Moseley Sports Center, 4400 University Dr., Anchorage, AK
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Frybread Taco Fundraiser
WHEN: Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
WHERE: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Brooks Building, RSS Gathering Room, Fairbanks, AK
MORE INFO HERE

Indigenous Peoples Day Literacy Event
WHEN: Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall, 111 Clay St, Fairbanks, AK
MORE INFO HERE

6th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
WHEN: Oct. 13, 5:30-7 p.m.
WHERE: Alaska Native Cultural Charter School, 3601 W. 40th Ave., Anchorage, AK 
MORE INFO HERE

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