Montana Pow Wows

List of Montana pow wows arranged by months.

Montana Pow Wow Calendar

Montana Pow Wow Calendar and Native American events open to the public. Learn powwow etiquette, dances, terminology used at Native American celebrations, vendor information, and more.

Most established pow wows occur on the same weekend of the same month each year. However, for various reasons, this is not a hard and fast rule. Before traveling long distances, please call the event promoter to be sure the dates haven’t changed and that this pow wow is still in existence. Dates given were current in the year in parenthesis.

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Valley of the Chiefs Powwow – Lodge Grass, Montana (July 4 through followingWeekend)
Valley of the Chiefs Powwow and Rodeo is held at Lodge Grass, Montana on the Crow Reservation, over the Independence Day weekend. It includes a rodeo, parade, Indian dancing, tipi camping, and a parade & dance through the village on the last day.

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Standing Arrow Pow Wow – Elmo, MT
Website: http://www.csktribes.org/
Phone:  406-207-7095
The Standing Arrow Pow Wow is held at the Elmo Pow Wow Grounds. This is an Indian social gathering featuring drumming, dancing, and traditional dress, food, and gambling games. This is the Kootenai Tribe’s celebration hosted by the Flathead Reservation, on the west shore of Flathead Lake.

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Crow Fair and Rodeo – Crow Agency, Montana

The Crow Fair and Rodeo is known as the Tipi Capital of the World, with over 1,000 tipis in the encampment. The Battle of the Little Bighorn National Monument and Cemetary is nearby.

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Ashland Labor Day Powwow – Ashland, Montana (Runs last weekend of August through Labor Day)
The Ashland Labor Day Powwow is held on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Ashland, Montana.

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