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