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Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest

Phoenix, AZ · Arts & Culture

When

February 6–7, 2027

Where

Heard Museum · Phoenix · AZ

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Widely regarded as the top hoop dance competition in the world, this Heard Museum contest has drawn Indigenous dancers from the United States and Canada since 1991. Competitors are judged on speed, precision, and showmanship while forming intricate shapes with dozens of hoops. The 2027 edition marks its 37th year.

The history within reach

• Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contestsame spot

  Widely regarded as the top hoop dance competition in the world, this Heard Museum contest has drawn Indigenous dancers from the United States and Canada since 1991.

• Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Marketsame spot

  One of the largest juried Native American art markets in the country, this Heard Museum fair draws more than 600 Indigenous artists from over 100 tribes and First Nations.

• Pioneer and Military Memorial Park0.3 mi

  Seven adjoining pioneer cemeteries holding some 3,700 graves, including the city's founders and victims of its epidemics.

• Heard Museum founded0.4 mi

  Begun as a private collection and now among the leading museums of Native American art anywhere, run in consultation with the tribes whose work it holds.

• First Fridays Art Walk0.5 mi

  The nonprofit Artlink has coordinated this open-gallery art walk through downtown Phoenix's Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue arts districts every first Friday of the month since 1994.