Meskwaki Nation Annual Powwow

Tama, IA · Arts & Culture

When: August 5–8, 2027
Where: Meskwaki Powwow Grounds, 168 Battle Ground Road · Tama · IA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

The Meskwaki Nation hosts its Annual Powwow on the settlement near Tama each August, a four day gathering of dancing, drumming and traditional foods that traces back to the tribe's Green Corn Dance and was first formally named Powwow in 1913. It remains one of the longest continuously held powwows in the country.

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