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Yap Ye Iswa Festival
Rock Hill, SC · Arts & Culture
- When
- November 21, 2026
- Where
- Catawba Cultural Center, 996 Avenue of the Nations · Rock Hill · SC
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
The Catawba Indian Nation's day of the people of the river festival at its Cultural Center features traditional drumming, dance, blow-dart demonstrations, and Catawba pottery and basket makers. It has run annually each November for years at the tribe's cultural center outside Rock Hill; the exact 2026 date was not yet posted as of this writing.
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The Catawba Indian Nation's day of the people of the river festival at its Cultural Center features traditional drumming, dance, blow-dart demonstrations, and Catawba pottery and basket makers.
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