Strawberry Moon Festival at Artpark
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 06/18/2022
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This year's Strawberry Moon Festival is divided into two sections.
12PM-4PM – Indigenous arts and food festival in Artpark’s lower park (South 4th St. entrance) - FREE
6:30PM-10PM - Amphitheater concert featuring Blue Rodeo and Pamyua. Tickets $20 (general admission / carry-in chairs permitted on grass areas)
Listed in order of appearance:
Artpark’s 3rd annual Strawberry Moon Festival will open the day with the traditional Thanksgiving Address followed by a welcoming Native American Drum Circle at the Peace Garden.
The Indignenous Discovery Zone will host several interactive workshops where visitors can learn more about the beautiful culture, traditions and indigneous way of knowing will be held throughout the day.
- Largest Wampum Belt display in USA - Visitors can create a take home 7 bead wampum strand to celebrate the Strawberry
- Strawberry wire beading while learning about the importance of the Strawberry to the Native culture
- 101 Dewegun - drum sanding workshop with teachings of the drum
Visitors will also enjoy:
- Storytelling with Haudenosaunee Master Storyteller Perry Ground
- The mesmerizing fast paced Smoke Dance competition will expand this year with top WNY youth and adults competing for first place.
- Learning about the different styles of Pow Wow and Round Dance styles as well as participating in traditional Haudenosaunee dances.
- Vendors market filled with incredible and authentic artworks, crafts, traditional foods of WNY Native artisans and cooks.
The Emerald Grove Stage will house several singer songwriters, bands, dance demonstrations and new this year, a youth fashion show.
The Circle: Native Musician in the Round, an upclose unplugged and intimate concert will kick off the evening portion of SMF by paying tribute to Native American Singer Songwriter, award winning icon, Joanne Shanendoah.
Smoke Dance Competition
Back by popular demand, the mesmerizing and exciting Smoke Dance Competition. The Smoke Dance is a rapid quick step dance that is exceedingly fast and difficul, requiring dancers to stop on the very last note. The competition gets larger year with additional talent showing up to compete for first place!
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