Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow
July 4, 5, and 6th
Cape Cod Fairgrounds
Event Information:
General admission: $13 per person; $8 Seniors 65+ and Children ages 6-13; Children ages 5 and under free of charge
Gates open at 10 a.m. each day
Grand entry begins at 1 p.m. each day with an evening Grand Entry on Friday, July 4th beginning at 6 p.m. (on Friday only)
Head Staff:
Emcee – Earl “Chiefy” Mills, Jr.
Arena Director – Russell Peters, Jr.
Head Drum Judge – Darryl Wixon
Head Dance Judge – Toni Weeden
Host Drum – Stoney Creek from North Carolina
Head Man Dancer – Cameron Greendeer (Ho Chunk Nation)
Head Woman Dancer – Nitana Hicks Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag Nation)
“Fireball” medicine game will be held on Saturday, July 5th beginning at dusk (No audio, video or photographs permitted during ceremony)
“Double Ball” Tradition Women’s game on Saturday afternoon
Powwow Princess Exhibition and Crowning on Sunday afternoon
Traditional Clambake on Sunday afternoon