Photos by Tim H. Murphy Photography
ASU Pow Wow
April 4-6, 2025
Friday to Sunday
Desert Financial Arena
ASU Tempe Campus | Tempe, AZ
Tickets
One Day Pass $8 (plus fees)
Weekend Pass $22 (plus fees)
4+ ticket discount for weekend passes
Please note: Ticket prices will increase on event day.
Ages 2 and Under: Free Admission
Please note: ASU Bag Policy will be in place for all patrons.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 4, 2025
Doors Open 5:00 p.m.
Gourd Dancing 5:30 p.m.
Grand Entry 7:00 p.m.
Contest and Intertribal Dancing
Closing 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Doors Open 11:00 a.m.
Gourd Dancing 11:30 a.m.
Grand Entry 1:00 p.m.
Contest & Intertribal Dancing
Supper Break 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Grand Entry 7:00 p.m.
Contest and Intertribal Dancing
Closing 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Doors Open 11:00 a.m.
Gourd Dancing 11:30 a.m.
Grand Entry 1:00 p.m.
Contest & Intertribal Dancing
Closing 6:00 p.m.
2024 Head Staff
Host Northern Drum: ShowTime
Host Southern Drum: Leading Arrow
Master of Ceremonies: Edmund Nevaquayah & Dennis Bowen Sr.
Arena Director: Darrell Goodwill
Head Judge: Wayne Silas Jr.
Head Gourd Dancer: Ipa Dutchover-Grey
Sound: Hokah Sound
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The contemporary Pow Wow is a link to the past that helps maintain Native American Heritage. Seen by outsiders as entertainment due to the singing, dancing, and colorful regalia, the Pow Wow is a spiritual legacy which should be treated with respect and honor. It is a time for Native American families to be together. It is a time of sharing, of laughter and tears, of learning, and of caring. It is a time to honor the past and celebrate the future.
Native American families travel hundreds of miles to attend Pow Wows across the U.S. and Canada. Time and distance are not relevant. The renewal of traditions and reinforcement of the heritage is the important thing. It is a time to strengthen the circle.