The Penn State Powwow

2026 Details

The 20th annual Penn State Powwow will be conducted Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, 2026.

C3 Sports Complex, 200 Ellis Place, State College, PA 16801
Admission is free and open to the public.
Doors open at 11 a.m. both days.

• Dancer Grand Entry at Noon and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, ends at 9 p.m.
• Dancer Grand Entry at Noon Sunday, ends at 5 p.m.

Head Staff, 2026

• Host Drum: Maza Napin, Yankton, South Dakota
• Co-Host Drum: Red Blanket, Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation
• Co-Host Drum: Iron Lightning, South Dakota/Oklahoma/Ohio
• Co-Host Drum: Thunder Nation, Pittsburgh/Cleveland, Ohio
• Head Veteran Dancer: Patrick Little Wolf Brooks, Tuscarora Nation, Virgina, U.S. Army Rangers, Iraq ad Afghanistan Veteran
• Head Male Dancer: Wolfgrass Irwin, Mandan, Arika, Hidatsa, Fort Berthold, North Dakota
• Head Female Dancer: Lydia Green, Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
• Arena Director: Roger Campbell, Sisseton Wahpeton Dakotah Sioux, Sisseton, South Dakota, Vietnam Veteran
• Emcee: Guy Jones, Lakota, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Standing Rock, North Dakota
• Head Cook: Mike Zerby, Mission Band Potawatomi, Wabash River Valley, Indiana
• Cafeteria Supervisors: Joche Gayles, Else Sanchez, Cheyenne Sanchez
• Powwow Coordinator: John Sanchez, Apache/Yaqui

Call for Volunteers

Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Bruce Teeple, at mongopawn44@hotmail.com for more information about volunteer opportunities.

Thanks for considering sharing your time with the Powwow.

Contact Us / Powwow Coordinator

For more information about our powwow and how you can participate, please email John Sanchez at apache@psu.edu. He is our powwow coordinator and he is always happy to talk powwow.