The Penn State Powwow

March 29-30, 2025

Group of drummers at the 2014 Powwow

The 19th annual Penn State Powwow will be conducted Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2025.

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. 

2024 Powwow

Looking back at the latest Penn State Powwow, conducted Feb. 24-25, 2024, via the event's Facebook page.

    Head Staff, 2025 

    • Host Drum: 
    • Co-Host Drum: 
    • Co-Host Drum: 
    • Co-Host Drum: 
    • Co-Host Drum: 
    • Head Veteran Dancer: 
    • Head Man Dancer: 
    • Head Woman Dancer: 
    • 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 Supervisor: Joche Gayles
    • Powwow Coordinator: John Sanchez (Apache)

        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.

        John Sanchez / apache@psu.edu
        123 Carnegie Building
        Penn State
        University Park, PA 16802-5100