32th Big Time Gathering & Pow Wow - 4/25-26/2026

The Ohlone Big Time Gathering is the Ohlone’s annual Pow Wow held at the Tony Cerda Park in Pomona, CA.   Historically, California Indians had Gatherings instead of Pow Wows.  The Big Time Gathering is a three-day event held on the last weekend in April that annually draws an average of 2,000 people and tribal representatives from both East Coast and West Coast tribes. It is a chance to make connections, meet family and friends, and most importantly, to show the local community that the Ohlone are still here. 2026 marks the 32nd Annual Ohlone Big Time Gathering.

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FRIDAY NIGHT • CALI NIGHT 4/24/26

2:30pm Indigenous Market set up
5:00pm The CLUB Kids Aztec Dance Group
6:00pm Calpulli Tecuanes
7:00pm Chumash Dance Sisters
8:00pm Offerings & Bear Dance

SATURDAY POW WOW • 4.25.26
 Roots of Resistance: Rising for Justice & Human Rights Pilgrimage March & Cultural Gathering

Roots of Resistance Pilgrimage
9:30 Meet @Pomona Valley Pride Center (235 Mission Blvd.)
10:15am Walk to Tony Cerda Park (450 E. Grand Ave)
Blessing of the Circle
11am-2pm Pilgrimage  Music, Dance, Poetry, Information & Food
2:30pm POW WOW GRAND ENTRY
2:45pm Land Acknowledgement
3:00pm Invocation
Tinker Gomez Spiritual Advisor
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Set of Intertribals
Raffle & Men’s Hair Toss

4:00pm Hummaya Singers and Dancers
5:00pm Chumash Dance Sisters
6:00pm Calpulli Tecuanes
7:00pm  Capali-Copili Aztec
Raffle & Cake-Walk
9:00pm Retreat Color Guard

SUNDAY HONORING 4.26.26

10:00am Blessing of the Circle
10:30am Blessing of the Children
11:00am Grand Entry
1:30pm Honoring of the Veterans
2:00pm Hummaya Singers and Dancers
Raffle
Couples Dance
Cake Walk
4:00pm Final Raffle
4:30pm Honoring of Pow Wow Committee
​5:00pm Retreat Color Guard Closing Ceremony

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