30th Anniversary Big Time Gathering & Pow Wow - 4/25-27/2025

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. 2025 marks the 31st Annual Ohlone Big Time Gathering.

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FRIDAY NIGHT • CALI NIGHT

4:30pm Opening Blessing Josh Andujo, Helen Salazar, Christina Salazar
5:00pm Aztec Youth Dancers
6:00pm Chumash Dance Sisters
6:30pm Muwekma Ohlone Bay Area Feather Dancers
7:00pm Hummaya Singers and Dancers
8:00pm Offerings and Bear Dance

SATURDAY POW WOW • 4.26.25

10:00am Blessing of the Circle
10:30am Blessing of the children
12:00pm GRAND ENTRY
12:15pm Land Acknowledgementment
Coyote and Wildcat Singers and dancers
12:30pm Invocation
Tinker Gomez Spiritual Advisor

Set of Intertribals
Raffle
Mens Hair Toss

1:00pm Shiisogna Micheal Nigrete

Set of Intertribals
Raffle
Cake Walk
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3:00pm Humaya Singers and Dancers
3:30pm Chumash Dance sisters
4pm Toveema led by Virginia Carmelo
5pm Hummaya Singers and Dancers
6pm John Paul Hodge Live Performance
7:00pm Ohlone Sisters

Raffle
CakeWalk

9:00pm Retreat Color Guard

SUNDAY HONORING 4.27.25

10:00am Blessing of the Circle
11:00am Blessing of the Children
12noon Grand Entry
12:15pm Land Acknowledgment Josh Andujo
1pm Chumash Dance Sisters
1:30pm Honoring of the Veterans
Led by Tribal Member Steve Rodriguez
2pm Muwekma Ohlone Bay Area Feather Dancers
3pm Hummaya Singers and Dancers
Raffle
Couples Dance
Cake Walk
4pm Final Raffle
5:00pm Honoring of Pow Wow Committee
5:30pm Retreat Color Guard Closing Ceremony

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