Happenings


Native American Pow Wow And Festival Is April 4-6

Monday, March 10, 2008

Native American Services of Tennessee will be hosting the Second Annual Native American Pow Wow and Festival April 4-6 at the First Tennessee Pavilion.

The event will include 35 plus vendors with food and shopping. There will be actual tipi lodges at the event for people to go inside and see what they are like and drums and Native American Dancers from all over the United States from all tribes and cultures.

There will also be Native Americans providing hands on demonstrations throughout the event such as long bow, blow gun and hand drumming that the public can participate in.

The festival will be Friday, kid's day, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost is $3 per child and parent and teachers will be admitted free. It will also be open Friday from 6-10 p.m. with the grand entry at 7 p.m. On Saturday the hours will be 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. with grand entry at 1 adn 6 p.m.; and Sunday from 10 a.m - 6 p.m. with grand entry at 1 p.m.

General admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors, children 6-12 are $3 and children five and under are free.


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