45th Annual Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow!!!

FRI-SUN July 26-28, 2024

Thunderbird Grand Mid Summer Pow Wow at Queens Farm Museum view from the air 73-50 Little Neck Parkway Floral Park Queens, NY

Thunderbird Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow!!!

FRI-SUN July 26-28, 2024 Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
PROUDLY PRESENT

Thunderbird GRAND MIDSUMMER POW WOW  at Queens Farm Museum
Host Drum: Heyna Second Sons, Old Bridge Singers…

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SPECIALS & SMOKE DANCE and HOOP DANCE SPECIALS

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L to R. Louis Mofsie, Alan Brown, Carlos Ponce, Matt C. Cross, Ciaran Tufford

Tickets TBA check: queensfarm.org

Marie Ponce Native Hoop Dancer Queens Farm Pow Wow

Special Admission Days

Friday–Sunday, July 26, 27, 28, 2024
Friday: Gates open at 6:00PM; Performances 7–10PM
Saturday: Gates open at 10:00AM; Performances 12–5PM & 7–10PM
Sunday: Gates open at 10:00AM; Performances 12–5PM

Please join the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers for our 45th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Friday, July 26, through Sunday July 28, 2024, at the Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY). 

Gates are open Friday at 6 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM. Pow Wow dancing will be Friday 7-10 PM, Saturday 1-5 PM and 7-10 PM and Sunday 1-5 PM. Gourd Dancing at noon on Saturday and Sunday.

New Dancers Contest Prize Money Rewards in honor of our 60th Anniversary!!! See Prizes below…

L to R: Isabelle Cespedes, Michael A Taylor, Matoaka Eagle, Carlos Ponce, Marie Ponce, Kitty Mullen, Ciaran Tufford Photo by Jonathan Slaff.

Admissions must be purchased on-line and preferably in advance.  To purchase admission,  go to queensfarm.org, under Events select Thunderbird Powwow, then “Get Tickets”  and purchase on the linked EventBrite page.  There are some limits on the number of attendees allowed, and although this is quite high, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance. 

See Information on Queens Farms School to Farm Education Program giving students a hands-on experience with historic homesteading as they build practical skills, on the largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland in NYC

ADMISSION:

Admission tickets must be bought on-line, preferably

in advance, as there are some limits on attendance.

Admissions are for the entire day.

ADULTS $18; CHILDREN (2-12): $12

Weekend Pass: $36 Adults & $24 Children

DANCER REGISTRATION

L to R: Kitty Mullen, Isabelle Cespedes, Dale Legones at Theater for the New City Annual Concert, NYC

Dancer registration Friday 5-7 PM & Saturday after 11 AM. Contest dancers must register by Saturday 1 PM. Although the majority of contest points are given Saturday and Sunday, participation points are awarded for Friday night dancing. Contests will run rain or shine. All dancers must pay a single day admission fee (covering the full weekend) before they enter the pow wow grounds, but there is no dancer registration fee. Admissions can only be bought on-line, preferably in advance: go to

L to R: Thunderbird Members Alan Brown, Carlos Ponce, Julian Gabourel, Ciaran Tufford, Michael A Taylor Dale Legones, marie Ponce, Kitty Mullen, Louis Mofsie

QUEENSFARM.ORG, under Events select Thunderbird Powwow, then “Get Tickets” and purchase on the linked EventbriteTBA page. Overnight Accommodation: Dancer RV’s must be moved into the parking lot overnight; no overnight tent camping. Get Tickets Go to: https://www.queensfarm.org/thunderbird-american-indian-powwow/

L to R: Heyna Second Sons: Louis Mofsie, Ciaran Tufford, Matoake Eagle, Sandy Capasso, Michael A. Taylor Matt C. Cross, Carlos Ponce sing at Theater for the New City, NYC

Dancers Prizes!!!!:

For Adult Dance Contest Categories:

MEN’S TRADITIONAL ,WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL, MEN’S & WOMEN’S FANCY

PRIZES: 1ST $800 2ND $500 3RD $300 4TH $200

For YOUNG WOMEN & YOUNG MEN Dance Contest Categories

PRIZES: 1ST $200 2ND $100 3RD $75

For TINY TOTS

PRIZES: 1ST $50 2ND $35 3RD $20

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