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Annual festival of Coast Miwok culture – songs, dances, crafts, lectures
38th Annual Big Time Festival
at Kule Loklo
Please join us for this traditional Native American trade festival at Kule Loklo, a Coast Miwok Cultural Exhibit.
Throughout the day demonstrators will exhibit their skills in basketry, flint knapping, clamshell bead making, and more. Learn more about the culture and traditions of the Coast Miwok and other local American Indians at a variety of informational booths. Traditional dancers from the Intertribal Pomo group and Pomo dance group will share dances. Vendors will also be selling a wide variety of crafts.
This event is great for the whole family and is free of charge. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day.
At the Red Barn: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
* Songs with Sky Road Webb
* Lectures:
Greg Sarris, Chairman of Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria – “How a Mountain was Made”
Tom Whitley – “20,000 Years Ago at Pt. Reyes”
Paul Engel – “Pt. Reyes Archaeology Program”
At Kule Loklo: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
– Traditional California Indian Crafts for Sale
– Activities for Children
– Traditional Dances, Songs and Story Telling
For more information, please contact Carlo Arreglo at 415-464-5146.
ADMISSION INFO
Free admission
The trailhead for the 0.4-mile long trail leading to Kule Loklo is at the north end of the paved parking lot at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. Parking is free. See directions here.
Phone: 415-464-5146
Website: https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_bigtime.htm
Additional time info:
At the Red Barn: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
At Kule Loklo: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm