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2022 Event Schedule

Please Plan Ahead! Give yourself extra time for Parking,  Bag Check & Entry.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

  • 10:00 am-3:00 pm:
    • Ticket/Box Office open for Ticket Sales and Will Call – Gate 8 & Gate 3 at EXPO NM
    • Dancer & Drum Registration opens at Gate 8
  • 10:00am-3:00 pm:  Dancer/Drum Registration @ Expo NM, Enter Gate 8 ONLY.
  • 5:00 pm:
    • Tickets for sale for the Miss Indian World Traditional Presentations at the Kiva Auditorium in the ABQ Convention Center-upper level.
    • Will Call be open for Miss Indian World Traditional Presentations tickets ONLY. NO Powwow Ticket pickup, unless you ordered a Miss Indian World ticket. Pow Wow tickets can be picked up on Friday and Saturday.
  • 7:00 pm:- 9:00pm Miss Indian World Traditional Talent Presentations @ the Kiva Auditorium in the ABQ Convention Center

  Friday, April 29, 2022

  • 9:00am: Ticket/Box Office open for Parking Lot – Enter Gate 7 & 8 at EXPO NM
  • 10:00am:
    • Dancer/Drum Registration open-Enter Gate 8 at EXPO NM
    • Gates/Doors open at EXPO NM – Gathering of Nations Pow wow Grounds
  • 10:00am-11:45am:  Pre-pow wow performances inside Tingley Coliseum, food court open all day and Traders’ Market open all day
  • 12:00pm:  Grand Entry of Dancers inside Tingley Coliseum
  • 12:30pm: Stage 49 Contemporary Stage Performances all day
  • 1:00-4:00pm:  Competition Singing and Dancing
  • 1:30pm: Miss Indian World Contestant Public Speaking Competition at Stage 49
  • 4:00pm-5:45pm:  Special Contests features in Tingley
  • ​4:00 pm:  Horse & Rider Regalia Parade on the Powwow Grounds
  • 5:45pm-6:45pm:  Gourd Dancing  in Tingley
  • 7:00pm: Grand Entry of Dancers inside Tingley
  • 8:00 pm-12pm: Competition Singing & Dancing inside Tingley
  • ​12:00am: Gates Closed-Activities concluded for the day

Saturday, April 30, 2022

  • 9:00 am:
    • Gates & Ticket/Box Office opens for Parking Lot – Enter Gate 7 & 8
    • Dancer and Drum Registration at Gate 8
  • 10:00 am: Gates/Doors open to Expo NM/Gathering of Nations Powwow Grounds
  • 10:00 am-11:45am:  Pre-powwow performances inside Tingley Coliseum, food court open all day and Traders’ Market open all day
  • 12:00 pm:  Grand Entry of Dancers inside Tingley Coliseum
  • 12:30 pm: Stage 49 Contemporary Stage Performances all day
  • 1:00-4:00 pm:  Competition Singing and Dancing
  • 1:30 pm: Miss Indian World Contestant Public Speaking Competition at Stage 49
  • 3:30 pm-4:45pm:  Special Contests features in Tingley
  • 4:00 pm:  Horse & Rider Regalia Parade around the Powwow Grounds
  • 4:45 pm-5:45 pm:  Gourd Dancing  in Tingley
  • 6:00 pm: Grand Entry of Dancers inside Tingley
  • ​7:30 pm: Crowning of Miss Indian World in Tingley
  • 8:30 pm-12:00 am: Competition Singing & Dancing inside Tingley
  • ​12:00 am: Gates Closed-Activities concluded for the day