Our visit to the 20th Annual Mesa Pow Wow was a great treat as it did not require us to visit a remote reservation for a day of cultural celebration.

This festival is held at Pioneer Park on Main Street in Mesa on Saturday and Sunday. With approximately 100 Native American vendors selling art, crafts, t-shirts, food, and various other items, there are quite a few things to check out.

The music and dance are major parts of this festival, with dances including the Fancy War Dance, Grass Dance, Southern Straight, Northern Traditional for men, and Fancy Shawl/Jingle Dress, Cloth/Buckskin Northern, and Cloth/Buckskin Southern for women, along with special dances for the Tiny Tots.

Happy Diwali…

….from Sonal Patel at Indo Euro Foods and all of her friends helping celebrate this Hindu festival of lights.