The annual summer celebration of diverse Native American arts and culture is hosted collaboratively by the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, and Museum of Glass. The free festival happens every year.
At the In the Spirit Arts Market & Northwest Native Festival, you can enjoy shopping among and talking with artist vendors, listening to Native music, watching dynamic cultural dance, making art, exploring exhibitions and more.
The 2026 festival is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, August 8, at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.
Photo: Washington State History Museum
Schedule of events
- 10:30 a.m.: Guided tour of the This Is Native Land exhibition with curators Dr. Danica Sterud Miller (Puyallup) and Todd Clark (Wailaki-Round Valley Indian Tribes)
- 11:30 a.m.: Connie McCloud (Puyallup)
- Noon: Alaska Kuteeyaa Dancers (Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Aleut, Muckleshoot and Quileute)
- 1 p.m.: Rona Yellow Robe (Chippewa Cree Tribe)
- 2:15 p.m.: Guided tour of the This Is Native Land exhibition with curators Dr. Danica Sterud Miller (Puyallup) and Todd Clark (Wailaki-Round Valley Indian Tribes)
- 2:45 p.m.: 1876 (Northern Cheyenne & Blackfeet)
- 4 p.m.: LOZEN (Puyallup)
During the event there will be free admission to the museum and also to the Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St. The Museum of Glass will also host a glass art demonstration by Dan Friday as part of Glass Fest Northwest at the museum.
The Washington State History Museum is at 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma 98402.
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