Haudenosaunee Arts Festival

Haudenosaunee Arts Festival

Presented By: Honest Engine Films

About the Event

Join us for the first-ever Haudenosaunee Arts Festival, a celebration of Indigenous culture, creativity, and community. This special event highlights the rich traditions of the Haudenosaunee people through art, fashion, food, and performance.
 

Event Information

DATE & TIME
Saturday, August 9th
10am-7pm

LOCATION
OCC Quad
4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY

Our Mission
"The whole purpose of the event is to build bridges so that we can see we're all alike in some kind of way."
— Irv Lyons Jr., Native/Indigenous Admissions Coordinator at OCC & Festival Producer

Schedule

  • 10:00 – Opening
  • 10:20-10:50 – Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
  • 11:00-Noon – Loren Barrigar and Irv Lyons Jr.
  • Noon-12:45 – Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
  • 1:00-2:15 – Corn Bred/Sacred Medicine
  • 2:30-3:00 – Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
  • 3:15-3:50 – Indigenous Fashion Show
  • 4:00-5:30 – The Ripcords with The Boneyard Horns
  • 5:35-7:00 – Smoke Dance Competition
Four boys in traditional Native American attire posing outdoors on grass in front of a brick building.

Sponsors

  • Honest Engine Fillms
  • Nucor
  • Giffold Foundation
  • CNY Community Foundation
  • Wegmans
  • American Indian Law Alliance
  • ESF
  • Syracuse University
  • Dinosoar BBQ
  • Colonial Laundromat
  • Harpoon Eddies
  • Green Hills
  • MOST
  • Byrne Dairy
  • John Powers/Hancock Estabrook
  • Sterling Casualty
  • Firekeepers
  • RBC Wealth Management

 

Contact & Updates

For more information or vendor inquiries, contact: Irv Lyons Jr at irvlyonsjr@gmail.com or 315-898-5059.