EVENTS - American Indigenous Arts Celebration 2024

Celebrate Native American Month with us at the American Indigenous Arts Celebration, Friday and Saturday, November 1 & 2, 2024!

We are happy to share that the American Indigenous Arts Celebration event will take place November 1 & 2, 2024. Join the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum as we celebrate Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food dance and more! This family friendly event will be held from 10am-5pm on Friday and Saturday. For the first time ever, all guests will receive complimentary admission to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and the AIAC event. Be sure explore the mile-long board walk while you are here. Parking is free!

Alligator Wrestling
Alligator Photo Op
New Museum Exhibits
Guest Appearance: Dallas Goldtooth, Native American Actor
White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
Champion Native American Hoop Dance Performance
Aztec Dance Performance, Amayel Mexican Cultural Academy
Seminole Fashion Show
Native Art & Craft Vendors
Tribal Food Vendors
Native Art Displays
Live Wildlife Show
Live Music by Rez Jams

Event Schedule
[FRIDAY] | [SATURDAY]

The AIAC is one of the top festivals in the Southeast and will feature an exciting array of Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food, dance and more!

Teachers, we gladly welcome you on Friday for school fieldtrips or visit us on Saturday too! School groups welcome! RSVP with Abena at abenarobinson@semtribe.com or call 863-902-1113 ext 12235.

Helpful notes: Most vendors accept cash only. We are located 65 minutes from Fort Lauderdale, 90 minutes from Naples and Miami. Wear sunscreen and comfortable shoes, as the event is on grass. Museum admission is included with event admission. Museum donations for the redesign project are always welcome.

Craft Vendors Welcome from Federally Recognized Tribes. Contact Rebecca at rebeccapetrie@semtribe.com.

Join our Facebook event page!

Thank you to our generous sponsors Lewis, Longman and Walker for making this event possible.

Contact:
Melissa Tommie, Visitor Services and Development Manager, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, melissasherman@semtribe.com
Chris Dirato, Bitner Group, (917) 921-9070, chris@bitnergroup.com

American Indigenous Arts Celebration in Big Cypress
Scheduled for November 1-2

Culture Extravaganza in the Everglades Will Once Again Feature
Native American Arts, Crafts, Food and Live Entertainment

BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION, Fla. (September XX, 2024) – The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum will stage its annual American Indigenous Arts Celebration (AIAC), November 1-2, on the museum’s festival grounds.

The event, which will help celebrate Native American Heritage Month, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. For the first time ever, all guests will receive complimentary admission to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and the AIAC. Parking is also free.

The AIAC is one of the top festivals in the Southeast and will feature an exciting array of Seminole and Indigenous art, music, food, dance and more.

Event highlights will include Billy Walker alligator wrestling, new museum exhibits, a Seminole fashion show, the Ahfachkee School Fashion Show, native arts and crafts vendors, Tribal food vendors, native art displays, Pharoah’s Wildlife Kingdom Wildlife Show, Osceola’s Legacy performance; a Miss Florida Seminole Princess Meet and Greet; and live music by Rez Jams (with Seminole musical artists Cypress Billie and Gabriella Diaz).

Additionally, the event’s robust entertainment lineup will include world and Native American champion hoop dancers, the Amayel Mexican Cultural Academy’s Aztec Dancers, White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers, and Native American actor Dallas Goldtooth.

About the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum opened in 1997 and is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Situated in the Everglades on a 66-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the museum offers more than 5,000 square feet of gallery space. Exhibits feature rare artifacts and lifelike dioramas that depict Seminole life at the turn of the century. In 2009, the Museum became the first tribally governed museum to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. For more information, visit www.ahtahthiki.com and follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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