The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is sharing a list of pow wows taking place in our member Nations and in urban areas in southern Manitoba!
If you know of a pow wow taking place in a southern urban centre or an SCO Nation and would like us to include it on the list, please email us.
June
Lake Manitoba First Nation 21st Annual Traditional Pow Wow
Date: June 19 to 21, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday pm | Saturday 1 & 7 pm | Sunday 1 pm
Location: Lake Manitoba First Nation
Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nation Annual Pow Wow
Date: June 19 to 21, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Roseau River Powwow Grounds
SCO’s Wáhkóhtowin Pow Wow
Date: June 21, 2026
Time: 11:30 am to 5 pm
Location: CN Stage & Field, The Forks, Winnipeg, Treaty One
Indigenous Peoples Day 30th Celebration
Date: June 21, 2026
Grand Entry: 12 pm
Location: Riverbank Discovery Center, 545 Conservation Dr, Brandon, Treaty Two
July
Minegoziibe Anishinabe Pow Wow
Date: July 3 to 5, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday 1 pm | Saturday 1 & 7 pm | Sunday 1 pm
Location: Minegoziibe Anishinabe Pow Wow Arbour
Swan Lake First Nation’s 28th Annual Competition Pow Wow
Date: July 3 to 5, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday 7 pm | Saturday 1 & 7 pm | Sunday 1 pm
Location: Swan Lake Pow Wow Arbour
Skownan First Nation Pow Wow
Date: July 10 to 12, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Skownan First Nation
Rolling River First Nation Traditional Pow Wow
Date: July 17 to 19, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday 7 pm | Saturday 1 & 7 pm | Sunday 1 pm
Location: Rolling River First Nation
Peguis Pow Wow
Date: July 21 to 23, 2026
Grand Entry: Tuesday 7 pm | Wednesday 1 & 7 pm | Thursday 1 pm
Location: Peguis First Nation
5th Annual Anishinaabe Days Celebration
Date: July 25 to 26, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Naawi-Oodena, 505 Kenaston Boulevard, Winnipeg, Treaty One
Dakota Plains Wahpeton Nation Pow Wow
Date: July 28 to 30, 2026
Location: Dakota Plains Wahpeton Nation
Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation Traditional Pow Wow
Date: July 31 to August 2, 2026
Location: Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation
Long Plain First Nation Competitive Pow Wow
Date: July 31 to August 2, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday 7 pm | Saturday 12 & 7 pm | Sunday 12 pm
Location: Long Plain First Nation Arbour
Waywayseecappo First Nation Traditional Pow Wow
Date: July 31 to August 2, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday 7 pm | Saturday 1 & 7 pm | Sunday 1 pm
Location: Waywayseecappo Arbour
August:
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Annual Pow Wow
Date: August 4 to 9, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation 28th Annual Traditional Pow Wow
Date: August 7 to 9, 2026
Grand Entry: Friday 7 pm | Saturday 1 & 7 pm | Sunday 1 pm
Location: O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi First Nation
Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation’s 45th Annual Traditional Pow Wow
Date: August 22 to 24, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation
Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation Pow Wow
Date: August 28 to 30, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Birdtail Sioux Powwow Grounds
September:
SCO Orange Shirt Day Pow Wow
Date: September 30, 2026
Location: Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory
More information to come
October:
Manito Ahbee Pow Wow
Date: October 31 and November 1, 2026
Grand Entry: More information to come
Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory
Enjoy the celebrations!
