A celebration of wild rice, the fall season, and Dakota and Ojibwe culture

2025 Festival Program

Scheduled Dance and Drumming Performances

• 11:00 AM – Little Earth Singers & Dancers

• 1:00 PM – Little Earth Singers & Dancers

All Day (10:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

Food & Marketplace

• Pow Wow Grounds Food Truck – Featuring frybread tacos and other favorites
• Wild Harvest Lemonade - Fresh-squeezed lemonade and other delicious beverages
• Wild Food Sales – Wild rice, honey, jams, mushrooms (R&R Cultivation), maple syrup and treats (Faxon Farms and Come on Over Sugarbush)
• Native Craft Sales – Handmade art, jewelry, and goods by Native vendors

Hands-On Activities

• Apple Cider Pressing & Samples – Try your hand add making fresh cider and have a sample
• Wild Rice Demonstrations – Learn about traditional harvest and processing methods from an experienced harvester
• Nature Journaling – Create your own journal 
• Community Paper Quilt – Add your square to this collaborative project
• Nashke Native Games – Play Ojibwe language games and shop merchandise
• Pollinator Bioblitz – Help count and record pollinators
• Wild Rice Taste Test - Which do you prefer, cultivated or traditionally harvested?

Environmental Education Tables and Exhibits

• Water Legacy
• City of Roseville Sustainability
• Harriet Alexander Nature Center - all about Wild Rice habitat
• Gibbs Farm -featuring a tipi and bracelet making activity
• Friends of the Boundary Waters - featuring portaging activity

Closing

• 4:00 PM – Festival wraps up. Thank you for joining us!