Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial
Every August, Gallup, New Mexico, hosts one the nation's oldest celebrations of Native American arts and culture in a massive showcase of arts, dance, music, rodeo, and more.
Native American Experience
Gallup lies in the heart of Native American ancestral homelands. With the Navajo National at their doorstep, Zuni Pueblo to the South, and the Hopi Reservation nearby in Arizona, Gallup is truly the gateway to the Native American experience.
A short drive from Gallup will immerse you in a wide variety of ventures including visiting National, State and Navajo Parks, the Navajo Nation, Zuni Pueblo and Hopi Reservation. Here you can see the impact and influence of the Ancestral Peoples on the land and culture from the distant past to the present day.
Gallup is also home to three major annual events that showcase and celebrate Native American arts and culture: the annual Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial, the Gallup Native Arts Market, and the Summer Nightly Indian Dances.
Summer Indigenous Arts & Dances
Experience authentic traditional dances from a variety of area tribes, featuring traditional drum, rattle, and flute instruments along with explanations regarding the cultural traditions that surround these dances outside the Gallup Cultural…
Shop Native Arts
The Gallup area is home to over 1,000 Native American Artisans creating unique works in jewelry, pottery, basket weaving, rug weavings, sculptures, unique textiles and paintings.
Hubbell Trading Post
John Lorenzo Hubbell was the foremost Navajo trader of his time.
The squeaky wooden floor greets you as you enter into the oldest operating trading post on the Navajo Nation.
Window Rock & the Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation extends over 27,000 square miles across Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
The Navajo Reservation is home to unparalleled beauty, more than a dozen national monuments, tribal parks and historical sites and is peppered with numerous lakes and ponds.
Zuni Pueblo
Colony of Artists
Zuni Pueblo is the largest of the nineteen New Mexican Pueblos, covering more than 700 square miles with a population of over 10,000.