Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration

About this event

The NC Museum of History proudly presents the annual American Indian Heritage Celebration (AIHC)! The celebration—with support from its community partners, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the North Carolina American Indian Commission —has been the culminating event in honor of American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina for more than three decades.

The AIHC consists of a virtual education day on Friday and an in-person festival on Saturday. The celebration highlights traditional and contemporary artistic, historical, and cultural contributions of American Indian communities in North Carolina. It also brings together members of all nine state-recognized tribes. The consistent theme and message of AIHC, as expressed by its planning committee, is visibility: Indigenous people are still here!

Friday, November 20, 2026 – From 9 am to 2 pm, the celebration will be happening online.

Saturday, November 21, 2026 – From 10 am to 4 pm, celebrate American Indian Heritage at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

NOTE: While the NC Museum of History building is closed for renovation, this year’s festival is being held at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Activities will take place in the East Building and on the Gipson Plaza. Parking is available in the museum parking lots.

From North Carolina Museum of History