Open Farm Day and Wampanoag Powwow

Round the Bend Farm will be holding their monthly Open Farm Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and third annual Wampanoag Experience Powwow will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Sly Fox Den will be cooking authentic Indigenous cuisine, while the Round the Bend chef Shaun will be making farm-fresh items. There will also be an authentic cooking demonstration. 

The Powwow will be lead by Annawon Weeden and Host Committee. At 10 a.m. there will be opening remarks and a Northeastern dyed porcu[ine quill weaving demonstration, a drum roll call at 11:45 a.m., the Grand Entry and Round Dance and drumming at 12 p.m., a woodworking and war clubs demonstration and hubbab game at 1:30 p.m., Wampanoag storytelling and history at 2 p.m. and Wampanoag Social Dancing at 3 p.m.

There will also be jewelry, braids, basketry and more for sale. 

There is a few guidelines for the event; no photos of the Grand Entry as ceremonies and prayers are not meant to be photographed, ask others for permission to photograph, no pets except for service animals with proper vests, no alcoholic beverages, do not wear regalia unless you are Native American or a Indigenous person, don't refer to the regalia as a costume as it's spiritual and avoid using stereotypical language such as mouth-patting or war-cries. 

Guests can wear wampum purchased or received from Wampanoag artisians or jewelers. 

There will be overflow parking at The Holy Ghost Society of Horseneck. 

Tickets for the Powwow are $5 ahead of time, or $10 at the door. Children under 10 and elders can attend the Powwow for free.

Pie pumpkins will be for sale for 50 cents a pound. Orders for pickup are due by Friday, Oct. 16. There will also be a live creature encounter with the Lloyd Center from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and other fall crafts for kids. 

Tickets, lunch and pickup pre-orders can be placed at roundthebendfarm.org. Round the Bend Farm is located at 92 Allens Neck Road.