Schemltzun | August 25 & 26 | Sat: 10 am  – 10 pm & Sun: 10 am – 6 pm

We welcome you to celebrate our rich heritage, our Creator, our Ancestors, Veterans, Elders, Warriors, Family & Friends and to give thanks for abundance at this drug and alcohol free event. Join our social dances, or watch our exhibition dancers and contestants move with skill and power to the ancient rhythms of our grandfather drum! Experience 17th c. life in a living Eastern Woodland Village environment! Try some authentic Native Food favorites or stay on with us in one of our first class hotels and catch a great meal and a show at one of our spectacular restaurants at Foxwoods! Between our certified Native American Craft vendors at our Powwow and the craft stores located at Native Nations at Foxwoods and the Trading Post at the Pequot Museum, we offer beautiful and distinctive handmade products straight from Indian Country!

Experience our Eastern Woodland Culture and traditions which still hold strong today! Walk into history with us through a living exhibit of our 17th c. Woodland Village. Join the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation as we proudly present Schemitzun 2018!

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation welcomes everyone to Schemitzun, the Feast of Green Corn and Dance; giving honor to Mantoo (Creator) provider of all things and celebrating our harvest, ancestors, elders, veterans, family and Native American heritage.

• Schemitzun takes place on the Mashantucket cultural grounds. Shuttle service is available from the Pequot Museum parking lot to the cultural grounds. No parking is allowed next to the cultural grounds, so please take the shuttle.
• Open to the public
• Drug and alcohol free event
• Wheelchair accessible
• Held rain or shine

• Pequot Museum Members – FREE
• Adults – $8
• Seniors and Children – $5
• Children under 5 – FREE

PLEASE NOTE: CASH RECOMMENDED — No ATM onsite. Credit and Debit cards will be accepted for admissions and Schemitzun retail. Because of the remote site, credit and debit cards may not be accepted at some of the food and craft vendors. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center | 110 Pequot Trail Ledyard, CT