29th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration

Friday, November 22, and Saturday, November 23, 2024

11 a.m.–4 p.m.

While the North Carolina Museum of History is closed for renovation, the 2024 festival was held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Activities took place on the Bicentennial Plaza and inside the museum. 

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

11 W. Jones Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

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The AIHC—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 25 years.

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. The consistent theme and message of AIHC, as expressed by its advisory board, is visibility: Indigenous people are still here!