Date: January 20, 2012-January 22, 2012
Venue: Denver Merchandise Mart
Enjoy a weekend of Indian art and Fine craft arts
as the Annual Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Showcase returns to Denver from January 20, 2012 to January 22, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. It’s a much talked about 3-Day festival where you will find all manner of things concerning to Indian culture and heritage, from traditional Indian jewelry, Wildlife and Western décor, pottery to paintings and sculptures that will enthrall you to no end. This year CIMSS is looking forward to be the best one yet……
The festival which celebrates its 31st anniversary this year also features song, dance and culture, besides art and crafts. Every year the festival draws in an extensive and diverse variety of local and national artists and vendors. This year, about 300 artists from all over the country will showcase their Indian, Southwest, Western and wildlife art while there will be continuous live music and dance performances on the main stage.
This is a place where you will find medicine wheels, traditional Indian dream catcher, wedding feathers, metal miniatures, rock drawings, turtle rattles and many more amazing things and customs that you’ve been curious to know about.
The 31st Annual Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Showcase is phenomenal in bringing the Native American and Southwest artists together. This year there will also be special attractions such as the wild bird show 'Hawkquest' together with many performances, hundreds of booths and stalls full of art and craft demonstrations, food and clothing to artwork and jewelry. There will be celebrities from the worlds of music, TV and films.
For children, there will be balloon artists, face painters, magic shows, cowboy tricks and much much more to enjoy.
As for tickets, those are $10 each. A single admission is good for the entire weekend and the admission price includes all shows, performances and demonstrations. Purchaser will receive a hand stamp that would allow them to come and go to the festival as many times as they please, all 3 days of the festival. Children under 13 are free.
Native American culture has existed in America for centuries with traditions still being passed down to young ones. The festival celebrates the traditional native and southwest cultures by bringing them together to display many different origins coming together in one place. The aim is to keep the traditions alive!
