27th Annual Honor the Mounds Gathering

📅 Friday, August 9

🕙 10 AM – 4 PM

📍 Beattie Park, 400 block of N. Main St, Rockford, IL

Join us for a powerful and family-friendly day at the 27th Annual Honor the Mounds Gathering — a free educational event celebrating Native heritage, culture, and community.

✨ Free Admission

🎨 Free Kids Crafts

🎒 Free Backpack & Stuffed Toy Giveaway

To receive a backpack and toy, children must join in the Tiny Tots Dance — giveaways happen right after the dance!

This is a drug-free and alcohol-free event, open to everyone.

We encourage you to stop by our food booth and grab a bite! All purchases help support the committee so we can keep this tradition going each year.

🍽️ Food for sale:

Soda & Water

Frybread & Frybread Tacos

Burgers & Hotdogs

Wild Rice Soup

We hope to see you there — and thank you for helping us honor the land, the culture, and the community.

Everyone is welcome.