Special Events

Daily Cultural Performances

May 27 - August 31 - Dance and Music Performances

• Dance -11:30, 1:30, & 3:30
• Music - 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, & 5:30

Sept 1-Sept 28 - Dance Performances 11:30, 1:30, & 4:30

Living Treasures Indian Arts Cultural Exchange

Living Treasures Series for 2024 will begin May 26 and end September 7, 2024.

Native artists teach and/or demonstrate the creation of artwork to visitors artwork to visitors in the Native American Educational and Cultural Center®. Between 10:00am – 6:00pm, visitors are encouraged to stop in and learn how to create the selected medium of art along with its cultural significance. Each workshop is modeled to be completed within 90 minutes.

• Sept.1 – Sept. 7: Michelle Reed, Clothes Pin Dolls
• Sept. 8 - Sept 14: Mike Lammers, Traditional Lakota Games
• Sept. 9 - Oct. 5: Roger Broer, Monotype Painting

Artist in Residence

Artists work on projects in a public studio space in the Native American Educational and Cultural Center® during each one-month residency. Visitors are encouraged to stop by the studio space to visit with the Resident Artist.

• August: Andrea Two Bulls, Painting
• September: Karen Ann Hoffman, Raised Beadwork

Mahkoche Kin

Hosted by the Museum Team and lead by artist and Oglala Lakota College Faculty Member, Darrell Red Cloud, Mahkoche Kin teaches visitors about why Crazy Horse Memorial® is in the Black Hills and their significance to the surrounding tribal nations.

Attendees will have the chance to get “off the beaten path” and see the Black Hills through a Native perspective enriched by the cultural knowledge held by the Lakota People. The 1-hour walks take place each scheduled day at 10:00am and 2:00pm. Sign up is available in the Welcome Conter prior to each walk and participation is limited.

2024 Mahkoche Dates:

• August 30
• September 6, 20

Special Days of Remembrance

• June 26, 2025- Special Day to Remember The Battle of the Little Big Horn and Ruth Ziolkowski

This special day commemorates the dual anniversaries of  The Battle of the Little Big Horn and the birth of Ruth Ziolkowski.

• September 6, 2024 - Special Day to Remember the death of Crazy Horse & Korczak Ziolkowski

This special day commemorates the dual anniversaries of the 1877 death of Crazy Horse and the 1908 birth of sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski.

The public is encouraged to visit Crazy Horse Memorial on each Special Day for a day and night of activities.

**Laughing Water Restaurant will open at 11:00 am and will close at 2:00 pm for a private reception.

Gift from Mother Earth Art Show

Every year Crazy Horse Memorial® celebrates the arts and crafts that are melding Native American cultures and the New West. During the three days of the Gift From Mother Earth, over 20 exhibitors showcase and sell a wide variety of artwork. Booths open at 8 am all three days.

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HONORING THE TATANKA (BUFFALO) DAY

Saturday, September 28, 2024 - First Annual

Join us during Buffalo Round-Up weekend in the Black Hills as we pay tribute to the Tatanka (buffalo) and explore their importance to everyday life and culture from the perspective of Peoples of Plains. Exciting events throughout the day.

Schedule of Events

10:00am - 5:00pm

Buffalo Box, Indian Museum of North America®

10:00am - 5:00pm

Tipi & Storytelling with Darrell Red Cloud, outside by the Nature Gates

11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm

Native Dance Performance by Jessie Rencountre, Veranda Stage or Covered Porch

12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30 pm

Buffalo Dancers, MJ Bull Bear, Veranda Stage or Covered Porch

All Day

Buffalo Exhibit, Cultural Center (lower level)

Volksmarch

Spring Volksmarch- First Saturday Only in June 2025

The Crazy Horse Spring Volksmarch (an organized hike) is a 10K (6.2-mile) woodlands walk to the world’s largest Mountain Carving in progress in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. June 7, 2025.

Autumn Volksmarch - same weekend as Custer State Park’s Buffalo Round-Up - Sunday Only

Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation and BHVA will host the Fall Volksmarch Sunday, September 29, 2024 and will be held the same weekend as the Custer State Park Buffalo Round-Up.

Native Americans' Day

Monday, October 14, 2024 @ 10:00 AM
Celebration of Native Americans' Day 2024,  we will have a program filled with song, dance, and speakers. We will also award the Educator of the Year.  Don't miss this special day,  This day is always one to celebrate!

10:00 am -11:00am – Native Americans’ Day Program

• Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Leander “Russ” McDonald (Dakota/Arikara)
• Keynote Speaker: Shawn Martinez (Diné)
• Dance Performance: Starr Chief Eagle (Sicangu Lakota)
• Crazy Horse Memorial® Educator of the Year: TBA
• Singers: Stampede Drum Group

11:00am - 4:00pm – Crafts & Storytelling: Various Presenters

11:00am - FREE Buffalo Stew Meal in Laughing Water Restaurant® while supplies last

12:30pm & 2:30pm – Special Performances from Native Pride Productions Inc.

All programming is included with admission into the Memorial.

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITGAE MONTH - NOVEMBER

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, he "authorized and requested to call upon Federal, State, and local Governments, groups, organizations, and the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate programs, ceremoines, and activities" to honor and celebrate all Indignous people, according to the landmark bill. Here at Crazy Horse Memorial® we are proud of our Mission to protect and preserve the culturals, traditions, and living heritage of all North American tribes every day. Please visit us at the Memorial or follow us on socail media as we share the Memorial's efforts to fulfill our Mission.