SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026
8th Annual Portal Festival
8th Annual Portal Festival
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
S'edav Va'aki Museum
4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Cost: FREE!
FESTIVAL DETAILS
This annual festival features cultural performances of dance, music, and storytelling celebrating the engineering ingenuity of the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People. During the festival, attendees will enjoy additional programs including storytelling, artist demonstrations, tours, and talks that further explore the history and importance of water in the desert. Admission is also included as part of the festival to explore the exhibits and archaeological remains of the S'edav Va'aki Museum.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Sponsors of The Portal to the Past Festival have the opportunity to support free family friendly programming that celebrates the vibrant cultures of Arizona’s Indigenous people and connect communities to our shared cultural heritage through traditional arts.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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SCHEDULE FROM 2025 PORTAL FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL QUESTIONS OR ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS?
Contact Ami Rogers, Events Coordinator at festivals(at)culturalcoalition.com or call (480) 819-3452.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
The 7th Annual Portal to the Past Festival in 2025 was made possible thanks to support from:
Presenting Sponsors
Storyteller & Artist Sponsors
Partner Sponsors
The Portal to the Past was inaugurated on October 20, 2019 with the Portal Festival where we unveiled the “Portal to the Past” art installation, one of five winners of the New Arizona Prize Water Public Art Challenge.
The piece, designed by local Arizona artist and Cultural Coalition Co-Founder and Artistic Director Zarco Guerrero, is a sculptural gate that incorporates images acknowledging the importance of the complex canal system created by the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People that we still use today. The “Portal” is located along the Grand Canalscape offering access to the grounds of Pueblo Grande Museum and an interpretive trail highlighting the accomplishments of the first inhabitants of the Valley of the Sun where visitors can virtually walk in the footsteps of the Hohokam while leaning important facts about their trade.