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WHAT IS K'ÓMOKS FESTIVAL?
Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Every DayK'ómoks Festival 2025
Historically, we have come together on June 21st to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. For 2025, we will be expanding that offering and gathering on many days so we can celebrate our vibrant Indigenous culture everyday—and include more community members in the events and workshops we offer. Our West Coast Indigenous Elders Conference dates are May 27-29, 2025. Our Call for Sponsorship has launched and we will have participant registration available on March 15, 2025. We will share our full 2025 Schedule of Events in March 2025. We hope to see you there! K'ómoks Festival 2024 Highlights For 2024, we invited the community to Come Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on the Lands of the K'ómoks First Nation with Hereditary Chief Yax’nukwalas, K'ómoks & Pentlatch Hereditary Chief Namnam’am, Kerry Norman Frank. Connect with the beauty and power of K'ómoks and Pentlatch as we mark the Historic Opening of Queneesh House. We welcome Hereditary Chief Dick Dick Dawson and Hereditary Chief Dicky Joseph to conduct the ceremonies. These respected leaders have long standing relationships with Hereditary Chief Kerry Norman Frank and our families. We are honoured to have them with us. This will be a cultural feast with fluent speakers and dancers who have dedicated their lives to the traditions of our people. Immerse Yourself in Indigenous Art, Culture, Language, Storytelling, Workshops & Dancing. Tour the K'ómoks Kus-Kus-Sum Estuary, Shell Middens & Fish Weir along the Comox Foreshore. Learn the Story of the Frank Memorial Pole—Carved by Tlingit Kwaguʼł Master Carver, Tommy Hunt Jr., Waławidi & the Legends Behind the Many Masks & Artworks on Display by some of the most Celebrated First Nation Artists and Carvers on the West Coast. This year's festival features artwork by Chief Henry Speck Sr. Chief Dicky Joseph, Tommy Hunt Jr., Waławidi Wayne Alfred, Richard Hunt Late Chief Beau Dick, Late Marcus Alfred Late Douglas Cranmer, Geary Cranmer Bruce Alfred & Rachelle Antoine We have a wonderful events you won't want to miss! |
The 2024 festival marked the Opening of Queneesh House, a historic event bringing our many cousins to the Lands of the K'ómoks First Nation. |
Activities & PerformancesHONOURING Our Ancestors & Community
CELEBRATING Indigenous Culture, Art & Traditions
LEARNING Educational Talks & Workshops
GATHERING Historic Opening of Queneesh House
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Opening CeremoniesHereditary Chief Dick Dick Dawson
Hereditary Chief Dicky Joseph Workshops, Talks & ToursJoanna Recalma
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Family-Friendly Free Event for the CommunityThis is a Family Friendly event with workshops, speakers, experiential activities that embrace our culture and bring us closer to our community.
Take in the visual feasts of the day, the stories and teaching of the Knowledge Keepers and honoured guests, the smell of salmon smoking in the pit cook on the beach and the many mingled scents and sounds of a vibrant day of Indigenous culture on the K'ómoks foreshore. Come and share in the art of storytelling, dance, craftmanship, heritage, stewardship and community at 3535 Bayside Road, under Queneesh, the Comox Glacier and the Frank Memorial Pole—Carved by Tlingit Kwaguʼł Master Carver, Tommy Hunt Jr., Waławidi. |
Experience Indigenous Culture thriving in the Comox Valley. Shop from local Vendors & enjoy a playful and education day with a whole host of fun activities for all ages!
We'll share stories from our history and how the K'ómoks First Nation and the coming together of many peoples has evolved our community to the strong and thriving Nation you see today
We'll share stories from our history and how the K'ómoks First Nation and the coming together of many peoples has evolved our community to the strong and thriving Nation you see today
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Photos in Gukwdzi above by the multi-talented Joanna Recalma, Lawyer, Photographer—and Beautiful Human Being
About K’ómoks First Nation
The K’ómoks First Nation is located in the heart of the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Membership is currently just over 300 members within four clans: Sahtloot, Saseetla, Ieeksun and Puntledge. Two cultures are identified within our community: Coast Salish (Island-Comox speaking peoples) and Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwak̓ wala speaking peoples). The K’ómoks First Nation originally occupied sites in Kelsey Bay between Campbell River and Port McNeill on Johnstone Straits, Quinsum, Campbell River, Quadra Island, Kye Bay and along the Puntledge Estuary—one of the most beautiful parts of the world.
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K’ÓMOKS FIRST NATION
Administration Office 3330 Comox Rd, Courtenay BC, V9N 3P8 T: 1.250.339.4545 / E: Reception@komoks.ca |
K'ómoks First Nation is hosting Dancing, Storytelling, Artisans & Information Tables plus Aunty Toni's Bannock in Celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds from 2PM to 8PM on June 21, 2024.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9AM - 7PM / 3535 Bayside Road, K'ómoks Foreshore
2024 K'ómoks Festival 2024 being held 9AM to 7PM at 3535 Bayside Road is being coordinated through Comox Rocks—the team that organized the 2023 K'ómoks Festival—and a new Non-Profit Society. We welcome back the community for an exciting day of activities along the K'ómoks foreshore under the watchful guidance of Queneesh, the Comox Glacier & the Historic Opening Ceremony of Queneesh House. Gilakas'la—everyone is welcome!
2PM - 8PM / Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds
K'ómoks First Nation is hosting Dancing, Storytelling, Artisans & Information Tables plus Aunty Toni's Bannock at Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds from 2PM to 8PM on June 21, 2024. This event is being coordinated through the K'ómoks Band Office.
For KFN Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds Vendor Information Contact: Tel: 1.250.339.4545 / Email: Reception@komoks.ca
For KFN Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds Vendor Information Contact: Tel: 1.250.339.4545 / Email: Reception@komoks.ca
Both offerings are wonderful community events! Plan the day. Bring your friends. Fill your bellies & lift your spirits!
