ADA, OK – Chickasaw heritage, culture and traditions will be celebrated in communities throughout the Chickasaw Nation during the 2025 Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, held Sept. 26-Oct. 4.
Each year, friends and family from across the country attend the week-long event, which is highlighted by Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby’s State of the Nation Address, set for 9:00am, Oct. 4, at the Aiitafama’ Ishto (large meeting place) on the capitol grounds in Tishomingo, OK.
The tradition of Chickasaw Annual Meeting began in 1960, when more than 100 Chickasaws met at Seeley Chapel near Connerville, OK, to discuss the state of the tribe and a vision for the future. Annually, the Chickasaw Nation pays tribute to this historic event by celebrating Chickasaw pride and progress during the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival.
This year marks the 65th Chickasaw Annual Meeting and 37th Chickasaw Festival. The event will feature the coronation of tribal princesses, stickball games, a 5K and fun run, archery, senior and junior Olympics, golf, horseshoes, pickleball, and cornhole tournaments.
Guests also can peruse and purchase artwork created by artists of Southeastern and Woodlands tribes at the Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM). Venues in the Tishomingo, Ada and Sulphur areas will host numerous activities throughout the week, including a traditional cornstalk shoot, coed softball tournaments, a golf tournament and museum tours.
A complete list of events, locations and schedules will become available online at AnnualMeeting.Chickasaw.net. A live video stream of the Annual Meeting, Oct. 4, as well as the Chickasaw Princess Pageant and Arts and Culture Awards ceremony, will be available.
