The purple-and-white flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will fly over the Binghamton University campus this fall for the Annual Haudenosaunee Festival, Sept. 11 – 13, 2025. This year’s festival focuses on water as symbolized in the Gaswéñdah, the Two-Row Wampum. The festival offers the opportunity to learn more about the Indigenous people whose ancestral land is the site of Binghamton University.

Over the course of the three days, visitors can participate in the harvest of the Three Sisters Garden, witness a symbolic river trip on canoes from Otsiningo Park to the Confluence Park, sample food, and learn during a lacrosse expo with the Thompsons. Additional activities include Haudenosaunee performances of dance, traditional and contemporary music, storytelling and arts and crafts. There will be programming about the archaeology of the Confluence, Haudenosaunee water cosmologies, and the importance of maintaining clean water for future generations.

This free event welcomes all visitors, both on and off campus and for all ages.

Unless otherwise noted, the festival will take place on the Peace Quad.

For details and schedule, visit https://www.binghamton.edu/programs/haudenosaunee-festival/