37th Annual Big Time Festival at Kule Loklo in Point Reyes National Seashore on Saturday, July 15, 2017

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37th Annual Big Time Festival at Kule Loklo in Point Reyes National Seashore on Saturday, July 15, 2017

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on July 10, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to the

37th Annual Big Time Festival

at Kule Loklo

Saturday, July 15, 2017

10 am to 4 pm

Please join us for this traditional Native American trade festival at Kule Loklo, a Coast Miwok Cultural Exhibit. Throughout the day demonstrators will exhibit their skills in basketry, flint knapping, clamshell bead making, and more. Learn more about the culture and traditions of the Coast Miwok and other local American Indians at a variety of informational booths. Traditional dancers from the Intertribal Pomo group and Dry Creek Pomo dance group will share dances. Vendors will also be selling a wide variety of crafts.

Please be aware that dogs and alcoholic beverages are not allowed at Kule Loklo.

This event is great for the whole family and is free of charge. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day.

The trailhead for the 0.4-mile long trail leading to Kule Loklo is at the north end of the paved parking lot at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. For directions and a map to help you get to the Bear Valley Visitor Center, visit our Directions page. To help reduce traffic congestion in the paved parking lot adjacent to the Bear Valley Visitor Center, please park your vehicle(s) in the gravel parking lot on the left (east) side of the access road close to the Bear Valley Trailhead. Parking is free.

For more information, please contact Carlo Arreglo at 415-464-5146 or by email.

The National Park Service has more than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 417 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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