FESTIVAL ARAWAKO 2026

Dominican Republic

The Arawak Festival is a ceremonial gathering of ancestral knowledge to remember and celebrate our cultural identity as Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean and Abya Yala (the Americas).

About the Festival

The Festival is the Areyto celebration of Iwa Kayara (Arawak annual cycle renewal) within the transition of the Spring Equinox. A gathering for the Caribbean family from the islands and diaspora to come together, enjoy, and nurture our ancestral roots.

ACTIVITIES

The Festival will be sharing activities across different cities in the Dominican Republic. Pre-Festival Events will prepare us for the in-depth experiences that the Festival will offer. During the Festival, there will be FREE and by-donation community offerings (Watekes) open to the general public, as well as other experiences that lead to the closing Immersion Retreat.

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Click the button below for more details of the full Pre-Festival and Festival scheduled programming.

An immersion to experience ancestral wisdom in community, for individual and collective liberation through awakening, deep transformation and self-knowledge.

VOCES DE YUCAYEKE

Inspired by the classes I took at the Ancestral School, I went to the Arawako Festival. The sense of community and the people I met completely changed my life, even leading me to decide to move back to the island after years of living abroad.

Arawako Festival Participant

Dominican Republic

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WAIBÁ

Let’s continue the ancestral legacy and heritage for a stronger and more unified Caribbean. This gathering is an invitation to remember, to heal, and to return to ancestral lifeways in community.