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EXPERIENCE TORTILLA MAKING AT THE HUHUGAM KI MUSEUM DURING ANNUAL TORTILLA FESTIVAL

Celebrating the art of tortilla making! Visitors can take a class on tortilla making while learning tips on tortilla etiquette. Individuals will have the opportunity to make tortilla’s learning the step-by-step process from making the dough with basic ingredients, forming the round tortilla shape and finish with cooking a tortilla on a comal or disk over on an open fire. Guests can also visit with seasoned tortilla makers representing the Salt River Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community, Ak-Chin Indian Community and Tohono O’odham Nation.

There will be games for children and a Native American kitchen market of aprons, potholders and more. In addition, individuals can learn how to chop wood, start a fire safely and sample traditional foods including tepary beans, mesquite flour, saguaro syrup and cholla buds. Then treat themselves to lunch at one of the outdoor food vendors while enjoying music from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. by the ‘Waila Style 87’ chicken scratch band playing vaila style music!

Saturday, March 21, 2026

The Huhugam Ki: Museum, 10005 East Osborn Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85256

on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community east of Scottsdale.

The festival celebrates the history and art of tortilla making once a staple for central Arizona river tribes. The event provides an opportunity to share with the public the art of tortilla making from a traditional Indigenous perspective.

The event is open to the public

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

No admission fee, free parking. On-site food and craft vendors.