It is only through the generosity of our sponsors (corporations and small businesses, individuals, and local and state governments) that we can provide our high quality festival with award winning performers, top flight vendors, and educational exhibitors and workshops, free to the public. In this video, we express our appreciation and acknowledge our sponsors for our 2023 festival.
Getting the Word Out
Brevard County Proclamation Presentation
City of Melbourne Proclamation Presentation
City of Palm Bay Proclamation Presentation
[Photos below provided by Native Rhythms Festival’s official 2023 photographer, Lou Seiler.
Winner of the 2022 Paula Ellis Memorial Flute Players' Competition
Vendors & Exhibitors
Food Vendors
A&W BBQ, Seafood, and More
Bernie’s Blessing Island Cuisine
Country Kettler’s Korn
Ms O’s Grill on Wheels
Pita Pyramid
Wassi Shave Ice & More
Flute Maker Vendors
Andrew Begay Flutes
Flight Feather Flutes
Joe Loftin Flutes
Medicine Wind Music
Red Wind Flutes
Spiral Flutes
Turtle Mound Flutes
Willow Creek Woodcraft
Yanko Enterprises
Arts & Crafts Vendors
Alex Jalapa & T Rose
Backwoods
Big Bear Traders #2
Ca’s Creations
Inner Mountain Stones & Woods
Kaye’s Wares
Lil Gail’s Native Trade
Morning Crow Designs
Native Andes
OldRock Creations
Pine Away Baskets
R&R Collectables
RedHanded Trade
Ruth Ann’s Southwest Treasures
Spirit Rising
Sunka Beads
Tracking Natives
Trailwalker Crafts
Turquoise Showcase
The Wickiup
Wild Sage – Native American Jewelry
Wind in Her Hair
You Rock Crystals
Performer Vendors
Billy Whitefox
Dock Silverhawk Green
Gareth Laffely
Jonny Lipford (Horizons Flute Store)
Painted Raven
Randy Granger
Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle
Timothy J.P. Gomez
Exhibitors
Boy Scout Troop 520
Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Inc.
Brevard Zoo / East Coast Zoological Society
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
Field Manor Museum
Florida Right to Clean Water
Green Gables House
Imagine Our Florida, Inc.
Merritt Island Wildlife Association
Brevard County – Solid Waste Recycle
VA Veterans Center
Wild Horse Rescue Center
Jim Sawgrass
"East Meets West"
2023 "Best Booth" Award Winner
Each year since 2010, select members of the Native Rhythms Festival organizing committee have visited all of the various booths in the vendor area to select what they consider the “Best Booth“. The winner is awarded the giant traveling flute trophy (created by Mike Knight) and afforded the honor of displaying it for the next year, and awarded a complementary vendor registration the following year. For 2023, the “Best Booth” award goes to Graciano Viruet of Sunka Beads. Congratulations Graciano!
Competitions
Artists' Competition
Artist Competition Entrants
Artist Competition Winners
Winning Entries
1st Place – Timothy J.P. Gomez
1st Place Entry
2nd Place – Cindy Green
2nd Place Entry
3rd Place – Patsy Graves
3rd Place Entry
Other entries
Flute Makers' Competition
Flute Maker Competition Winners
Winning Entries
1st Place – Utah Farris
1st Place Entry
2nd Place – Joe Loftin
2nd Place Entry
3rd Place – Billy Whitefox
3rd Place Entry
Paula Ellis Memorial Flute Players' Competition
Flute Players’ Competition Winners
1st Place – Erik Lehman
2nd Place – Gaby Nagel
3rd Place – Alan Southerland
Workshops
Dr. Perran Ross – Bison on Paynes Prairie Florida
Ed WindDancer – Chasing Winddancer
Dr. Frankie Rinaldi – The Art of Storytelling
Gareth Laffely – Fluting To Improve Your Health & Wellness
John Ellis – What You Didn’t Know About the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Jonny Lipford – Unleash ‘Da Blues’ with Your Native Flute
Jonny Lipford – Finding Your Way: Clear Up Improv Chaos & Confusion
Joyce Bugaiski – Children’s Workshop: Making a Corn Bead Necklace
Joyce Bugaiski – Threads Through Time: Traditional Twining