Rock the Canyon: Art & Music Festival (also Shonto's Rock the Canyon) is an annual art/music/cultural festival held in Shonto, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation. Established in 2009 by the Shonto Tourism Commission, a subdivision of Shonto Community Governance, to promote Native American/Indigenous artists and musicians. As well as community wellness and intercultural celebration. The Rock the Canyon festival is currently coordinated by Shonto Group Incorporated.
Event history No.DatesLocationVenueFeatured Artist(s)Music Performer(s)1stSeptember 5, 2009 Shonto Canyon Shonto, Shonto Begay Open Mic2nd2010 Baje Whitethorne, Sr.3rdJune 4, 2011 Al Bahe 4th2012 John Bahe Smith5th2013 Tony Begay6thJune 4, 2014 Eddie Shootinglady Pavilion Alice Cling7thJune 6, 2015 Delvin Slick8thJune 4, 2016 Pauline Todicheenie9thJune 3, 2017 Pauline Bigman 10thJune 2, 2018 Bahe Whitethorne, Jr. (posthumous)11thJune 1, 2019 Daniel Josley Indigenous Joe Tohonnie Jr. & White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers2020–2021 Festival cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2022–2025 Festival on Hiatus12thAugust 29, 2026 Shonto Canyon Shonto, Eddie Shootinglady Pavilion || Coalition Deion Hayes I Don’t Konform Irv Wauneka Sunburnt Stone Radmilla Cody|- |13th|June 5, 2027'''
See also Monument Valley Film Festival
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Rock the Canyon on facebook