Local Goings On In and Around Santa Fe


September

  • Santa Fe Renaissance Fair
  • Join the crowds as they cheer on jousting, sword fighting and Celtic games. Wear your Renaissance finery and compete in a clothing contest. Enjoy entertainment and buy shields, blades, cloaks and turkey legs from vendors. You'll feast and frolic during this community fair celebrating the days of yore.
  • El Ranchos de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Rd.
  • Sept.18th and 19th
  • Adults $8, Seniors(65+)&Teens $5, kids 5-12yrs $3, kids under 5yrs are free
  • 505.471.2261
  • Santa Fe Wine and Chile Festival
  • Devoted to the fruitful pairing of wine and chile, this annual fiesta has become a favorite with food and wine connoisseurs across the country. It features more than 110 wineries and nearly 50 Santa Fe chefs participating in seminars, cooking demonstrations, guest chef luncheons, winemaker dinners, the famous Grand Food & Wine Tasting and the Gruet Golf Classic.
  • Sept.22nd-26th


October

  • Harvest Festival
  • Celebrate the harvest with food, music and dancing. Participate in grape crushing to make wine, learn to string chile ristras and enjoy arts and crafts from local artists.
  • El Rancho de las Golondrinas 334 Los Pinos Rd.
  • Oct.2-3 10am-4pm
  • For more information call 505.471.2261
  • Santa Fe Film Festival
  • For 10 years, the Santa Fe Film Festival has featured innovative programing. The festival showcases films made in the Southwest as well as independent American-made narrative films, films made outside the U.S., documentaries and art films celebrating the creative spirit. With a full schedule of workshops, panels, parties, awards and more, the Santa Fe Film Festival has become an exciting and popular film event that appeals to professionals and fans alike.




November

  • Indian Market Winter Showcase
  • Start your holiday shopping on Thanksgiving Weekend with treasures created by Native American artists from around the country. Presented by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, this Winter Showcase features one-of-a-kind pieces by acclaimed Native artists, including Indian Market award winners.Fun for the whole family, celebrate with music,storytelling and a film showcase.
  • Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W. Marcy St.
  • Nov.26-28th
  • $5 entry fee
  • 505.983.5220

December

  • Canyon Road Farolito Walk
  • One of Santa Fe's most beloved ways of celebrating the holiday season, the Canyon Road Farolito Walk lights up the hearts and souls of the crowds that walk this famous road every Christmas Eve. Small bags filled with sand contain votive candles that softly glow on this magical night as they line the neighborhood streets and adobe walls. Carolers spontaneously gather around luminarios, or small bonfires, and sing for joy as they warm themselves from the cold night. The farolito walk has become an essential part of this sacred season.
  • Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
  • On Christmas Eve


  • January

    • Ski Santa Fe Season Open
    • The Ski and Snowboarding season begins
    • Santa Fe Ski Basin
    • January
    • Three Kings Day Celebration
    • Dances held in honor of new tribal officers.
    • The Eight Northern Pueblos
    • Jan. 1st
    • For more information call 505.747.1593




    April

    • Japanese Cultural Festival
    • Celebrate Samurai culture at the Sixth Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival. Master swordsmen demonstrate their skills, Nobuyuki Sato from Japan presents a Grand Samurai Performance, and Grammy winner Koji Nakamura displays his Taiko drumming skills. Feast on Japanese festival food, and enjoy workshops, a silent auction and arts and crafts.
    • Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W. Marcy St.
    • 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 13
    • 505.471.9022
    • Art on the Edge
    • A show of select groundbreaking Artists
    • New Mexico Musuem of Art
    • Dates are TBA


    May

    • Pequeno Home and Garden Tour
    • Santa Fe Garden Club invites small groups to tour exceptional gardens.
    • The Santa Fe Garden Club
    • May 1st-Sept.1st
    • For more information call 505.984.0022
    • Baile de Mayo
    • The new Don Diego de Vargas and La Reina are crowned.
    • Santa Fe Community Convention Center
    • 1st-3rd
    • 505.988.7575
    • Civil War Weekend
    • Reenactments of the battles of Glorieta Pass and Apache Canyon.
    • El Ranchos de las Golindrinas
    • May 1st-3rd
    • For more information call 505.471.2261
    • IAIA Spring Homecoming Powow
    • Native American students join community members in an all day celebration.
    • IAIA Campus
    • May 8th
    • For more information call 505.424.3229
    • Santa Fe Community Days
    • The Plaza fills with music,kids-activities,food and entertainment for the whole family.
    • Santa Fe Plaza
    • Dates are To be announced
    • Santa Fe Century Ride
    • A hundred miles of history pass under your wheels as you bicycle down the ancient Turquoise Trail through the old mining towns of Madrid and Golden, across the mineral rich Ortiz and San Pedro Mountains, across the Estancia Valley through the villages of Cedar Grove and Stanley and on to the very old village of Galisteo, and 100 miles after you start, wheel back into Old Santa Fe. In addition, there is a Half-Century loop and 25, 50, & 75 mile "out & back" routes.
    • Santa Fe, NM
    • May 15th
    • Arts and Crafts Fair
    • A Santa Fe benefit festival.
    • Cathedral Park, Santa Fe,NM
    • May 22nd-24th
    • 505.424.1878
    • Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival
    • More than 180 Native American artists show and sell their work.
    • Santa Fe Community Convention Center
    • 22nd-24th
    • $5-15
    • 505.476.1250


    June

    • Spring Festival and Childrens Fair
    • Costumed villagers demonstrate what life was like in Colonial times.
    • El Ranchos de las Golindrinas 334 Los Pinos Rd.
    • June 5-6 from 10 am - 4 pm
    • 505.471.2261
    • Santa Fe Dance Festival
    • Moving People Dance hosts guest choreographers in several performances.
    • Various Venues around town.
    • 11th-13th
    • For more information please call 505.988.1234
    • Arts and Crafts Fair
    • A non-profit benefit for Challenge New Mexico
    • Santa Fe Plaza
    • 19th-21st
    • 505.988.7621
    • Rodeo de Santa Fe
    • Professional Cowboys and cowgirls compete in various competitions.
    • Santa Fe Rodoe Grounds
    • 23rd-26th
    • 505.471.4300