The Heritage Center: Calendar of Events
Visit our Heritage Center in Alcalde, NM to experience these exhibitions.
Rio Grande National Heritage Area Event Listing
For a more indepth view of what's going on in each of the three counties please visit these calendars:
Rio Arriba www.riograndesun.com/calendar
Taos County www.taosnews.com/calendar
Santa Fe santafe.org/Calendar
Here is a list of ANNUAL events. Please check websites for updated information.
SEPTEMBER
Labor Day Weekend
Fiestas de Santa Fe - including the annual burning of Zozobra on Friday night, followed a week later by parades, music on the Plaza, arts and other events.
www.santafefiesta.org
Chama Valley Studio Tour
www.visitchama.com
September 11
Enchanted Circle Century Tour - a major bicycle road race beginning and ending in Red River.
www.redriverenchantedcirclecenturytour.com
September 9 - 11
Rio Costilla Valley Studio Tour
www.riocostillaart.com
September 17, 18, 24, 25
High Road Studio Tours along NM 76 and NM 518 between Nambé and Taos.
866 343 5381
www.highroadnewmexico.com
Late September
Española Valley Arts Festival on the Española Plaza with a focus on regional visual artists
www.cityofespanola.org
September 21 - 25
26th Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta - the city's major event of its kind
www.santafewineandchile.org
September 23-24
Third annual 'The Paseo' a free festival on Taos streets featuring performance art, installations, interactive arts, live music, and more - from 1-10pm.
www.paseotaos.org
September 23 - October 2
Taos Fall Arts Festival with exhibitions, talks, live music and more.
www.taosfallarts.org
September 26 - October 2
Santa Fe Street Fashion Week with Southwestern and Western emphasis.
OCTOBER
October 1 -2
El Rito Studio Tour.
www.elritostudiotour.org
October 1 - 2
Harvest Festival, El Rancho de Golindrinas, in La Cienega just south of Santa Fe. $8 adults, $6 teens and seniors.
www.golindrinas.org
October 7 - 9
Octoberfest in Red River with fall color tours, microbrews, music and more.
www.redriver.org
October 8 - 10
Abiquiu Studio Tour with more than 50 participating artists.
www.abiquiustudiotour.org
October 19 - 23
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival with screenings, panels and parties.
www.SantaFeIndependentFilmFestival.com
NOVEMBER
November 5 - 6
Dixon Studio Tour
505 579 4671
www.dixonarts.org
November 19 - 20
Fall Fiber Festival at Santa Fe's Scottish Rite Temple
www.evfac.org
Thanksgiving Weekend
Typical opening of regional ski areas, which remain open through Easter.
www.skinewmexico.com
DECEMBER
December 2 - 4
Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival
www.recyclesantafe.org
December 7 - 11
Santa Fe Film Festival
www.santafefilmfestival.com
December 11
Evening staging of Las Posadas on the Santa Fe Plaza.
www.santafe.org
Christmas Eve
Taos Pueblo activities including bonfires, traditional dancing and midnight mass.
575 758 1028
www.taospueblo.com
Farolito Walk in Santa Fe's Canyon Road neighbourhood.
www.santafe.org
JANUARY
Last Weekend
Taos Winter Wine Festival in town and in the Taos Ski Valley.
www.taoswinterwinefest.com
FEBRUARY
Late February
Santa Fe Restaurant Week with special meals, edible art tours and more.
www.santafe.restaurantsweeknm.com
APRIL
Late April
Tierra Wools Spring Harvest Festival in Los Ojos, with demonstration shearing, wool cording, weaving and dyeing, plus music and more.
575 588 7231
www.handweavers.com
MAY
Late May:
Annual launch of Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge Railroad operations between Chama and Antonito, Colorado. The train runs through mid-October.
www.cumbrestoltec.com
Memorial Day Weekend
Native Treasures Art Festival, with some 200 juried Indian artists.
www.nativetreasures.org
Red River Motorcycle Rally for gearheads nationwide.
www.redriver.org
May to September
Taos Plaza Live, a series of free music shows on Taos Plaza on Thursdays from 6 - 8pm.
www.taos.org/visit/taos-plaza-live
JUNE
Early June:
Spring Festival & Fiber Arts Fair, El Rancho de las Golondrinas, just south of Santa Fe; $8 adults, $6 teens and seniors.
golondrinas.org
Mid-June:
Santa Fe International New Media Festival.
www.currentsnewmedia.org
Third week in June:
Peace Prayer Day/Solstice Retreat, hosted near Española by the American Sikh community.
www.3ho.org
Late June:
Taos Solar Music Fest, with national and regional bands.
www.solarmusicfest.com
Rodeo de Santa Fe, the region’s largest such gathering.
www.rodeodesantafe.org
JULY
Early July:
Annual launch of the world-famous repertory-style Santa Fe Opera. It usually closes about the third week of August.
www.santafeopera.org.
International Folk Art Market returns to Santa Fe for the largest event of its type in the world.
www.folkartalliance.org
July 4:
Chama Fireworks Train & Show
www.chamavalley.com
Mid-July:
Taos Pueblo Pow Wow
www.taospueblopowwow.com
Española Valley Fiesta on the Espanola plaza.
www.cityofespanola.org
Start of annual, world-class Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, which runs through mid- to late August.
www.santafechambermusic.com
Late July:
Fiestas de Taos,
www.fiestasdetaos.com
July 30–31 (last full weekend in July):
Spanish Market in Santa Fe, the nation’s largest and most renowned festival of its kind.
www.spanishcolonial.org
AUGUST
August 20 - 21
Santa Fe Indian Market - the world's largest and most prestigious event of its kind.
www.swaia.org