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Discover the heartbeat of Santa Fe through our curated selection of featured events. Live music, art openings, cultural festivals and community gatherings, there’s always something to experience. Explore what’s happening now, plan your week, and connect with the vibrant spirit of the city different!
  • 14
    Jul
    08:00
    Santa Fe Farmers’ Market
    Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilion
  • 14
    Jul
    17:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: Fantastic Cat
    Santa Fe Plaza
  • 14
    Jul
    17:00
    Peter Gelb: An Opera Conversation – With Specialty Screening of THE OPERA HOUSE
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 15
    Jul
    18:00
    The Santa Fe Opera Presents: Brief Encounter – Film and Opera in Conversation
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 15
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 15
    Jul
    20:00
    The Santa Fe Opera: The Magic Flute
    The Santa Fe Opera
  • 16
    Jul
    00:00
    Rose of Nevada
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 16
    Jul
    17:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: Eileen Ivers & The Brigideens
    Santa Fe Plaza
  • 16
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 16
    Jul
    19:30
    In Conversation with NPR’s Mara Liasson–Supporting KUNM
    Lensic Performing Arts Center
  • 16
    Jul
    20:00
    Justin Nuñez
    The Mystic Santa Fe, Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM, USA
  • 17
    Jul
    00:00
    The Odyssey
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 17
    Jul
    00:00
    Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 17
    Jul
    18:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: Meow Wolf Monster Battle: Fleetmac Wood
    Railyard Plaza
  • 17
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 17
    Jul
    18:30
    Vegan Shark
    Ashley Pond Park
  • 17
    Jul
    19:30
    Chris Botti
    Lensic Performing Arts Center
  • 17
    Jul
    20:00
    Santa Fe Opera
    The Santa Fe Opera
  • 18
    Jul
    08:00
    Santa Fe Farmers’ Market
    Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilion
  • 18
    Jul
    09:00
    SANTA FE ARTISTS MARKET
    Railyard Plaza
  • 18
    Jul
    17:30
    The Odyssey – With Special St. John’s College Introduction
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 18
    Jul
    18:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: Best in Show
    Railyard Park
  • 18
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 18
    Jul
    19:30
    Rufus Wainwright
    Lensic Performing Arts Center
  • 18
    Jul
    20:00
    Jackie Myers Trio
    The Mystic Santa Fe, Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM, USA
  • 19
    Jul
    00:00
    Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Homecoming
    Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
  • 19
    Jul
    10:00
    El Mercado at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
    El Museo @ Santa Fe Railyard
  • 19
    Jul
    11:00
    Sundays with Hitch: Spellbound
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 19
    Jul
    16:00
    Summer Sundaze at The Mystic
    The Mystic Santa Fe, Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM, USA
  • 19
    Jul
    18:00
    MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 19
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 20
    Jul
    12:00
    BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 4
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 20
    Jul
    18:00
    MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 20
    Jul
    18:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: ABBAquerque
    Santa Fe Plaza
  • 21
    Jul
    08:00
    Santa Fe Farmers’ Market
    Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilion
  • 21
    Jul
    12:00
    GEORGE LI PIANO RECITAL
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 21
    Jul
    17:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: Lumbre del Sol
    Santa Fe Plaza
  • 22
    Jul
    00:00
    2026 New Mexico Senior Olympics State Bowling Tournament– Starlight Bowling at Santa Ana-Bernalillo, NM
    Starlight Bowling
  • 22
    Jul
    12:00
    BERWALD SEPTET
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 22
    Jul
    18:00
    DVOŘÁK & BERNSTEIN
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 22
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 23
    Jul
    00:00
    Santa Fe Desert Chorale: Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil
    Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
  • 23
    Jul
    12:00
    RAN DANK PIANO RECITAL
    New Mexico Museum of Art
  • 23
    Jul
    18:30
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Summer Season
    El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret
  • 23
    Jul
    19:00
    “Somewhere In the Rainbow” – Queer Night at The Mystic
    The Mystic Santa Fe, Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM, USA
  • 23
    Jul
    19:00
    Opera at the Railyard
    Railyard Plaza
  • 24
    Jul
    00:00
    Volleyball Team Tournament (Albuquerque, NM – July 24-26, 2026)
    Albuquerque
  • 24
    Jul
    00:00
    Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 24
    Jul
    00:00
    Romeria
    Center for Contemporary Arts
  • 24
    Jul
    18:00
    Lensic 360 Santa Fe Summer Scene: Cracker
    Railyard Plaza

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