Major Events

Santa Fe Film Festival

Wed, Feb 19, 2025 11:00 am - Sun, Feb 23, 2025 9:00 pm

One of the oldest film festivals in the world, the Santa Fe Film Festival, streams a new wave of independent features, documentaries and shorts, along with Q&As, Panels, Workshops, Red Carpet Interviews, and Mini-Awards ceremonies happening both weekends.

@Garson Studios, Paradiso, Scottish Rite Temple

Santa Fe Home Show & Remodelers Showcase

Sat, Mar 15, 2025 10:00 am - Sun, Mar 16, 2025 5:00 pm

With close to one hundred vendors from all aspects of the home building industry present, the Santa Fe Home Builders Association puts the newest and best innovations in construction and design on display for members of the industry and the public at large.

@Santa Fe Community Convention Center.

Santa Fe Community College Career Fair

Wed, Apr 09, 2025 12:00 am - 3:30 pm

Bring copies of your résumé. Talk with employers from multiple career fields including healthcare, education, arts and communication, trades and sustainability, science and engineering, law, and business. Employers include City of Santa Fe, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Growing Up New Mexico, Nusenda Credit Union, Pecos National Historical Park and more.

This is a free event.

RSVP: https://www.sfcc.edu/cts-events-rsvp/

@SFCC, Campus Center, 6401 Richards Ave.

Native Treasures Art Market and Auction

Sat, May 24, 2025 9:00 am - Mon, May 26, 2025 5:00 pm

Every year, over Memorial Day weekend, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) hosts a spectacular line-up of over 200 Indigenous artists, all specially invited to showcase their museum-quality artwork at the Santa Fe Convention Center.

@Santa Fe Convention Center

Santa Fe Summer Scene

Sat, May 31, 2025 6:00 pm - Thu, Aug 28, 2025 9:00 pm

The largest free music series in New Mexico, the Santa Fe Summer Scene takes the place of the long-standing Santa Fe Bandstand. In fact, what started out as a small showcase on the Santa Fe Plaza for local musicians and their fans, has grown to become one of the most hotly anticipated summer concert series in the state.

@Throughout Santa Fe

Balloons Over Angel Fire

Fri, Jun 13, 2025 7:00 am - Sun, Jun 15, 2025 11:00 pm

Albuquerque doesn’t have the monopoly on balloon festivals, and Angel Fire isn’t just known for great skiing and terrain parks. Balloons Over Angel Fire is a three-day event over Father’s Day weekend, which is one of the few high-mountain hot air balloon events in the country that doesn’t have huge crowds and costly fees.

@Angel Fire Airport

Currents New Media Festival

Fri, Jun 13, 2025 5:00 pm - Sun, Jun 22, 2025 10:00 pm

There’s a place where Art and Technology intersect, and that place is the locus for what has become the most innovative Art festival in New Mexico. The Currents New Media Festival is a ten-day celebration of that intersection of science and aesthetics.

@Center for Contemporary Art

Father's Day

Sun, Jun 15, 2025 12:00 am - 12:00 am

Celebrate all things dad on the third Sunday of June, via a paternal holiday honoring fatherhood and the influence of fathers in society, with a fresh take that doesn’t involve neckties, socks or power tools.

@Your household

Santa Fe Summer Scene

Sat, May 31, 2025 6:00 pm - Thu, Aug 28, 2025 9:00 pm

The largest free music series in New Mexico, the Santa Fe Summer Scene takes the place of the long-standing Santa Fe Bandstand. In fact, what started out as a small showcase on the Santa Fe Plaza for local musicians and their fans, has grown to become one of the most hotly anticipated summer concert series in the state.

@Throughout Santa Fe

Rodeo de Santa Fe

Wed, Jun 18, 2025 7:00 pm - Sat, Jun 21, 2025 9:00 pm

Every year the Rodeo de Santa Fe brings big time rodeo action – with top cowboys and cowgirls, stock contractors, specialty acts, barrel men, and more – to northern New Mexico during the month of June. Hard core rodeo enthusiasts will tell you, it’s one of the best live shows in the state, and still remains one of the top 60 PRCA Rodeos in the nation.

@Rodeo de Santa Fe

Santa Fe Opera

Fri, Jun 27, 2025 8:00 pm - Sat, Aug 23, 2025 10:00 pm

Music is a universal gift, with the power to connect and bring together people from all walks of life. The Santa Fe Opera wields that power judiciously, with its mission “to advance the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality…”

@Santa Fe Opera

Santa Fe Summer Scene

Sat, May 31, 2025 6:00 pm - Thu, Aug 28, 2025 9:00 pm

The largest free music series in New Mexico, the Santa Fe Summer Scene takes the place of the long-standing Santa Fe Bandstand. In fact, what started out as a small showcase on the Santa Fe Plaza for local musicians and their fans, has grown to become one of the most hotly anticipated summer concert series in the state.

@Throughout Santa Fe

Santa Fe Opera

Fri, Jun 27, 2025 8:00 pm - Sat, Aug 23, 2025 10:00 pm

Music is a universal gift, with the power to connect and bring together people from all walks of life. The Santa Fe Opera wields that power judiciously, with its mission “to advance the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality…”

@Santa Fe Opera

Fourth of July

Fri, Jul 04, 2025 12:00 am - 11:00 pm

From fireworks to barbecue, music, and shopping, there’s plenty going on to keep you busy in Santa Fe on the Fourth of July! Let’s dive into this popular summer holiday and find out how to celebrate Independence Day in Santa Fe.

@Where Americans gather

Pancakes On The Plaza

Fri, Jul 04, 2025 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

A local tradition for 45 years now, the annual Pancakes On The Plaza brings together all the things we love about the holiday – art, music, and cars – along with that most delicious of breakfast treats, to create an event like no other.

@Santa Fe Plaza

International Folk Art Market

Thu, Jul 10, 2025 10:00 am - Sun, Jul 13, 2025 5:00 pm

Immerse yourself in Santa Fe’s famous International Folk Art Market, the world’s largest exhibition and sale of works by master folk artists. Since 2004, IFAM has hosted more than 1,000 master folk artists from 100 countries, some venturing beyond their villages for the very first time.

@Santa Fe Railyard Park

Art Santa Fe

Fri, Jul 11, 2025 12:00 pm - Sun, Jul 13, 2025 6:00 pm

Art Santa Fe features extraordinary art from around the world, specially curated programming, events, and entertainment, including live artwork demonstrations and more than 75 national and international galleries and independent artists showcasing hundreds of extraordinary works from around the world.

@Santa Fe Community Convention Center

Traditional Spanish Market

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 9:00 am - Sun, Jul 27, 2025 5:00 pm

One of the highlights of the Santa Fe summer months is the Traditional Spanish Market, presented by the Spanish Colonial Arts Society. The oldest and largest juried art show of its kind in the nation, the Spanish Market is a showcase for all things traditional in New Mexico.

@Santa Fe Plaza

Contemporary Hispanic Market

Sat, Jul 26, 2025 8:00 am - Sun, Jul 27, 2025 5:00 pm

Whether you’re into Native American art, or folk art, antique art or contemporary art, there’s probably a Market for it. One of the lesser known, but no less important markets taking place in the City Different is the Contemporary Hispanic Market, held in conjunction with the Traditional Spanish Market.

@Lincoln Avenue

Santa Fe Summer Scene

Sat, May 31, 2025 6:00 pm - Thu, Aug 28, 2025 9:00 pm

The largest free music series in New Mexico, the Santa Fe Summer Scene takes the place of the long-standing Santa Fe Bandstand. In fact, what started out as a small showcase on the Santa Fe Plaza for local musicians and their fans, has grown to become one of the most hotly anticipated summer concert series in the state.

@Throughout Santa Fe

Santa Fe Opera

Fri, Jun 27, 2025 8:00 pm - Sat, Aug 23, 2025 10:00 pm

Music is a universal gift, with the power to connect and bring together people from all walks of life. The Santa Fe Opera wields that power judiciously, with its mission “to advance the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality…”

@Santa Fe Opera

Haciendas: A Parade of Homes

Fri, Aug 08, 2025 10:00 am - Sun, Aug 17, 2025 5:00 pm

With 20 gorgeous homes on the docket, this is your opportunity to witness in-person old-world craftsmanship that has been handed down through generations, along with cutting-edge design and innovative use of materials that continue to make Santa Fe famous. Two weekends of home tours are held August 9–11 and August 16–18, 2024.

@Throughout Santa Fe

Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival 2025

Fri, Aug 15, 2025 8:00 am - Sun, Aug 17, 2025 5:00 pm

We are excited about the festival because it’s an all-inclusive event that’s planned by Indigenous people, run by Indigenous people, for Indigenous people,” said Karl Duncan, Executive Director of the Poeh Cultural Center. “We’re committed to providing new opportunities for Indigenous creative entrepreneurs as they envision and advance an Indigenous future.” View the full list of indigenous artists that will at Buffalo Thunder on August 16, 17 and 18 at poehcenter.org/pathways.

@Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino

Santa Fe Indian Market

Sat, Aug 16, 2025 9:00 am - Sun, Aug 17, 2025 5:00 pm

The Santa Fe Indian Market has been North America’s largest and most important juried Indigenous art market since 1922. Organized by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), it is far more than a weekend art market.

@Santa Fe Plaza

Burning of Zozobra

Fri, Aug 29, 2025 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

For almost a century, the towering 50-foot-high marionette – part ghost, part monster, and full enemy of all that is good – has drawn families and friends from near and far, to watch as evil is vanquished for another year during this one of a kind Labor Day pageant.

@Fort Marcy Recreation Complex

Fiesta de Santa Fe

Sat, Aug 30, 2025 5:00 pm - Sun, Sep 07, 2025 6:00 pm

For more than 300 years, every September, the Santa Fe Fiesta Council proudly invites people from all backgrounds to celebrate historic Santa Fe culture with events that highlight the talents of Northern New Mexico cultura!

@Santa Fe Plaza

Fiesta de Santa Fe

Sat, Aug 30, 2025 5:00 pm - Sun, Sep 07, 2025 6:00 pm

For more than 300 years, every September, the Santa Fe Fiesta Council proudly invites people from all backgrounds to celebrate historic Santa Fe culture with events that highlight the talents of Northern New Mexico cultura!

@Santa Fe Plaza

New Mexico State Fair

Thu, Sep 04, 2025 10:00 am - Sun, Sep 14, 2025 9:00 pm

Founded in 1938, the New Mexico State Fair has been drawing crowds to experience all the fun and excitement of rural living, firsthand. It’s also the biggest show in New Mexico, attracting over 500,000 attendees annually, and ranking in the Top 5 of the nation, based on affordability.

@Expo New Mexico

Santa Fe Renaissance Faire

Sat, Sep 13, 2025 10:00 am - Sun, Sep 14, 2025 5:00 pm

New Mexico’s premiere Renaissance Faire invites you to experience all the fun and excitement of ages past, in a safe and family-friendly environment where you can eat delicious foods, dance to medieval music, and buy unique arts and crafts.

@El Rancho de las Golondrinas

Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta

Wed, Sep 24, 2025 11:00 am - Sun, Sep 28, 2025 10:00 pm

An annual collection of events, at various venues throughout the city, this epicurean extravaganza brings 90 wineries to Santa Fe to partner with 35 of the city’s best restaurants in a weeklong celebration of food and wine events, featuring cooking demos, seminars, winery luncheons, and dinners.

@Throughout Santa Fe

Albuquerque International Balloon Festival

Sat, Oct 04, 2025 7:00 am - Sun, Oct 12, 2025 9:00 pm

Whether you’re a balloon enthusiast, or just like to watch as hundreds of balloons fill the skies, you’ll be enthralled by the sight of thousands of smiling, upturned faces, sharing in the spectacular beauty.

@Balloon Fiesta Park

Santa Fe International Film Festival

Wed, Oct 15, 2025 10:00 am - Mon, Oct 20, 2025 11:00 pm

The Santa Fe International Film Festival is the premier forum for international and independent cinema in Northern New Mexico. Taking place over five days and nights in October, and focusing on artistic excellence, SFiFF has presented films ranging from Academy Award winners to undiscovered indie gems.

@Jean Cocteau Cinema

Holiday Tree Lighting on the Plaza

Fri, Nov 29, 2024 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Every year, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, the City of Santa Fe turns the Santa Fe Plaza into a dazzling winter wonderland. People come from miles around to enjoy music and song, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, and the lighting of the tree, at this annual tradition ushering in the holiday season in true New Mexican style.

@Santa Fe Plaza

SWAIA Winter Indian Market

Sat, Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - Sun, Dec 01, 2024 4:00 pm

Shopping for the holidays gets a huge boost every winter when the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) hosts its annual Winter Indian Market, featuring more than 150 Indigenous vendors, musical and dance performances, an in-person silent auction, raffles, delicious food and more.

@Santa Fe Community Convention Center

SWAIA Winter Indian Market

Sat, Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - Sun, Dec 01, 2024 4:00 pm

Shopping for the holidays gets a huge boost every winter when the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) hosts its annual Winter Indian Market, featuring more than 150 Indigenous vendors, musical and dance performances, an in-person silent auction, raffles, delicious food and more.

@Santa Fe Community Convention Center

CHRISTMAS ON THE PLAZA & ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE

Sat, Dec 14, 2024 4:00 am - 10:00 pm

All aboard the Christmas Express! The City of Española invites you to their annual Electric Light Parade & Christmas on the Plaza, Saturday, December 14th at 6:00 PM. This year’s theme, “All Aboard the Christmas Express,” promises a dazzling display of festive floats, twinkling lights, and holiday cheer at the Plaza de Española. This tradition, hosted by the City and brought to you by the Downtown Action Team of Española (formerly Española MainStreet) since 1996, offers an evening of family fun with music, food, and activities for all ages. Don’t miss this spectacular celebration! For more information, contact Nanette Valerio at (505) 901-1280.

@Plaza de Española

Santa Fe Farolito Walk

Wed, Dec 24, 2025 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

A celebrated holiday tradition in Santa Fe, the Farolito Walk incorporates thousands of flickering votive candles in paper bags, lining historic neighborhood streets and adobe walls on Christmas Eve. The result is a warm inviting glow and a spectacular New Mexico tradition that is hard to resist for evening strollers.

@Canyon Road

New Year’s Eve on the Plaza

Wed, Dec 31, 2025 8:00 pm - 12:00 pm

Since 2015, Santa Fe has been giving the heave ho to the old year, and welcoming a peaceful and prosperous new one, with a community celebration on Santa Fe Plaza, highlighted by the rising (not dropping) of a Zia symbol, live music, bonfires, hot cocoa, and fireworks, providing hours of fun for the entire family.

@Santa Fe Plaza