1 See Shakespeare in the garden.

The Santa Fe Classic Theater company performs Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m. “It’s one of his most requested comedies,” says Kelly Kiernan, theater company’s board president. “It also has elements of profound melancholy, but we manage to invoke its gentle humor.”

Now in its fifth year presenting live theater at the Botanical Garden, the company uses aesthetic queues from the setting of Twelfth Night, which takes place in modern-day Albania and Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. “Our costumes took elements of Balkan and Serbian folk costume to create the world,” Kiernan says. “Similarly, the set designers took inspiration from the area.”

Set amid the high summer blooms, the show offers an experience to remember. “It’s an emotionally charged performance,” says Kiernan. Arrive early and bring a picnic to enjoy the gardens starting at 5:15 p.m. Twelfth Night runs through August 18.

The Roswell Museum introduces "Jane Abrams: Fire on the Water," a retrospective exhibition showcasing five decades of the artist's work. Photograph courtesy of the Roswell Museum.

2 Get fired up for art.

The Roswell Museum debuts a new solo exhibition, Jane Abrams: Fire on the Water, on Friday, featuring paintings, prints, and sculptures made from 1968 to 2022. Abrams, who was the first tenure-track woman professor in the art department at the University of New Mexico, where she taught from 1971 to 1993, pulls inspiration from her home landscape in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque as well as from her own dreamscapes. The show reflects on 50 years of Abrams’s artmaking and recurring themes of fire and water. The exhibition, which runs through January 12, kicks off with an opening reception and artist talk at 5:30 p.m.

Expo New Mexico will host the 25th annual Great Southwestern Antique Show this weekend, featuring over 100 vendors and a variety of vintage treasures. Photograph courtesy of Great Southwestern Antique Show.

3 Go on a treasure hunt.

Expo New Mexico hosts the 25th annual Great Southwestern Antique Show on Saturday and Sunday at the Manuel Lujan Jr. Exhibit Complex. More than 100 vendors present vintage treasures including Indigenous art, textiles, furniture, photographs, rare books, jewelry, and more. If you want a sneak peek, purchase tickets for the preview on Friday from 1 to 6 p.m.

The Billy the Kid Pageant and Old Lincoln Days in New Mexico offers a weekend of historical reenactments, local festivities, and educational events.

4 Revisit the Old West.

More than a reenactment, the Billy the Kid Pageant and Old Lincoln Days is a weekend full of history lovers’ fun. A true community effort, the pageant explores the local history of one of the most infamous characters in the Wild West and features a cast entirely made up of local actors.

For 83 years, the whole town has celebrated this weekend with special events at local businesses, a slew of vendors, gunfight reenactments, and a parade. This year, the Lincoln Historic Site opens a new exhibition, Billy the Kid in Pop Culture, and features a variety of talks as part of the Lincoln Lecture Series. The festival happens Friday through Sunday with special concerts from Tanner Houston, La Ultima, and the Doso Dirtbags. See The Last Escape of Billy the Kid on Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Get tickets at the Courthouse and Visitor Center when you arrive in Lincoln. See a full fest lineup here.

The 102nd Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial starts this Friday at Red Rock Park, celebrating Native American culture until August 11. Photograph courtesy of Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial.

5 Attend the Inter-Tribal.

The 102nd annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial starts Friday, with events and celebrations happening at Red Rock Park through August 11. One of the oldest annual events in the Land of Enchantment, the ceremonial includes pow wows; traditional dance performances; an art show; a pageant to crown Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial and Little Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial; vendors selling handmade items, food, drinks, and more; a 5K run; and parades through town.

Read more: For more things to do, check out our online calendar of events.