1 Welcome the Year of the Horse. 

The Chinese Culture Center and Lin Martial Arts, which share the same location in Albuquerque, welcome the Year of the Horse with a celebration on Saturday at 1 p.m. The lunar new year party includes traditional dragon dances, kung fu demonstrations, Chinese lions, and special foods. The outdoor event happens rain or shine, so dress for the weather.

Dress in your best white and fuzzy costume for Yeti Fest at Ruidoso Winter Park. Photograph courtesy of Yeti Fest.

2 Go full Yeti.  

Ruidoso Winter Park offers free tubing tickets to folks who arrive in costume during Yeti Fest, a family-friendly party with live music, games, giveaways, and Eddie the Yeti. Himalayan folklore traditionally places Yetis in wintry mountain reaches, although no scientific confirmation of their existence has been discovered. So wear something white and fuzzy for a free tubing experience. Yeti Fest happens Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe brings its Songwriters' Concert Series to Santa Fe. Bishop's Lodge/Auberge Resorts

3 Hear songwriters. 

The Bluebird Cafe—a renowned 90-seat listening room in Nashville where superstars like Garth Brooks, Maren Morris, and Taylor Swift cut their teeth—continues its partnership with Bishop’s Lodge, Auberge Collection, in Santa Fe this weekend, bringing renowned songwriters to the City Different stage on Friday and Saturday night. This weekend at the Bluebird Cafe Songwriters’ Concert Series, see Josh Kear, who wrote “Before He Cheats”; Emily Falvey, known for “Little Things”; and Mark Irwin, songwriter of “Highway Don’t Care.” In these intimate concerts, musicians accompany each other and tell stories about the songs they’ve made. Get tickets here.

OTaosuCon debuts at UNM's Taos Klauer Campus with a full day of pop culture fun, including a replica of the DeLorean Time Machine from the film "Back to the Future." Photograph by Marko Stoyanof.

4 Attend a new arts festival. 

The inaugural OTaosuCon pop culture festival takes over the University of New Mexico’s Taos Klauer Campus on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a slew of musical performances, art vendors, a fashion show, gaming, demonstrations, and a cosplay contest. Festgoers can enjoy a Japanese food court, shop at an Artist Alley, and see a replica of the DeLorean Time Machine from the beloved film Back to the Future. It’s free to attend, but you need to register ahead of time.

The Ben Myers Ridge-a-Thon at Taos Ski Valley honors the late skier with a charity endurance event across challenging terrain. Photograph courtesy of the Ben Myers Ridge-a-Thon.

5 Hike, ski, and raise money.

A charity winter snow sports event celebrating the life of late Taos skier Ben Myers, the Taos Ski Valley’s Ben Myers Ridge-a-Thon happens over two days, as participants hike to skiable terrain and ski down in honor of Myers, who was an extreme skier. The money raised during the event benefits the Emergency Medicine Fund at the Taos Community Foundation. The event has generated over a million dollars in its 30 years. Register ahead of time to participate.

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