1 Visit artist studios.

Santa Fe Studio Tour

With an abundance of creative power to showcase, the Santa Fe Studio Tour includes mediums from photography to sculpture and textile art. “We’ve been pretty successful over the years,” says Barbara Weber Yoffee, president of the board of the Santa Fe Studio Tour. “So we have put a limit of 100 artists on the tour.” These include artists of all ages who represent “a wonderful multicultural tapestry in our community,” she says.

All of the organization’s board members are studio artists who participate in the tour. “It’s very important to see where artists work, under what conditions, how they approach their work, and what their inspiration is,” says Weber Yoffee, who makes jewelry. “Every artist has challenges. Not everything that inspires you works out as planned, and sometimes spontaneity takes you on a totally different journey.”

The tour runs Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this weekend and next, while weekday events including workshops, demonstrations, and lectures. See a full lineup of happenings and find a map of studio locations on the tour’s website.

High Road Artisans Tour

You have two weekends to take the High Road Artisans Tour and visit artists in their studios in northern New Mexico villages like Chimayó, Peñasco, Truchas, and Chamisal. Beginning this Saturday and Sunday, this tour offers a unique introduction to the art that lives only in these mountains.

North Valley Studio Tour
Visit artists in studios sprinkled throughout the verdant North Valley in Albuquerque, which runs along the Río Grande. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., there are more than 20 participating artists in this tour, representing both traditional and innovative techniques in a wide array of mediums.

The Extravaganza on Museum Hill in Santa Fe celebrates Indigenous and Mexican traditions with live performances, music, dancing, and a Lucha libre-style wrestling match. Photograph courtesy of Duke City Championship Wrestling.

2 Celebrate cultures coming together.

Taking over Museum Hill in Santa Fe on Saturday, the Extravaganza on Museum Hill immerses attendees in Indigenous and Mexican traditions through activities, performances, live music, and dancing. A collaboration between the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art, the daylong fest helps cultural practices become accessible experiences.

“We wanted to do something during Hispanic Heritage Month, and close to Mexican Independence Day, to represent pieces in our exhibit, La Cartonería Mexicana: The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste,” says Charlie Lockwood, executive director at the Museum of International Folk Art. “There’s a papier mâché luchador in the exhibit, and I thought it would be so cool to bring that to life.”

Attendees will see luchadores from Duke City Championship Wrestling battle it out in a Lucha libre-style match; enjoy a live mariachi performance; and see Lightning Boy Hoop Dancers and the Cloud Eagle Dance Group from Jemez Pueblo. Kids can make their own luchador mask at a crafting station, and admission to both museums is free during the special day. “We have a good mix of Indigenous and Mexican events and performances happening,” Lockwood says. “This is the first time there’s been a wrestling match on Milner Plaza.” There will be food trucks with paletas, churros, and other Mexican and Indigenous dishes. The wrestling starts at 5 p.m. RSVP to the event here.

Celebrate the opening of Nicholas Herrera's first solo museum show, "El Rito Santero," at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. Photograph courtesy of Harwood Museum of Art.

3 See a santero’s first solo show.

A Friday-evening reception marks the opening of a new exhibit at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, Nicholas Herrera: El Rito Santero. As practitioner of one of New Mexico’s oldest and most distinguished art forms, Herrera has Mexican, Spanish, and Indigenous roots in northern New Mexico. After a serious car accident at the age of 26 landed him in the hospital, Herrera felt called to the traditional art of painting saints. He makes all of his work on his family’s land in El Rito, where he was born and raised. The opening party for his first solo museum show is Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. See the exhibition through June 1, 2025.

Find handmade goods and family fun at Yucca Blossom Trade Days in Artesia this weekend, with 80+ vendors, a silent auction, and kids' activities. Photograph courtesy of Yucca Blossom Trade Days.

4 Say goodbye to summer.

Yucca Blossom Trade Days in Artesia is a makers’ market at the Artesia Center where more than 80 vendors sell their goods. This weekend, on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., it marks the end of summer with a special bash, a silent auction, and fun for kiddos, including a petting zoo, bounce house, and more. Bring the whole family.

Kick off winter at Pajarito Mountain's UllrFest, a Viking-themed party with live music, costumes, and a NM Craft Brewfest. Photograph courtesy of Pajarito Mountain.

5 Think snow.

Saturday is the first official day of fall, but the folks at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area are already thinking about winter and the coming ski season, which you can celebrate at their UllrFest. Ullr is a Norse god associated with snow and winter. Costumes are encouraged at the Viking-themed party, where John Martinez from the band Eddy and the Nomads and surf rockers the Fabulous Martini-Tones perform. Local breweries provide fresh pours at the on-site NM Craft Brewfest from noon to 5 p.m. Get your tickets here.

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