SAN JUAN RIVER BALLOON RALLY, BLOOMFIELD
June 14–16
The three-day festival at Bloomfield’s Chamblee Soccer Complex includes mass ascensions every morning, food vendors, and a balloon glow with live entertainment on Saturday.
SUMMER SOLSTICE, AZTEC
June 21
Constructed more than 900 years ago by Ancestral Puebloans, the Aztec West great house was built in alignment with the solstice. Arrive at Aztec Ruins National Monument by 5:30 a.m. for a guided experience to watch the annual sunrise alignment on its north wall.
MOTORSPORTS FEST, AZTEC
June 21 & 22
Kart Kayon Speedway hosts an evening of flat karts, quarter midgets, and outlaw karts racing on the 1/5-mile oval dirt track.
Aztec Ruins National Monument hosts a summer solstice event.
CONNIE MACK WORLD SERIES, FARMINGTON
July 26–August 3
Some of the best high school baseball players in the country converge on Farmington’s Ricketts Park for the Connie Mack World Series.
CONNIE MACK WORLD SERIES, FARMINGTON
July 26–August 3
Some of the best high school baseball players in the country converge on Farmington’s Ricketts Park for the Connie Mack World Series.
DEDE’S GOLDEN RAM MEMORIAL SHOW, AZTEC
August 3
The seventh annual car show and concert in remembrance of DeDe Jaramillo, the “Queen of Bling,” features cars, trucks, motorcycles, UTVs, and custom rides, along with food trucks, vendors, games, live music, and a DJ at Riverside Park in Aztec.
TOTAH FESTIVAL & INDIAN MARKET, FARMINGTON
August 30–September 1
The 35th annual event showcases Native excellence from throughout the region with an authentic Navajo Rug Auction, Indian Market, Cultural Expo, and the Totah 5K River Run & Walk at the Farmington Civic Center.
FOUR CORNERS 4X4 WEEK, FARMINGTON
September 2–8
The town puts the pedal down for off-road adventure in the lead-up to the World Extreme Rock Crawling Grand Nationals with a 4x4 Fall Crawl, parts swap meet, off-road downtown takeover, and more.
Farmington’s Downtown Art Walk occurs June 7 and October 4.
BLOOMFIELD DAYS, BLOOMFIELD
September 20 & 21
This two-day family event takes place in Salmon Park with games and booths for children on Friday and a range of local vendors on Saturday.
FOUR CORNERS BALLOON RALLY, FARMINGTON
September 29–October 1
Hot-air balloons soar over Lake Farmington at this three-day event that includes morning mass ascensions, evening balloon glows, vendors, music, and more.
SOUTHWEST APPLE & CHILE FEST, FARMINGTON
October 4 & 5
Celebrate Farmington’s agricultural heritage and local arts scene with a Maker’s Market, Art Walk, kids’ activities at the Museum of Navajo Arts & Culture, and a chile cook-off along Main Street.
