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Photo by Tira Howard, model Peshawn Bread

Designer Elias Jade not Afraid, SWAIA Native Fashion, director Amber-Dawn Bear Robe

  • By Alison Plummer

Welcome Spring in New Mexico at celebrations, festivals, and events that engage the senses, treat the tastebuds, and make Spring fun.

In March, enjoy highlights from the Banff Mountain Film Festival, see contemporary and fine art works, and salute three special country singers. Chocolate, coffee, food trucks and craft beer are on the menu in April, also the Santa Fe Film Festival. May delivers SWAIA Native Fashion Week, the engineering  feats of Leonardo Da Vinci, the Santa Fe Literary Festival, and the start of New Mexico Cocktail Week.

 

Special Events in New Mexico: Worth the Detour

 

Banff Centre: Mountain Film Festival World Tour
March 8-9, 2024, Albuquerque

Join the journey through thrilling big-screen stories selected from the autumn Banff Film Festival, transporting you to climb the highest peaks, paddling the wildest waters, and more.

Jay Bailey/East of the Sierras
To March 22, 2024, Santa Fe

Contemporary art evoking the American West’s grand mountains and dramatic skies as well as dirt roads, deteriorating casinos, and underground music venues.

Masterworks of New Mexico
March 23 to April 14, 2024, Albuquerque

26th Annual: Standard and miniature fine art show and sale as well as a program of paint-ins, pastel, acrylic, and watercolor workshops.

Trailblazing Women of Country
March 29, 2024, Albuquerque

Tribute to trailblazing female country singers Patsy Cline, Loretta Lyn, and Dolly Parton, performed by soloist Miko Marks and Nashville-based singer Kristina Train.

Visual Poetry through Olga Nazarova’s Photography
April 4, 2024, Taos

Solo exhibition hailed as an ode to the power of the unspoken language, titled “I am mute, but you can hear me.”

Southwest Chocolate and Coffee Festival
April 6-7, 2024, Albuquerque

14th Annual: Indulge in deliciousness from more than 200 vendors offering chocolate, coffee, gourmet food with tastings, classes, and barista seminars.

Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
April 20, 2024, Albuquerque

8th Annual: Food Truck Festivals of America heads to Albuquerque with food trucks featuring all the faves, dozens of local craft breweries, live music, and an arts market.

Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
April 25-27, 2024, Albuquerque

Native people come together each year to celebrate and share culture on the Pow Wow grounds at NM Expo/Tingley Coliseum.

Santa Fe Film Festival
April 25-28, Santa Fe

Billed as a portal for all things cinematic in New Mexico, movie lovers meet industry specialists with screenings, panels, workshops and events.

SWAIA Native Fashion Week
May 2-5, 2024, Santa Fe

Showcasing the creative talent of North America’s Indigenous designers as well as artists whose works blur the boundaries between fashion, art, and design.

Albuquerque Turkish Festival
May 4, 2024, Albuquerque

Sample delicious Turkish- Mediterranean cuisine including Baklava, Doner Gyro Kebab, and Turkish Coffee, see whirling dervishes, cultural exhibits, and colorful Turkish arts & crafts.

CloudTop Comedy Festival
May 9-12, 2024, Santa Fe

Annual festival featuring established and up-coming comedians,  curated to entertain audiences as well as supporting professional and aspiring talent through workshops and networking opportunities.

DaVinci Machines: The Exhibition
To May 16, 2024, Albuquerque

Celebrating the creativity and incredible engineering feats of Leonardo Da Vinci, the Renaissance genius who also painted the Mona Lisa!

Santa Fe International Literary Festival
May 17-19, Santa Fe, 2024

Three-day feast of literary greats and book-lovers featuring authors including Julia Alvarez, Anne Lamott, Pulitzer Prize Winner Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See.

Taco Wars 
May 31, 2024, Albuquerque

8th Annual: Kicking off New Mexico Cocktail Week, chefs serve up their signature tacos at Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion, presented by The Liquid Muse.

New Mexico Cocktail Week
June 1-8, 2024, around NM

Starts with Taco Wars, ends with the Burrito Smackdown closing party at Village of Rancheros, determining the best burrito and green chile cheeseburger in New Mexico.

 

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Full Calendars of Events

 

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