August
Mountain Man Trade Fair and Rendezvous
Palace of the Governors Courtyard
105 W. Palace Ave.
(505) 476-5100
105 W. Palace Ave.
(505) 476-5100
Experience life as a mountain man (and mountain woman) during this annual celebration of 19th-century life in New Mexico, held in early August. Buy authentic and reproduced items from people dressed in period clothing. Hear live music from the era. The whole family can participate in games and activities.
Wheelwright Museum Benefit Auction
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
704 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill
(505) 982-4636
704 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill
(505) 982-4636
The annual auction, held in late August, benefits the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. The event features historic and contemporary Native American art. Enjoy the fun of bidding during silent and live auctions.
Whitehawk Antique Shows
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
201 W. Marcy St.
(505) 992-8929
201 W. Marcy St.
(505) 992-8929
This annual pair of antique shows held every mid-August has become a popular summer event for serious collectors and browsers alike. Three days of the Annual Antique Ethnographic Art Show, featuring ethnographic and tribal art from around the world, are followed by three days of the Annual Invitational Antique Indian Art Show.
Santa Fe Indian Market
Santa Fe Plaza
(505) 983-5220
(505) 983-5220
Don’t miss this world-famous market, held toward the end of August, if you’re a fan of Native American art and culture. More than 1,000 artists sell their pottery, weaving, jewelry, basketry and other traditional work and demonstrate their time-honored techniques on the Plaza. Fill up on fry bread, roasted corn and Navajo tacos as well as other foods of the Southwest as you shop and enjoy Pueblo dances,
live music and other entertainment. Get there early because this market typically draws 100,000 visitors from around the globe.
Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival
Santa Fe Rodeo Grounds
3237 Rodeo Rd.
3237 Rodeo Rd.
If you like bluegrass and old-time bands, you'll dance the days away during this weekend festival in late August featuring all kinds of musicians who've mastered the bluegrass banjo, mandolin, clawhammer, fiddle and other instruments. It's a hoot and a holler, sponsored by the Southwest Pickers.
next: September
