WHEN: May 26-27
Santa Fe's only museum-quality Indian art show and sale. Over 200 Native American artists participate, each of whom is specially invited by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, to represent the best and brightest of the Indian art world.

WHEN: May 29-30
Attracting rock stars to royalty, the entry grid of over 100 amazing cars and 250 participants in Gumball 3000's 2012 'Coast to Coast' Rally is nothing short of spectacular! There will be the usual array of Lamborghini's, Porsche's, Ferraris and Aston Martin's plus Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's, Pagani Zonda's, Lamborghini Aventador's, Aston Martin One-77's and Ferrari 458's.

WHEN: June 6-9
The four day celebration of the marimba, features top international marimba and vibraphone artists from all musical genres, who will perform as well as teach workshops and master classes. Daily workshops with artists from Japan, Croatia, Taiwan, Belgium, Germany and the US.

WHEN: June 7-10
The city's popular roots-music festival features local and national acts at various venues. This year's lineup includes: Mary Gauthier, Robert Belfour, Chipper Thompson, Stray Ravens & many more.

WHEN: June 15-16
This fun event raises money for Santa Fe's at risk children. There are concerts, a ball, auctions, and a barn dance, all at the Railyard. Entertainment this year by South by Southwest, the Paula Nelson Band, and others.

WHEN: June 20-24
From barrel racing to bareback and bull riding, the 2012 Rodeo de Santa Fe has it all! Aimed at families, there's also a calf scramble and other kid's events, a carnival midway, a parade and plenty of food and souvenirs.

WHEN: June 21-24
SFNM serves as a community pillar institution for Santa Fe and the region, advancing new classical music as a living art form. The theme of this year's Festival is "Music as Environmental Consciousness," in homage to the 2012 centenary of John Cage, and is headlined by a commissioned new work by Christian Wolff, close colleague of Cage and the last surviving member of the "New York School" of composers which consisted of Cage, Morton Feldman, and Earle Brown.

WHEN: June 22 - July 8
Experience the latest in New Media Arts with events in traditional venues and public spaces. Currents offers an immersive environment that allows the public to enter a unique world of light, sound and image, and explore the role of New Media in the Arts.

WHEN: June 23
Enjoy personally prepared meals by world-class chefs served in the homes, gardens and art studios of some of Santa Fe's most gracious and notable community members. Guests are not informed of the fabulous locations they are going to until just days before the event, and even then they still don't know who the other dinner guests will be. Benefit for the Santa Fe Community Foundation.

WHEN: June 23-24
The big event, Pride on the Railyard Plaza, takes place Saturday, June 23 and includes a parade and lots of entertainment! Don't miss any of the Gay & Lesbian Events.

WHEN: June 30 - July 1
Meet more than 40 Santa Fe artists - from painters to potters, photographers, jewelers, printmakers and sculptors - who open their studios across Santa Fe during this annual tour. Free Preview Party Friday, June 29, 5:30-7:30PM. Visit website for details

WHEN: July 4, 7am - 12:30pm
It wouldn't be the Fourth of July in Santa Fe without a plate of piping hot pancakes served on the Plaza. The Santa Fe Rotary Club and the New Mexican Community Fund hosts this year's 37th annual community feast, which includes live music and dance, kid's entertainment, art booths and a cool car show.
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WHEN: July 4
HotShot Train 2-4:30 PM. Take this fun short ride out to the Galisteo Basin! Fun Giveaways and a full cash bar on every car with snacks and beverages. BBQ and Fireworks Train 5-10 PM. Take this fun ride to Lamy, N.M. for a full-catered BBQ dinner and a live band! On the way back, we stop the train to view the city of Santa Fe's fireworks show, right from the train!

WHEN: June 29 - August 25
The 2012 season features 5 new productions and opens with Tosca, featuring the American debut of renowned soprano Amanda Echalaz. Bizet's stunning opera The Pearl Fishers will be performed for the first time in Santa Fe. The season also features the world premiere of the new critical edition of Rossini's Maometto II with rising Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni in the title role.

WHEN: July 5 - August 16
Free summer music festival on the Santa Fe Plaza presenting a wide range of performers who represent the diversity and wealth of talent of the music scene of this region. Concerts Monday through Thursday evenings at 6pm, and noon on Monday and Wednesday.

WHEN: July 12-15
International galleries mix with U.S. galleries to create a powerful collection of art from around the world featuring the work of hundreds of artists. The salon-booth format, artist-styled VIP lounge, grand concourse, prestigious ART Santa Fe presents lecture series, and numerous cultural and educational events make the 12th annual fair a highlight of the summer arts calendar.

WHEN: July 13-15
The largest international folk art market in the world, this annual three-day event connects international cultures as established traditional artists from across the globe come together display, demonstrate, and sell their work. The days are filled with international music, food, and customs at beautiful Milner Plaza on Museum Hill. The market makes a true difference as sales from the show positively affect thousands of lives in dozens of countries. It is also one of the key reasons Santa Fe was designated a UNESCO Creative City in Folk Art.

WHEN: July 15 - August 20
The acclaimed Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival presents its 40th season, six weeks of compelling concerts played by musicians from around the world including world premieres, youth concerts and open rehearsals.

WHEN: July 27-29
Contemporary Hispanic Market is held on Lincoln Avenue next to the Santa Fe Plaza and is held yearly at the same time as the Traditional Spanish Market. There will be more than 130 booths with many medium forms of artwork created by New Mexico Hispanic resident Artists. Free to the public.

WHEN: July 28-29
The 61st Annual Traditional Spanish Market, features more than 350 acclaimed Hispanic artists whose hand-carved figures of saints (bultos), painted images of saints on wood panels (retablos), tinwork, weavings, straw appliqué, furniture and other items reflect northern New Mexico's fascinating Spanish heritage.

WHEN: July 28-29
Herb garden tours, lavender and herb product vendors, lectures on cultivating lavender
and hands-on activities. This year there will be a handful of Arts & Crafts vendors as well.

WHEN: August 9-11
Over 150 dealers featuring Oceanic, Pre-columbian, Spanish Colonial, African, Oriental, Indonesian and other ethnographic art from around the world. An amazing selection of jewelry, devotional pieces, furniture, rugs, baskets, pottery, textiles, paintings and much, much more.

WHEN: August 9-12
This Mountain Man Rendezvous-style event transforms the Palace of the Governors Courtyard into an 1830s setting, where modern-day Mountain Men (and Women!) rendezvous, exhibit and sell their wares. Enter through the Blue Gate on Lincoln Avenue. Special events daily.

WHEN: August 11-12
Handcrafted rag rugs and home furnishings, fashions and personal adornments, and gifts of every description. A Women's Cottage Industries program helping to create a more abundant life for New Mexico women and girls.

WHEN: August 12-14
This is the largest and longest running show for historic antique Indian Art. Join fellow collectors and museum curators as they search through our nation's greatest indigenous art treasure.

WHEN: August 24-26
Now in its 38th year, the festival will feature performances and workshops by the event headliners. There will be contests, a band scramble, a barn dance, plus lots of jamming, great food, and camping. Come join the fun at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds!

WHEN: September 28-30
Family-friendly event in the shady Palace Courtyard
From New Mexico's earliest inhabitants forward, the desire to adorn ourselves with the jewels of the earth has abounded. See and purchase a worldwide variety of high-quality stones, fossils, gems and more at the annual Palace Gem & Mineral Show.

WHEN: January 01 - July 31, 2012
Many of the more than 150 Iroquois artists have attended IAIA since 1962 have built distinguished careers on the innovative foundations provided by the Institute. This exhibit is a visual testament to the stimulating atmosphere of interchange and experimentation generated by the IAIA and its impact on one of the most visible and cohesive groups indigenous to the northeast.

WHEN: April 6 - August 26, 2012
Water, its scarcity or abundance and our relation to this substance which sustains life, is the theme of this photography exhibition. The selection of more than thirty photographs showcases the museum's strong holding of work by mid-century masters such as Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Laura Gilpin, Lisette Model, Eliot Porter, and others.

WHEN: October 23, 2011 - December 30, 2012
Drawing on the extensive holdings of the Photo Archives, with the participation of contemporary photographers, this exhibit's black-and-white photographs explore the emotional and ceremonial practices of people as varied as Buddhists, Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Sikhs, to name just a few of the diverse faith-based communities who call New Mexico home.

WHEN: April 17, 2011 - September 9, 2012
This will be the first exhibit in the United States to feature a broad range of folk art from the Andean region of South America, showcasing more than 850 works of Andean folk art primarlity from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

WHEN: February 28 - September 30, 2012
The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art and Bandelier National Monument present an exhibit showcasing the work of CCC-trained craftsmen, including furniture, furnishings, and decorative tin. From 1933-1940, CCC workers at Bandelier National Monument built and furnished 31 buildings. The furniture and tinwork created for these buildings illustrate an extraordinary combination of traditional and early 20th century design and demonstrate the expertise of the craftsmen.

WHEN: Wednesday Evenings 6-8PM
June 13th, 20th, 27th and July 11th, 18th, 25th. The Music on the Hill^TM concert series, sponsored by St. John's College, has rapidly become a signature Santa Fe Summer event. Bring your family and friends to enjoy great cuisine at local restaurants and support the summer 2012 season of Music on the Hill^TM.

WHEN: Fridays & Saturdays
Ride a working freight train through high desert scenery on this 4-hour (approx.) round trip from the historic depot in Santa Fe to Lamy, a sleepy little village 18 miles southeast of Santa Fe and reminiscent of turn-of-the-century Wild West days! The train ride to Lamy is about 1 hour each way with a short layover.

WHEN: Saturdays 8:30 AM
An experienced birder will lead an easy walk on the grounds of the 135-acre wildlife sanctuary that is the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary. Bring your binoculars or borrow ours. All skill levels are welcome. FREE - no reservations required - meet in parking lot.

Ongoing
Make your visit fun and meaningful by getting to know the city's art, culture, history, heritage and people. Workshops, classes and experiences taught by local community members in vibrant artists' studios and other settings make a Santa Fe visit all the more memorable. Visit the Santa Fe Creative Tourism website and scroll down for a calendar of events.

WHEN: Saturdays: 8AM -1PM
The Santa Fe Farmers' Market has grown to become recognized as one of the world's largest farmers markets - certainly the most unique & fun!.

WHEN: Saturdays 8AM - 2PM
Local artists show and sell their work in the beautiful gardens at Railyard Park next to SITE Santa Fe and across from the Farmer's Market. You will find paintings and drawings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, New Mexico traditional furniture, jewelry, leather goods, and metal, glass and wood creations. In addition, three additional shows are held at Cathedral Park May 5-6, July 7-8, Oct 6-7.