Community Calendar

Come celebrate the 4th annual Desert Party—our biggest bash yet! Get ready to be dazzled!!

This year’s Desert Party features aerial acrobatics, a Circus Try‑Out Zone for aspiring performers, a curated showcase of 60+ local artists, raffle prizes, and family-friendly circus workshops. Whether you’re clowning around with the kiddos or soaking in the rhythm with friends, this event brings the spirit of Santa Fe to life in one vibrant celebration!

Admission is a $10 donation, with all proceeds supporting Wise Fool Circus Arts.

Don’t miss this exciting celebration of community and creativity!

WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM (vending until 8:00pm)

WHERE: Santa Fe Brewing Company HQ | 35 Fire Place, Santa Fe, NM 87508

Hosted by ArtWalk Santa Fe, 4NM, and Santa Fe Brewing Company.

Enjoy a free concert series performed by campers from Hummingbird Music Camp every Saturday evening through July 26 at Jemez Historic Site. Listen to their melodies while exploring the site after hours. This event is free and open to the public, as well as to campers’ family members. Hummingbird Music Camp is a week-long summer sleep-away camp in Jemez Springs for children 8-14 years old. Campers receive daily private lessons on an instrument and participate in group rehearsals concerts.

Join us for a lively evening of big band tunes at the Swing Shift Santa Fe concert! Directed by Jan Gaynor, this free event features SFCC’s Continuing Education swing band performing classic favorites. Don’t miss it—bring your friends and enjoy the rhythm!

SFCC Fitness Center Atrium (upstairs)

The 2025 Traditional Spanish Market returns to the Santa Fe Plaza on Sunday, July 27. This iconic event celebrates over 400 years of Hispanic heritage, art, and culture in New Mexico. Featuring over 160 juried artists showcasing traditional art forms such as santos, colcha embroidery, tinwork, and more, the market offers a unique opportunity to experience New Mexico’s rich traditions. Visitors can enjoy live music, youth artist exhibitions, cultural performances, food vendors, and hands-on family activities throughout the day.

Enjoy a free concert series performed by campers from Hummingbird Music Camp every Saturday evening through July 26 at Jemez Historic Site. Listen to their melodies while exploring the site after hours. This event is free and open to the public, as well as to campers’ family members. Hummingbird Music Camp is a week-long summer sleep-away camp in Jemez Springs for children 8-14 years old. Campers receive daily private lessons on an instrument and participate in group rehearsals concerts.

The 2025 Traditional Spanish Market returns to the Santa Fe Plaza on Sunday, July 27. This iconic event celebrates over 400 years of Hispanic heritage, art, and culture in New Mexico. Featuring over 160 juried artists showcasing traditional art forms such as santos, colcha embroidery, tinwork, and more, the market offers a unique opportunity to experience New Mexico’s rich traditions. Visitors can enjoy live music, youth artist exhibitions, cultural performances, food vendors, and hands-on family activities throughout the day.

Fri. Aug 8 and Sat Aug 9 at 7:30PM, experience "LOVE IN THE MIDST; Hints from the Mystics for Times of Change", for an unforgettable evening of poetry, music, dance, and artistic landscape, bringing to life the mystical works of 13th c. poet Jelaluddin Rumi and 14th c. poetess Lalla, with the translations of poet Coleman Barks. Prepare to be transported by this collaborative tapestry of ancient mysticism and dynamic artistry, created to nurture and inspire in these challenging times.
This performance features: Zuleikha, internationally renowned Storydancer and Founder of The Storydancer Project; Eugene Friesen, Grammy Award-winning cellist; Glen Velez, Grammy Award-winning master frame drummer and percussionist; Benny Wertheimer, Esraj virtuoso; Parisa Soultani, Rumi Spoken Word, filmmaker, Co-producer of "One Through Love", on Rumi

CARY MORIIN DUO
Described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts an inimitable style often characterized as roots-infused Native Americana with hints of bluegrass, folk, blues, and rock. He has performed at renowned venues across the globe, including the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. David Bromberg remarks, “Cary Morin is a unique and brilliant guitar player, songwriter and singer. As a guitar player, I have huge respect for Cary’s style and technique…. If you haven’t heard him yet, you should. Try to remember that it’s only one guitar.”

GARY FARMER & THE TROUBLEMAKERS
Veteran actor and musician, Gary Farmer leads this high energy blues rock band.

JONO MANSON
Jono Manson is a prolific singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, master storyteller, and an accomplished audio engineer and producer. During a storied career that spans over five decades he has played everywhere from the local dive to Madison Square Garden and has amassed an impressive discography that includes major label and indie releases on three continents. His work has been covered by numerous artists and has been featured in major motion pictures on network television, and in national advertising campaigns. Jono has produced albums for Grammy winners and local heroes alike.

On the heels of his second LP, Portland songwriter Berkley is on the road with Dallas label mate Bob Cummins Jr. playing the Southwest region that raised him and inspired his sophomore album, Vaquero.

With a voice that straddles delicacy and huskiness, Berkley takes the mantle from the 70s Laurel Canyon scene (according to Bandcamp’s New and Notable).

His signature progressive flourishes and expansive influences keep him out of the heritage revivalism pack as he ventures into new (for him) territory of country-tinged, folk-leaning tunes.