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OCTOBER 2025
What's Happening in Santa Fe
Please enjoy these upcoming events in October,
which include the best concerts, art tours,
and performances that the city has to offer.
MARKETS
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Saturday
Farmers' Market
Pavilion
 
Saturday
Santa Fe
Artists Market
Railyard
Painting by Andrew Shows
 
Events
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THROUGH OCTOBER 12
Fall Activities
at Ski Santa Fe
Celebrate fall at Ski Santa Fe with the new Express High-Speed Quad lift! Ride to Upper Broadway, enjoy golden aspens, disc golf, live music, a car show, pet adoptions, and the beer garden.
 
Art Studio Tours
Above : Painting by Roark Griffin, Pecos Studio Tour
Nearly every weekend in October, vibrant community art studio tours await you less than an hour from Santa Fe. Meet talented local artists and explore unique works in jewelry, sculpture, painting, textiles, and more.
OCTOBER 4 - 5 | Pecos Studio Tour
ALL WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER | Santa Fe Society of Artists
OCTOBER 4 - 5
53rd Annual Santa Fe Harvest Festival
Held at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, this family-friendly event features cider pressing, grape stomping, tortilla making, and more.
 
OCTOBER 4 - 12
Shuttle to the 53rd Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
This is an event like no other! Hundreds of hot air balloons (500+, in fact) fill the sky at dawn and dusk for nine days, with races, night flights, and more.
OCTOBER 10
Youth Shelters & Family Services Sapphire Celebration Gala
In 2025, Youth Shelters & Family Services celebrates 45 years serving Northern New Mexico. Join them at La Fonda for
a Sapphire-themed gala honoring this milestone anniversary.
 
OCTOBER 10 - 12
Route 66 Centennial Festival
Celebrate 100 years of the iconic highway with classic cars, lowriders, food trucks, and music at the Santa Fe Railyard.
 
OCTOBER 11 - 13
Santa Fe Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend Celebration
Traditional dances and music from New Mexico’s 23 Tribes, Nations, and Pueblos at the Santa Fe Plaza.
 
OCTOBER 15 - 20
17th Annual Santa Fe International Film Festival
 
OCTOBER 18
Canyon Road Paint & Sculpt Out
 
 
OCTOBER 24 - 25
Spirits
of New Mexico
 
OCTOBER 23
Paws for Celebration 2025
Assistance Dogs of the West
An inspiring evening honoring service dogs, their impact, and the people whose lives they transform. With hosts Lensic Executive Director Joel Aalberts and Actor Ali MacGraw.
 
OCTOBER 26, 31 & NOVEMBER 1
Día de los Muertos
Includes mariachi music, altars, food trucks, and a candlelight parade
October 26, 2025 at the Museum of International Folk Art
October 31 & November 1, 2025 on the Santa Fe Plaza
OCTOBER 31
2nd Annual Canyon Road Walk to Celebrate Halloween
Join the community in costume for an engaging amble, complete with food, music, arts & crafts, to celebrate this fun, spooky night in Canyon Road.
 
performances AND FILMS
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OCTOBER 5
Santa Fe Pro Musica Season Opener
This event takes place at the historic Lensic Performing Arts Center.
 
OCTOBER 10
Next Gen Native Film Showcase
Each year, emerging Native artists are invited to submit work to the Next Generation Native Film Showcase.
 
OCTOBER 28
Las Cafeteras:
Hasta La Muerte
An enthralling new production that explores the stages of grief and celebrates life and death in the spirit of the Indigenous Mexican Day of the Dead tradition.
 
     
 

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