With an incredible array of festivals, art markets, outdoor adventures, and musical performances on offer, planning a visit to Santa Fe in the month of June can be an excellent way to ease in to a summer of traveling. While it's a popular time, the volume of visitors is not at the peak you can expect in July and August. So sneak in a trip to Santa Fe and put one of these June events on your itinerary.
32nd Annual Santa Fe Pride
Throughout June
Culminating with a parade through the historic downtown Plaza on Saturday June 28, Santa Fe Pride serves up a series of inclusive events in celebration of the unique, diverse, supportive, artistic community that is Santa Fe, including drag bingo, block parties, and comedy.
20th Annual Santa Fe Spring Festival
June 7 & 8, 2025
El Rancho de las Golondrinas opens the doors for the busy season on its vast rural acreage with the 20th Annual Spring Festival. Expect sheep shearing, horno bread baking, live entertainment, activities and demonstrations, showcasing age-old traditions, and more. Great for the whole family!
New Mexico Cocktail Week
May 30–June 8, 2025
The Cocktails & Culture Festival and Edible Magazine have joined forces to present New Mexico Cocktail Week, spotlighting bars and restaurants via a week of tasty culinary events, including mixology seminars, cocktail pairings, and dinners. There are so many ways to pay homage to the mighty cocktail that cajoles our inner curmudgeon and tickles our perspective. Santa Fe events include Cocktails & Culture Festival's May 30th Taco Wars, a yoga and special spirits tasting on May 31 and June 1's Chef & Shaker brunch. There are also events hosted by El Nido, Santa Fe School of Cooking, Santa Fe Spirits, Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, As Above So Below, and Boxcar. Cheers!
Summer Scene: FREE Live Music & Movies
May 31–August 28, 2025
Lensic360's Summer Scene presents FREE outdoor music performances on the historic downtown Plaza, in the Railyard, at SWAN Park and Reunity Resources. Enjoy local and national musicians from a variety of genres, including rock, country, Native American, jazz, folk, and mariachi, as well as movies for the whole family. Bring your chairs or blanket, some water, and your besties to kick up your heels with the locals and experience Santa Fe's vibrant music scene. Food trucks and surrounding restaurants will be ready to take your food and drink order.
Canyon Road Summer Walks
June 4, 2025
The Canyon Road Summer Walk is back for a second year! The first Wednesdays of each glorious summer month, join the community for an engaging amble, complete with food, music, arts & crafts, to celebrate summer and the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Santa Fe's historic Canyon Road.
Santa Fe Botanical Garden Summer Concert Series
June 6, 13, 18, 25, 2025
Beginning with blues guitarist Levi Platero on June 6, you can enjoy music all summer long at one of the prettiest spots in The City Different. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden Sunset Concert Series offers performances through September 17, blending natural beauty and natural musical talent for a soul-restoring experience. Bring a picnic!
Challenge New Mexico's 44th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
June 7 & 8, 2025
Challenge New Mexico presents its 44th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival on the Santa Fe Plaza, June 7 & 8 from 9 am–5 pm. At the more than 100 vendor booths, everything is handcrafted by the artist, including fine art, photography, jewelry, clothing, sculpture, metal work, pottery, glass work, and more. Proceeds directly supports the CNM Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program that serves the disabled community of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.
16th Annual CURRENTS New Media Festival
June 13–22, 2025
Get your tickets for CURRENTS 2025 Arts & Technology Festival, Santa Fe's 16th cutting-edge art and technology festival. The 10-day citywide pageant entertains art-lovers of all ages with its interactive video and new media installations, multimedia performances, experimental documentaries, workshops, and more. Join the curious crowd at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe where CURRENTS presents 72 artworks and performances from 90 individual and collaborating artists.
76th Annual Rodeo de Santa Fe
June 18–21, 2025
Since 1949, Rodeo de Santa Fe has been roping the hearts of cowboys and rodeo fans with barrel racing, bareback, bull riding, and more. Yes, that means it's the 76th anniversary of the Rodeo de Santa Fe! Get ready for the heart-pounding, dirt-slinging, action-packed performances of top PRCA rodeo athletes and top PRCA rodeo entertainment. It's a big-time rodeo, with a small-town feel. Get your tix NOW because this event sells out.
17th Annual Santa Fe Studio Tours
June 21 & 22; 28 & 29
Juneteenth
June 21
Descend on the Plaza for a day of joy, remembrance, and celebration honoring Black freedom and culture. This year's Juneteenth gathering, presented in collaboration with Love and Happiness, features world-renowned DJ Natasha Diggs (NYC / Soul in the Horn), whose legendary sets have lit up dance floors around the globe, from New York to Tokyo. Also enjoy activations, live jazz and blues bands, local food and craft vendors, More info here.
68th Santa Fe Opera
June 27–August 23, 2025
No other opera house in the world can offer the mixture of world-class performers and breathtaking scenery as the Santa Fe Opera. The 68th festival season of the Santa Fe Opera brings to the stage international operatic superstars in five world-class performances: La Bohème, Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto, The Turn of the Screw, and Die Walküre. Plan ahead and participate in the pre-opera tailgating parties, where traditional picnic accoutrement is traded in for the elevated revelry of silver platters, candlesticks, and charcuterie. Enjoy world-class performances and breathtaking scenery.
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