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.
Cocktails & Culture / New Mexico Cocktail Week
May 28–June 7, 2026
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 28th TACO WARS and much more! There are also events hosted by Lady Duff's at Hotel Glorieta, Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, Social Kitchen + Bar, and As Above So Below. Cheers!
18th Annual Santa Fe Studio Tours
Monthlong Exhibit & Studio Tours: June 20 & 21; 27 & 28
33rd Annual Santa Fe Pride
throughout June
Culminating with a parade through the historic downtown Plaza on Saturday June 27, 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.
Summer Scene: FREE Live Music & Movies
June 4–September 3, 2026
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.
Challenge New Mexico's 45th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
June 6 & 7, 2026
Challenge New Mexico presents its 45th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival on the Santa Fe Plaza, June 6 & 7 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.
Santa Fe Botanical Garden Sunset Concert Series
June 11; September 10, 2026
New this year, Santa Fe Botanical Garden Sunset Concerts present Lavender, Blues & Brews (June 11) and Monarchs, Music & Mixology (Sept 10), blending natural beauty and natural musical talent for a soul-restoring experience. Bring a picnic!
Inaugural Santa Fe Magazine Festival
June 12–14, 2026
The Santa Fe Magazine Festival brings together the artists, mystics, scientists, outlaws, and visionaries who make Santa Fe a creative capital. On June 12–14, on the historic campus of St. John’s College, come hear them share! Expect intimate conversations, charged debates, immersive art, live performances, and unexpected encounters.
16th Annual CURRENTS New Media Festival
June 12–21, 2026
Get your tickets for CURRENTS 2026 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 dozens of artworks and performances from dozens of individual and collaborating artists.
21st Annual Santa Fe Spring Festival
June 13 & 14, 2026
El Rancho de las Golondrinas opens the doors for the busy season on its vast rural acreage with the 21st 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!
Juneteenth
June 20, 2026
Presented in collaboration with Love and Happiness, 2026’s Juneteenth celebration features Sudan Archives. First emerging as a self-taught avant-garde violinist, Sudan Archives combined strains of R&B, hip-hop, and experimental electronic music with hypnotic string loops and the fiddling style of West Africa. Come out and be with community to celebrate this historic holiday on the historic Santa Fe Plaza.
Indigenous Foodways Festival
June 20, 2026
Presented by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and Edible New Mexico, the Indigenous Foodways Festival celebrates the living food cultures, ancestral knowledge, and contemporary creativity of Indigenous peoples across the Southwest. Join tribal communities, chefs, farmers, and cultural leaders for a day of learning, tasting, and connection through cooking demonstrations, panel discussions, and a vibrant marketplace.
Santa Fe Old West & Native American Art Show & Auction
June 20 & 21, 2026
Giddyup and on over to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center for the Santa Fe Old West & Native American Art Show & Auction, a wide variety of Western art, antiques, apparel, décor, jewelry, collectibles, antique firearms, Native American arts and artifacts, spurs, saddles, photography, textiles, boots, books, and other fine Western merchandise in all price ranges! Bring your largest vehicle to haul your haul and park it in the garage conveniently below.
77th Annual Rodeo de Santa Fe
June 24–27, 2026
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 77th 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.
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