Santa Fe Spring Festival
Welcome to the Santa Fe Spring Festival!
For decades, El Rancho de Las Golondrinas’ Spring Festival has celebrated the conclusion of spring and the start of summer. Join us to celebrate the blossoming of New Mexico’s rich cultural heritage.
Watch our annual sheep shearing, using historic methods from centuries past, and authentic horno bread baking. See traditional weaving and dyeing demonstrations along with child-centered crafts tailored just for them. Adults can explore dozens of artisan and food vendors, and take in an afternoon drink from Tumbleroot Brewery or New Mexico Hard Cider. See traditional Hispanic dance traditions with La Sociedad Colonial Española de Santa Fe, and Indigenous dancers with Lightning Boy Foundation.
Explore the hundreds of acres that make up this historic Rancho, and meet Civil War reenactors who will bring you into the territorial era. Learn to grind corn, to make adobe brick, and create tin stamp art, plus dozens more kid-centered crafts.
Santa Fe Spring Festival is where you come to see a real, living “old” New Mexico: a blend of Hispanic, Indigenous and Anglo traditions born over the centuries that have built the New Mexico we know and love. Las Golondrinas’ Spring Festival is a must-attend event for visitors and locals alike.
EVENT DATE
JUNE 13 & 14, 2026
10am – 4pm
PLAN AHEAD!
GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY
Space is limited and some festivals sell out, so get your tickets early.
Tickets are only available through HoldMyTicket.com.
Cash is not accepted at the admissions gate. We accept credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
LEARN MORE…
Entrance Rules
What you need to know
Schedule
Activities, Performances, Demos, and more
Vendors
Check out this year’s vendors
Food Vendors
Delicious treats all day long
Rules for Entrance
- Must be at least 21 years of age with a valid ID to buy and/or drink alcohol (see Alcohol Policy below).
- Cash is not accepted at the admissions gate. We accept credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- No pets allowed (only ADA-approved assistance animals).
- Minors must be accompanied by a legal age parent/guardian.
- No weapons may be brought onto the Museum grounds.
- No distribution of literature within public easements or on Museum grounds without prior approval.
Alcohol Policy
Must be at least 21 years of age with a valid ID to buy and/or drink alcohol. Identification will be checked. All forms of identification must include a date of birth. We do not accept paper, temporary, or vertical IDs. No alcohol may be brought onto the Museum grounds, and bottles of wine purchased may not be opened on the Museum grounds.
Event Documentation
This event will be photographed and videotaped. By entering this property, you agree that Las Golondrinas, its contractors and representatives may film you, photograph you and record your voice, and make use of your image or voice without compensation, in any media worldwide for any purpose related to this event and the business of Las Golondrinas including marketing in print, online and social media. Please do not enter the property if you do not agree to any of the above.
Schedule
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SATURDAY, JUNE 13 10am-11am — Live Spanish guitar from John H. Clarke 11:15am-noon — Traditional San Ysidro Mass, followed by Procession 11am-2pm — Meet Harley the “Buffalo” Noon-3pm — Bug Museum Demonstration 11am & 2pm — Civil War Infantry Demonstration Noon-1pm — Lightning Boy Foundation (Hoop Dancing) 1pm-2pm — La Sociedad Colonial Española de Santa Fe Dance Group
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SUNDAY, JUNE 14 10am-11am — Live Spanish guitar from John H. Clarke 11am-2pm — Meet Harley the “Buffalo” 11am & 2pm — Civil War Infantry Demonstration 11am-noon— NM Bailes de Salón (Learn traditional New Mexico folk dancing) 1pm-2pm — Entreflamenco Youth Dancers 2:15pm-3:15pm — Los Niños de Santa Fe Youth Dancers
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Ongoing Activities
Artist Plazas/Food Service Area:
– New Mexico Artisan Vendors, Food Trucks, and What the Truck Café
– Eco Zone: NM Beaver Project, US Fish and Wildlife, and the Santa Fe Watershed Assoc., Saturday-only
– Interactive Archeological Table with Las Golondrinas Curator of Collections, Mikaya Gonzales
– Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve Information Station
– New Mexican treats with La Sociedad Folklórica
Golondrinas Placita:
– Colcha Embroidery
– Capilla y Sacristía
– Adobe Making Demonstration (Saturday)
– Paper-making with we.gro.eco (Sunday)
– Plant a Seed
– Sampling of Traditional Yerba Buena Tea and Corn Grinding Demonstration
– Traditional Sheep Shearing
– Weaving Demonstrations & Activities
– Un Fandango en El Paraje de Las Golondrinas
– Baca House
– Tin stamping at the Tin Shop
– Historic Tiendita
Trades Row:
– Hide Tanning
– Carpenter
– Blacksmith
– Fun with Farming, Hands-on Agriculture
– Northern New Mexico Horsemen’s Association with Traditional Plowing Demonstration
Far Side of the Ranch:
– School House
– Dye Shed
– Alabados (traditional religious hymns) by Dexter Trujillo (Sunday)
– El Molino Grande (The Big Mill)
– Sierra Homestead
– Estarcidos Leather Stencil Demonstration
– Rope Making Demonstration (Sunday)
– Civil War Infantry Encampment
2026 Vendors
Food & Alcohol Vendors
NOTE: This is an ongoing list and is subject to change.
Gourmet Doner Kebab Food Truck
Fusion Tacos
Hot Stuff Café LLC
Loaded Lemon ABQ
Flamingo Steve’s Italian ice
Jenn’s A Taste of New Mexico
ll Encanto Pasta and Grill LLC
what THE truck (Golondrinas Café)
New Mexico Hard Cider
Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery
