The 20th Annual Santa Fe Fiesta de los Niños

Join us for an immersive adventure through New Mexico’s past and get your hands-on history with traditional demonstrations and activities like tin stamping, rope and tortilla making, play old timey school house games, and make your own mini adobe house. Meet our resident goats, burros and churro sheep, and partake in wool spinning, weaving and dyeing! Food trucks, live entertainment, and local artisans make this event fun for the whole family. Be our guest where history comes to life.

September 2 & 3, 2023

Time: 10am to 4pm
Adult Admission: $8
Seniors (62+) , Teens (13–17), Veterans & Students (with valid ID): $6
12 and under: FREE!

PLEASE NOTE:

Guests are Highly Encouraged to Purchase Tickets Online In Advance
In Person Ticket Prices, Day of Event, Will be Higher as Listed Below:
Adult Admission: $13
Seniors (62+) , Teens (13–17), Veterans & Students (with valid ID): $11

Scheduled

 

Dusty Roadrunner, The State Clean Up Mascot

10:00 am to 12:00 pm (Roaming)

 

New Mexico Wildlife Center

10:00 am to 12:00 pm (Education Center)

 

Becky’s Craft Corner: Mask Making 

11:00 am to 1:00 pm (Behind Museum Shop)

 

Party Up! Balloon Twisting

12:00 to 2:00 pm SATURDAY (Entrance Area)

11:30 am to 1:30 pm SUNDAY (Entrance Area)

 

Tin Stamping
12:00 to 3:00 pm (Behind #17/18)

 

Santa Fe Bug and Reptile Musuem
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm (Education Center)

 

Indiana Bones, Storyteller

1:00 pm SATURDAY (The Stage)

 

Joe Hayes, Storyteller 

1:00 pm SUNDAY (The Stage)

 

Professor Cheesecurdle's Magic
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Education Center)

Ongoing Activities

 

New Mexico Fairy Hair 

(Artist Plazas)

 

Dancing Dolphins Face Painting 

(Artist Plazas)

 

Girls Scouts of New Mexico Trails 

(Ramilletes at Artist Plazas)

 

Enchanted Soaps 

(Make your own soap at Artist Plazas) 

 

Visit “The Mermaid Crafts”
Children's Party Planning & Decorations

(Artist Plaza)

 

Wonders on Wheels, Museum on the Move!

 

Mini Adobe Casita Making (Behind #3)

 

Horno Baking - Sunday Only (#2)

 

Corn Grinding (#5)

 

Carding & Weaving Demonstrations (#11)

 

Wool Washing - Saturday Only (#14)

 

Make a Wooden Whirligig - Saturday Only (#24)

 

Blacksmith (#27)

 

Rio Grande Mule & Donkey Assoc.
(Near #27)

 

Dye Shed - Saturday Only 
(#32)

 

Big Mill (#37)

 

Tortilla Making (#39)

 

Visit our costumed interpreters at our historic buildings throughout the site! 

Performers

Entreflamenco Youth Dancers

Sunday, 12:00 pm

(The Stage)

 

Lightning Boy Foundation Hoop Dancers

Saturday & Sunday, 2:00 pm (#19)

Food Vendors

 

Home Plate Eatery (next to #36)

Sanchez Tacos (next to #36)

Power 5 BBQ (next to #36)

Flamingo Steve’s Italian Ice (next to #36)

Hot Stuff Café (next to #4)

Strawberries and More (next to Info Booth)

Yourthworks Café (next to the food area)

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Thanks to our generous sponsors!