City of Santa Fe 2023 Events 


This is a working list of all the major events that the City of Santa Fe organizes, sponsors, or supports via Police, Fire, Parks, and Trash/Recycling services throughout the year. This isn’t everything, but it’s designed to give you an idea of just how much we’re doing throughout 2023! Check the news and announcements page for the most recent information about our upcoming events and activities.  

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January 2024
Library Events

 

Featured Upcoming Event!

We're hosting our FREE summer movie-in-the-park series again, with movie nights planned for June 2nd, July 7th, and August 4th! We’ll be showing two movies each night: a kid-friendly movie that will start at 6 pm and then a movie for teens and adults starting at 8 PM. Bring your blankets and snacks, and join us for a fun summer evening at a park close to you! Click here or on the image to download the flyer for the next event. 

January  


1st-14th – Christmas Tree Drop-Off/Chipping

24th – Cupcake with a Cop @Villa Sage Apartments 

26th – 90’s Movie Night: The Mighty Ducks 5:30 pm-7:30 pm @La Farge Library 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @ Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

February  


6th – SFHS Youth Summer Program Hiring Event 

8th – CHS Youth Summer Program Hiring Event 

11th – 211 CONNECT/United Way event @100 Catron Street

14th – Medic 6 Push-Back Ceremony

17th – Free Teen Night @GCCC

18th – Black Poetry in New Mexico and Beyond  @Main Library-11:00 am-12:00 pm

23rd – 90’s Movie Night: Hook @La Farge - 5:30 pm-7:30 pm

25th - Akeem Ayanniyi Performance and Workshop of African Drum Music @Southside - 1:00 pm 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

March 


6th – COVID-19 Memorial Day 

18th - "Thomas H. Begay and the Navajo Code Talkers" Author talk @Southside – 3:00 pm 

23rd – 90’s Movie Night: Space Jam 5:30 pm-7:30 pm @La Farge Library 

25th – How-to Create a GIS Storymap with City Historian Valerie Rangel @Southside - @4:00pm

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

April 


1st – Easter Egg Hunt & Touch the Big Truck Event 

18th – Arbor Day Tree Planting 

27th – 90’s Movie Night: Free Willy 5:30 pm-7:30 pm @La Farge Library  

29th – El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros @all 3 library branches 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

May


1st – SFPD Special Olympic Torch Run 

6th – Mental Health Awareness Festival 

19th – Cruise Night on the Plaza (

19th – Teen Night @Fort Marcy Rec. Complex @5-8 pm 

25th – 90’s Movie Night: The Parent Trap 5:30 pm-7:30 pm @La Farge Library 

Bike Month

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *typically last Thursday of the month 

 

June 


2nd – Movie in the Park @Swan Park: “The Incredibles” and “Top Gun: Maverick” 6 pm and 8 pm

8th – Mayor’s Book Reading @Main Library @10:30 am 

6/8 – 8/31 – Summer Plaza Music, *every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 

10th – Fire Dept. Spray-Down @Swan Park @11:00 am 

16th - Cruise Night on the Plaza 

16th – Amelia White Park Courtyard Restoration & Transformation Celebration (Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony) @10am-2pm 

17th – Library Division “Beat the Heat” Movie “Up” @La Farge @3:00 pm 

21st – Make Music Day @Railyard Plaza @1-8 pm

23rd – PRIDE Proclamation Reading / Flag-raising Event @City Hall @12:00 pm 

23rd – Teen Night @Bicentennial Pool @5-8 pm 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *typically last Thursday of the month 

 

July 


1st - Fire Dept. Spray-Down @Swan Park @11:00 am 

4th – Fourth of July Fireworks Show 

7th – Movie in the Park @Villa Linda Park: “Monsters University” and “Step Brothers” 6 pm and 8 pm 

15th - Library Division “Beat the Heat” Movie “How to Train your Dragon” @Southside Library @3:00 pm 

7th-16th – Santa Fe Art Week – venues across the city

29th - Fire Dept. Spray-Down @Swan Park @11:00 am 

29th-30th – Traditional Spanish Market & Contemporary Hispanic Market 

TBD – Community Day 

TBD – Blood Drive PD vs. FIRE

TBD – Creative Startups South x Global Conference

18th Annual International Folk Art Market

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *typically last Thursday of the month 

 

August 


1st – National Night Out

4th – Movie in the Park @Swan Park: “Vivo” and “Elvis” 6 pm and 8 pm 

11th - Library Division “Beat the Heat” Movie “Wall-E” @Main Library @3:00 pm 

19th-20th – 101st SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market 

25th - 90’s Movie Night: The Parent Trap @La Farge - 5:30-7:30 pm 

TBD – Santa Fe Music Week –  Various venues across the city

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

September


1st – 98th Burning of Zozobra 

1st-9th – Fiestas de Santa Fe 

11th – 9/11 Memorial Event (

15th – Cruise Night on the Plaza 

16th – Toss No Mass Litter Cleanup

TBD – Art@MRC art activation at the sculpture park at the Municipal Recreation Multisport Complex (new temporary sculptures in place) (Arts & Culture Dept.) 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *typically last Thursday of the month 

 

October  


7th-9th – Indigenous People’s Day weekend @ Plaza 

27th -29th – Dia de Muertos @Plaza 

30th – Haunted House & PD Trunk-or-Treat @GCCC 

TBD – Evacuation and Smoke Detector Training for SFPS 

TBD – Santa Fe STEM Pathway for Girls Conference (

TBD – La Farge Harvest/Halloween Party

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *typically last Thursday of the month 

*Fire Department offers Evacuation/Smoke Detector training to all SFPS for the month of October. (Schedule is put together/finalized in September with the schools) 

 

November  


4th – Big Read 2023 Kick-Off Event with Santa Fe Public Library 

11th – Veterans Day Memorial Celebration 

24th – Annual Holiday Plaza Lighting  

TBD – Turkey Giveaway 

TBD – Small Business Saturday 

TBD – Global Entrepreneur Week 

TBD – Santa Fe Chamber Annual Women’s Leadership Luncheon 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic – 10 am @Fire Station 1 (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

December 


9th – Big Read 2023 Closing Event with Santa Fe Public Library 

16th – Shop with a Cop 

24th – Canyon Road Farolito Walk 6-9 pm 

31st –  New Year’s Eve on the Plaza 

TBD – Car Seat Clinic @Fire Station 1 – 10 am (Fire Dept. / Safer NM) *normally last Thursday of the month 

 

January 2024 


2nd-13th – Christmas Tree Drop-Off/Chipping

 

Library Divisions On-going/Weekly programming 


Gentle Yoga for Adults at the Main library – Every Friday Morning at 10:30 am until the month of May 2023 

All Things Yarn Drop-In at the La Farge Library – Every Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm 

Nature Lover’s Book Club at the Southside Library – Every third Wednesday of the month at 6 pm 

Rebel Readers Book Club meets virtually on Zoom every other month. Check the Library’s web calendar for links, dates, and theme of the month. 

 Drop-in Art Workshops Adult and all ages - take place monthly or more and at all three branches. Check the library’s calendar for dates and types of crafts. 

Food Depot Mobile Pantry Free Food Distribution every 4th Tuesday of the month provided by the Food Depot. No identification is required. 

Bilingual Music, Books, and Babies - Weekly 10 am 

Wednesdays at Main 

Fridays at La Farge 

Saturdays at Southside 

Children's Storytime and Craft - Weekly 10:30 am 

Tuesdays at Southside 

Wednesdays at La Farge 

Thursdays at Main 

After School Art at 3:30 every Tuesday at the Main Library 

Baby and Toddler Play Hour 10:30 am on the second Saturday of the month at the Main Library 

Hands-on Art-Making with the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum for Youth

3:30 pm on Thursdays, check the library calendar for location and dates for the month 

Feb. 9 at La Farge 

Feb. 16 at Southside 

Feb. 23 at Main 

Kids' Sing-Along at 3:15 pm Every Wednesday at the Southside library 

Nostalgia Movie Nights at 5:30 pm on the last Thursday of every month at La Farge Library 

Pajama Storytime / Hora Del Cuento En Pijama 6:30 pm every Thursday at the Southside library 

Parent and Tot Creative Movement at 10 am every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at the Main Library 

Read to a Pup! 11:30 am every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at Southside Library 

Teen Lounge 1:30 - 3:30 pm every Wednesday at La Farge Library 

Wags and Words at 6 pm every Tuesday at the Main Library 

Yoga and Movement for Kids 10:30 am every Thursday morning at La Farge library 

Youth Chess at 5:45 pm Every Wednesday at the Main Library