Travel Reference
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Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana,
Taos,
NM. The fiestas feature candlelight
processions, special Masses, music,
dancing, parades, crafts, and food
booths. For information, contact the
Taos Fiesta Council (
&
800/732-8267;
www.fiestasdetaos.com). Third week-
end in July.
Spanish Market,
Santa Fe Plaza, Santa
Fe, NM. More than 300 Hispanic art-
ists from New Mexico and southern
Colorado exhibit and sell their work in
this lively community event. For infor-
mation, contact the Spanish Colonial
Arts Society (
&
505/982-2226;
www.
spanishcolonial.org). Last full weekend
in July.
Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture,
Flagstaff, AZ. This exhibition and sale
at the Museum of Northern Arizona
includes cultural events. Call
&
928/
774-5213,
or go to www.musnaz.org.
Late July to early August.
Intertribal Indian Ceremonial,
near
Gallup, NM. Thirty tribes from the
United States and Mexico participate in
rodeos, parades, dances, athletic com-
petitions, and an arts-and-crafts show at
Red Rock State Park, east of Gallup.
Call
&
800/242-4282,
or go to www.
gallupnm.org. Late July or early to mid-
August.
Old Lincoln Days and Billy the Kid
Pageant,
Lincoln, NM. The main
attraction is a reenactment of Billy the
Kid's escape from the Lincoln jail.
There are also a fiddling contest and
living-history demonstrations (such as
weaving and blacksmithing). Contact
&
575/653-4372,
or go to www.nm
monuments.org. Last weekend in July
or first weekend in August.
A
UGUST
Southwest Wings Birding and Nature
Festival,
Sierra Vista, AZ. Spotting
hummingbirds and looking for owls
and bats keep participants busy. Includes
lectures and field trips throughout
southeastern Arizona. Call
&
520/678-
8237,
or go to www.swwings.org. Early
August.
The Indian Market,
Santa Fe, NM.
The largest all-Native American market
in the country, this event hosts about
1,000 artisans who display their bas-
kets, blankets, jewelry, pottery, and
other arts. Sales are brisk. The market is
free, but hotels book up months in
advance. Contact the Southwestern
Association for Indian Art (
&
505/983-
5220;
www.swaia.org). Third weekend
in August.
World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo,
Payson, AZ. The second of Arizona's
rodeos claiming to be the country's old-
est. Call
&
800/672-9766
or 928/474-
4515. Third weekend in August.
Great American Duck Race,
Deming,
NM. Devised in a bar in 1979, this
event has grown to include a parade, a
tortilla toss, an outhouse race, balloon-
ing, dances, and, of course, the duck
race. It takes place on the courthouse
lawn (“Duck Downs”). Call
&
888/
345-1125,
or visit www.demingduck
race.com. Fourth weekend in August.
S
EPTEMBER
Artist Studio Tours
take place all over
northern New Mexico in the fall. For
specific details, see “High on Art” box,
on p. 194.
Navajo Nation Fair,
Window Rock,
AZ. This fair features traditional music
and dancing, a fry-bread contest, and
more. Call
&
928/871-6478,
or go to
www.navajonationfair.com. Early Sep-
tember.
New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo,
Albuquerque, NM. This is one of
America's top state fairs; it features
parimutuel horse racing, a nationally
acclaimed rodeo, entertainment by top
country artists, Native American and
Spanish villages, the requisite midway,
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