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livestock shows, and arts and crafts. Call
&
505/265-1791,
or visit www.expo
nm.com for tickets. Early September.
Telluride Film Festival,
Telluride, CO.
This influential international festival
celebrates the art of film and has fea-
tured the premieres of some of the fin-
est independent films. Call
&
510/
665-9494,
or see www.telluridefilm
festival.org. Labor Day weekend.
Chile Festival,
Hatch, NM. New Mex-
icans celebrate their favorite fiery food
item with a festival in the “Chile Capi-
tal of the World.” Call
&
575/267-
5050,
or visit www.hatchchilefest.com.
Labor Day weekend.
La Fiesta de Santa Fe,
Santa Fe, NM.
An exuberant combination of spirit,
history, and general merrymaking, La
Fiesta is the oldest community celebra-
tion in the United States. Zozobra,
“Old Man Gloom,” a 40-foot-tall effigy
of wood, canvas, and paper, is burned at
dusk on Thursday to revitalize the com-
munity. Call
&
505/988-7575.
Week-
end after Labor Day.
Moab Music Festival,
Moab, UT. Live
classical, jazz, bluegrass, and other types
of music, presented in a stunning red-
rock amphitheater and at other loca-
tions. Call
&
435/259-7003,
or visit
www.moabmusicfest.org. Early to mid-
September.
Grand Canyon Music Festival,
Grand
Canyon Village, AZ. For more than a
quarter of a century, this festival has
been bringing classical music to the
South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Call
&
800/997-8285
or 928/638-9215, or
go to www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org.
Early to mid-September.
Stone Lake Fiesta,
Jicarilla Reserva-
tion, 19 miles south of Dulce, NM.
Apache festival with rodeo, ceremonial
dances, and footrace. Call
&
575/759-
4276,
or go to www.jicarillaonline.com.
Mid-September.
Taos Fall Arts Festival,
Taos, NM.
Highlights include arts-and-crafts exhi-
bitions and competitions, studio tours,
gallery openings, lectures, concerts,
dances, and stage plays. Simultaneous
events include the
Old Taos Trade Fair,
the
Wool Festival,
and
San Geronimo
Day
at Taos Pueblo. Held throughout
Taos and Taos County. Contact the
Taos County Chamber of Commerce
(
&
800/732-8267
or 575/751-8800;
www.taoschamber.com). Mid-Septem-
ber (or the third weekend) to the first
week in October.
Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta,
Santa
Fe, NM. This lively celebration boasts 5
days of wine and food events. It takes
place at many venues in downtown
Santa Fe. Tickets go on sale in early July
and sell out quickly. Call
&
505/438-
8060,
or go to www.santafewineand
chile.org. Last Wednesday through
Sunday in September.
Sedona Jazz on the Rocks,
Sedona,
AZ. Jazz festival held amid the red rocks
of Sedona. Call
&
928/282-1985,
or
go to www.sedonajazz.com. Late Sep-
tember.
The Whole Enchilada Fiesta,
Las Cru-
ces, NM. The world's biggest enchilada
(sometimes over 7 ft. wide) is created
and eaten. Call
&
575/524-1968,
or
go to www.enchiladafiesta.com. Late
September or early October.
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Cowboy Gathering,
Durango, CO.
Cowboy poetry, Western art, a motor-
less parade, a dance, historical lectures,
and demonstrations. Call
&
970/382-
7494,
or go to www.durangocowboy
gathering.org. Early October.
Sedona Arts Festival,
Sedona, AZ.
One of the top arts festivals in the state.
Call
&
928/204-9456,
or go to www.
sedonaartsfestival.org. Early to mid-
October.
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