Santa Fe invites visitors and locals alike to celebrate the
unique richness of the city’s extraordinary past and even more extraordinary
present in ¡Viva Santa
Fe!—a month-long celebration of the best of The City
Different. ¡Viva Santa Fe! caters to all ages with live music,
dancing, art, traditional ceremonies, parades, and outdoor adventure all fueled
by world-renowned savory Santa Fe cuisine. And, throughout Santa Fe, you’ll
hear the locals exclaim… “Que Viva!”
¡Viva Santa Fe! Events Include:
The Burning Of Zozobra –
September 4
The Burning of Zozobra is one of the most anticipated events
of the year. The 91st annual burning is Friday, September 4 at
Fort Marcy Park. The 50-foot, 2,000-pound marionette Zozobra, also known as
“Old Man Gloom,” is stuffed with divorce decrees, bankruptcy filings, tax
receipts and other paper manifestations of stress. Zozobra is then set ablaze
by torches amid fireworks and ceremonial dances of ghosts and fire to dispel
the hardships of the year and to banish any feelings of gloom or doom.
Green Chile
Cheeseburger Smackdown – September 10
Edible Santa Fe will host the 3rd Annual
Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown, a competition that puts top chefs and
restaurants head-to-head to compete for the title of the ultimate green chile
cheeseburger. Fans vote online for the city’s best and the eight establishments
that receive the most votes will advance to the final cook-off. Chefs will fire
up their grills at The Santa Fe Railyard and present their best burgers to the
public and a panel of food critics from across the country for the chance to
reign as the “Green Chile Cheeseburger Champ.”
Fiesta de Santa
Fe – September 11 – 13
Fiesta de Santa Fe is the oldest continuous celebration in
the county and the 303rd annual event takes place September 11
– 13. The Fiesta celebrates the vibrant culture and rich colonial history of Santa
Fe through a variety of festivities including traditional Spanish dancing and
mariachi music, parades, authentic New Mexican cuisine and religious
ceremonies. The three-day fiesta marks the resettlement of Santa Fe by the
Spanish in 1692.
”All
Trails Lead To Santa Fe” Three Trails Conference 2015 –
September 17 – 20
"All Trails Lead To Santa Fe" is a joint
conference of three historical trail associations—El Camino Real de Tierra
Adentro, The Old Spanish Trail, and The Santa Fe Trail—to learn new ways of
evaluating the trails and their impact on our identity. The conference will
explore environmental and sociological aspects of the trails and their
connections, as well as their history as three of the most significant trails
in North America. There will be field trips and evening events as well. Many
activities have limited capacity so please check the website for details and
registration.
Renaissance Fair at
El Rancho de Las Golondrinas – September 19 – 20
The Santa Fe Renaissance Fair is a community event at El
Rancho de las Golondrinas, a Spanish colonial outdoor living history museum,
with 200 acres of historical recreations including working gristmills, a
blacksmith and a wheelwright. Visitors are invited to dress in their finest
medieval costumes and experience all aspects of life in the old village.
Santa Fe Thunder
Half Marathon 2015 – September 20
The point-to-point course starts in the heart of Santa Fe at
historic Fort Marcy, follows the Old Taos Highway, and finishes at the Buffalo
Thunder Resort & Casino in the Pueblo of Pojoaque. The USATF-certified
course is a net 1,000 foot downhill run that features spectacular views of the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains while it drops into the colorful Rio Grande Valley.
Runners will enjoy live music and entertainment throughout the route—a
historical trail that the city’s ancestors have utilized for centuries.
Santa Fe
Wine & Chile Fiesta – September 23 – 27
The 25th Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta
celebrates five days of events featuring 90 national wineries and 75 of Santa
Fe’s best restaurants. The festivities include cooking demos, wine seminars,
winery luncheons and dinners. The fiesta culminates with the Grand Tasting at
the Santa Fe Opera where all participating restaurants and wineries will serve
samples of their best food and wine.
Santa Fe Concorso –
September 25 – 27
The 2015 Santa Fe Concorso—the Southwest’s premier gathering
of more than 110 rare and exotic cars and motorcycles—will take place September
25 – 27 on the grounds of The Club at Las Campanas, 15 minutes from downtown
Santa Fe. The Concorso is a three-day celebration of mechanical motion:
seminars, an evening gathering at Hangar K at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport, a
Mountain Tour for entrants, and culminating with a judged exhibition of
"rolling works of art," including classic cars, racing champions and
speed-record seekers, as well as legendary motorcycles.
Photography copyright: Elizabeth Rose Photography
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