ICT's 2026 Santa Fe Indian Market weekend event list

ICT Staff

It’s that time of year: Santa Fe Indian Market weekend.

Thousands of people will swarm Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a handful of days to take in the art, music, jewelry, fashion, and people as part of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts market.

Make sure to check out the side events from the main SWAIA schedule like the arts festival at Buffalo Thunder or the Free Indian Market. There’s plenty of art to check out. Here is the SWAIA official booth guide to find your favorite artists or that one artist from Instagram.

Bring your water, cards and cash, and some comfy shoes to walk in. Check the forecast each morning.

Here is a list of events happening during entire market weekend. Click the down arrow for see events for each day. Times are in Mountain Time.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

Celebrating Our Beauty
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 13
TIME: 5-8 p.m.
WHERE: Dineh + Co (621 Canyon Road, Santa Fe)
COST: Public
MORE INFO: Facebook

HOSH: An Evening of Native American Stories & Artists Collaboration
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 13
TIME: 6-9 p.m.
WHERE: El Rey Court Hotel (1862 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe)
COST: Open to the public
MORE INFO: Instagram

NDN Girls Book Club in New Mexico
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 13
TIME: 6-9 p.m.
WHERE: El Rey Court Hotel (1862 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Instagram

Native Guitars Tour
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 13
TIME: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Meow Wolf
COST: Tickets at Meow Wolf or Native Guitars Tour
MORE INFO: Instagram

CO2 Night with VDJ Danny
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 13
TIME: 9 p.m.
WHERE: Boxcar (133 W. Water Street)
COST: Age 21+
MORE INFO: Instagram

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Friday & Saturday); 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday)
WHERE: Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Instagram

Indigenous Fashion Forever Career Summit with the Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Art Institute (1600 St. Michael’s Drive #31, Santa Fe)
COST: Free, but “you need to sign up” at 4kinship; for Indigenous youth ages 15-25
MORE INFO: Instagram

4KINSHIP: Alexandra Barton Pop-Up
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: FaraHNHeight Gallery (54 ½ East San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Instagram

Leonard Peltier Pop-Up Show
WHAT: Rare collection of Leonard Peltier’s oil paintings presented by his son, Chauncey Peltier and grandson, Cyrus Peltier
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: FaraHNHeight Gallery (54 ½ East San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Instagram and website

NDN Girls Book Club Free Book Fair
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Dineh + Co (621 Canyon Road, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Instagram says free books this day! “Bring bags!”

Sacred Sites: Then and Now
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 1:00–2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Website

Chizhii Studio Pop-Up
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: 411 W Water Street, Suite D
MORE INFO: Instagram

Gangland Panel with Lou Diamond Phillips
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 4:15-5 p.m.
WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza – La Terraza (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
COST: Open to public
MORE INFO: Instagram

Indigenous House Networking Reception
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza – La Terraza (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
COST: Open to public
MORE INFO: Instagram

Exhibit Opening of “Beneath a Loving Sky” Reception
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 5-8 p.m.
WHERE: The Valley (616 ½ B Canyon Road, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Instagram

Sacred Places 2026: A Night of Music, Storytelling, and Art
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 5:30-9:45 p.m.
WHERE: Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe
MORE INFO: Eventbrite or Instagram

Sovereignly Fit Runway Show
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14 and Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 5:30 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. show
WHERE: Lumpkins Ballroom at LaFonda Hotel (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
COST: Tickets range from $75-200, buy at ToweringStone.com
MORE INFO: ToweringStone.com or Towering Stone Instagram

Indigenous Ways Festival 2026
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 6-10 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Railyard Water Tower
COST: Free, family friendly; RSVP here
MORE INFO: Website and Instagram; ASL interpreters on site. Please bring your own chair.

Matriarch Mixer: Trivia Night, Stories, Earrings
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Bow & Arrow Brewery, Albuquerque
MORE INFO: Instagram

Rooted in Tradition Rising on the Runway
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Dineh + Co (621 Canyon Road, Santa Fe)
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Instagram

Crazy Bird: Late Night with Dynamite Sol and DJ Element
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Boxcar (133 W. Water Street)
MORE INFO: Instagram

“Bad Medicine” Play
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Playhouse (142 East De Vargas Street, Santa Fe)
COST: $20-80 including fees
MORE INFO: Website

40: The Last Dance of Another Decade
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 8:30 – 11 p.m.
WHERE: Meow Wolf
MORE INFO: RSVP to Darklisted Photography on Instagram
THEME: Tumblr Era / “Let’s go to the Discotheque”

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

Santa Fe Indian Market
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Plaza
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Website

Free Indian Market: Art Market
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Federal Park (South Federal Place and Washington Ave., Santa Fe)
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Website

Off-Market Storefront Pop-Up
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
WHERE: Towering Stone Store Front (102 E. Water St, Santa Fe), Inside and upstairs at El Centro de Santa Fe
MORE INFO: OXDX Instagram or Towering Stone Instagram

Indigenous House Open House
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza – La Terraza (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
COST: Open to public
MORE INFO: Instagram

4KINSHIP: Alexandra Barton Pop-Up
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Farahnheight Gallery, Santa Fe
MORE INFO: Instagram

4KINSHIP: Jennifer Younger Pop-Up
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: 201 Galisteo Street, Santa Fe
MORE INFO: Instagram

“Bad Medicine” Play
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Playhouse (142 East De Vargas Street, Santa Fe)
COST: $20-80 including fees
MORE INFO: Website

NDN Girls Book Club in New Mexico
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
MORE INFO: Instagram

Rez Roundup Honky Tonk by Indigenous House
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 4-7p.m.
WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza – La Terraza (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Instagram

SWAIA Social Hour by Change Labs
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14
TIME: 5-8 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Sunset Terrace (112 West San Francisco St)
MORE INFO: Instagram

11th Annual Rock ‘N’ Round Dance by Native Guitars Tour
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery (2791 Agua Fria st.
MORE INFO: Instagram

Danny T & The Stealing Thunder Band
PLUS: DJ Flo Fader + DJ Element • Late Night
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Boxcar (133 W. Water Street)
MORE INFO: Instagram

Bad Indian: A Native American Comedy Show
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Jean Cocteau Cinema (418 Montezuma Ave, Santa Fe)
COST: $15
MORE INFO: Cinema website

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

Santa Fe Indian Market
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Plaza
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Website

4KINSHIP: Alexandra Barton Pop-Up
DATE: Friday, Aug. 14 – Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE: FaraHNHeight Gallery, Santa Fe
MORE INFO: Instagram

Reimagining the 250th Indigenous Histories and Sovereignty Panel Discussion
DATE: Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
WHERE: IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), Allan Houser Art Park (108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe)
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Instagram

“Bad Medicine” Play
DATE: Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 2 p.m.
WHERE: Santa Fe Playhouse (142 East De Vargas Street, Santa Fe)
COST: $20-80 including fees
MORE INFO: Website

10 Year Commemoration of Water Protectors Worldwide by Sacred Defense Fund
DATE: Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 5-8 p.m., doors open at 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: La Fonda on the Plaza (100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe)
COST: Free show for all ages
MORE INFO: Instagram

House of SUTAI 1920s Speakeasy
DATE: Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: 8 p.m. – Midnight
WHERE: 125 East Palace, Santa Fe (formerly Club Legato)
COST: $20 at “Secret” door, $10 for darlings dressed on theme, 21+ event
MORE INFO: Instagram

Karaoke
DATE: Sunday, Aug. 16
TIME: Starts at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Boxcar (133 W. Water Street)
MORE INFO: Instagram

MONDAY, AUGUST 17

NDN Girls Book Club in New Mexico
DATE: Monday, Aug. 17
TIME: 2 p.m.
WHERE: Keres Learning Center
MORE INFO: Instagram says free books this day! “Bring bags!”

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