CALENDAR OF PUEBLO FEAST DAYS & OTHER EVENTS AT THE PUEBLOS
For confirmation of dates, activities and events, please contact each tribe directly. Telephone numbers are provided at the foot of this page.
THERE ARE RULES TO FOLLOW
Most of these events are sacred.
Please be sure to follow the rules of etiquette for each ceremony and pueblo. The tourism offices of each pueblo will provide you with their rules.
Photography of any kind is usually strictly forbidden, but check with the respective tourism office.
Do not applaud.
Refrain from asking specific questions about the dances, their ceremonial dress etc.
Feast Days are usually held on the date given from year to year unless otherwise specified. It is always a good idea to double check by calling.
JANUARY
1st: Transfer of Canes to New Pueblo Tribal Officials
Various dances at most Pueblos; Taos Pueblo - Turtle Dance; Santo
Domingo Pueblo - Corn Dance; San Juan Pueblo - Cloud or Basket Dance.
6th: King's Day Celebration - In honor of new Pueblo Tribal Officials
Picuris Pueblo - various dances
Nambe Pueblo - Buffalo, Deer & Antelope Dances
Sandia Pueblo - various dances
Taos Pueblo - Deer & Buffalo Dances
Santo Domingo Pueblo - various dances
Most Pueblos open to the public.
22nd: San Ildefonso Pueblo:
Vespers evening with firelight procession. 6pm - Contact the pueblo to confirm.
23rd: San Ildefonso Pueblo Annual Feast Day
Buffalo, Comanche & Deer Dances.
25th: St. Paul's Feast Day:
Picuris Pueblo & San Juan Pueblo Annual Feast Day
FEBRUARY
1st or 2nd Weekend:
Governor's Feast.
Old Acoma Pueblo - various dances
San Juan Pueblo - Deer Dances
2nd: Candelaria Day Celebration
San Felipe & Picuris Pueblos
MARCH
Dates Vary - Sometime March-April: Taos Pueblo Closed. Check http://taospueblo.com/events
19th: St. Joseph's Feast Day
Laguna Pueblo (Old Laguna) Harvest Dance & Various Dances.
APRIL
Easter Weekend:
Basket and Corn Dances at most Pueblos
Easter Sunday:
Nambe Pueblo - Bow & Arrow Dance after Mass
Zia Pueblo - various dances
San lldefonso (Easter Sunday) - various dances
Santo Domingo Pueblo - Corn Dance
MAY
1st: St. Philip Annual Feast Day
San Felipe Pueblo - Corn Dance.
3rd: Santa Cruz Feast Day
Taos Pueblo, Blessing of the Fields & Corn Dance and Traditional Foot Races.
First Sunday in May: Santa Maria Feast Day
Acoma Pueblo.
Memorial Day Weekend:
Annual Jemez Pueblo Red Rocks Arts & Crafts Show & Powwow.
JUNE
First Saturday of the Month: Blessing of the Fields at Tesuque Pueblo - Corn Dance
June 13th: San Antonio Annual Feast Day
Sandia Pueblo - Corn Dances.
Taos Pueblo - Corn Dances.
San Juan Pueblo - Corn Dances.
Santa Clara Pueblo - Comanche (Buffalo) Dance.
Picuris Pueblo - Children's foot race.
June 16th - 17th: (Father's Day weekend)
Picuris Pueblo - High Country Arts & Crafts Festival
June 23rd:
San Juan Pueblo/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo - Vespers, Foot Race and Buffalo Dance.
24th: St. John Bautista Annual Feast Day
San Juan Pueblo/Ohkay Owingeh - Corn Dance, Buffalo Dance.
Taos Pueblo - Corn Dance.
29th: San Pedro Feast Day
Santa Ana Pueblo - Corn Dance
Santo Domingo - Corn Dance
JULY
4th: Celebration at the Waterfall (always call to confirm)
Nambe Pueblo. Call in advance to confirm - Mescalero Apache: Maiden's Puberty Rites & Mountain Spirits Dance. (505) 455-2036
2nd Weekend of July. Call to Confirm: Taos Pueblo Annual Intertribal Pow-Wow (www.taospueblopowow.com) (575) 758-1028
14th: San Bonaventura Feast Day
Cochiti Pueblo - Corn Dance.
Usually held third weekend of July. Call to confirm: Annual Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Fair.
Okay Owingeh/San Juan Pueblo. (505) 852-4400
25th: Santiago Feast Day
Taos - Corn Dance.
26th: Santa Ana Annual Feast Day
Santa Ana Pueblo - Various dances.
Taos Pueblo - Various dances.
Laguna (Seama village) - Harvest & Various Dances.
Either July or August: Date to be determined each year: Zuni Pueblo Arts and Cultural Expo. Zuni, N.M. Call (505)782-7238 for dates.
AUGUST
Call for this year's dates. Annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial at Red Rock State Park near Gallup. Parades, rodeo, arts and crafts, dances, food, golf tournament, auctions etc. Parking and admission fees at Red Rock State Park. For exact dates and detailed info go to: http://theceremonial.com or call 505.863.3896.
Either July or August: Date to be determined each year: Zuni Pueblo Arts and Cultural Expo. Zuni, N.M. Call (505)782-7238 for dates.
Santa Fe Indian Market. Each August - Exact Dates to be determined. Usually held during the third weekend in August, on the Santa Fe Plaza. Native American artists and craftspeople from all over North America exhibit their work for juried competitions and purchase. Activities include Native dances, music, costumes, food etc. Read my blog on Santa Fe's Indian Market - Past and Present. No admission fee. For date and detailed information visit http://swaia.org or call (505) 983-5220.
2nd: San Persingula Feast Day - Annual Feast Day
Jemez (Walatowa) Pueblo
4th: Santo Domingo Annual Feast Day
Santo Domingo Pueblo - Corn Dances.
9th: San Lorenzo Mass and Sunset Dances
Picuris Pueblo
10th: Historical Anniversary Date - Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and San Lorenzo Annual Feast Day
Picuris Pueblo - Ceremonial foot race, pole climb & traditional dances.
Acoma Pueblo (Acomita Village) - Various Dances.
12th: Santa Clara Annual Feast Day
Santa Clara Pueblo - Buffalo, Harvest or Corn Dance.
15th: The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother's Annual Feast Day
Zia Pueblo - Corn Dances.
Laguna Pueblo (Mesita Village) - harvest and various dances.
28th: San Augustine Annual Feast Day
Isleta Pueblo - Mass in the morning and a procession following Mass, dances in the afternoon.
SEPTEMBER
Labor Day Weekend
Santo Domingo Pueblo Annual Arts & Crafts Market.
2nd or 3rd weekend: Go-Jii-Yah Feast Day. At Stone Lake, Jicarilla Apache Reservation. For exact dates and event information: (575) 843-7270 or (575) 759-3242.
2nd: San Estevan Annual Feast Day
Acoma Pueblo Sky City - Harvest Dance. 1(888)Sky City. (888) 759-2489.
4th: San Augustine Feast Day
Isleta Pueblo - Harvest Dance. (505) 869-3111.
8th: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Feast Day
Laguna Pueblo (Encinal) - Harvest and social dances. (505) 552-6654.
San Ildefonso Pueblo - Corn Dance. (505) 455-3549.
14th: Harvest Dance (Dates are subject to change)
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo/also known as San Juan Pueblo. (505) 852-4400
19th: St. Joseph's Annual Feast Day
Laguna Pueblo - Buffalo Eagle and Social Dances at Old Laguna. (505) 552-6654.
25th: St. Elizabeth Feast Day
Laguna Pueblo (Village of Paguate) - Harvest & Social Dances. For Info: (505) 552-6654.
29th: San Geronimo Eve
Taos Pueblo - Vespers & Sundown Dance. For Info: (575) 758-1028.
30th: San Geronimo Annual Feast Day
Taos Pueblo - Trade fair, ceremonial foot races and pole climb. For Info: (575) 758-1028.
OCTOBER
4th: St. Francis of Assisi Annual Feast Day
Nambe Pueblo: Buffalo & Deer dances.
Second weekend of October: Jemez Pueblo-Annual Open Air Market For information: (505) 834-7235.17th: St. Margaret Mary's Feast Day
Laguna Pueblo (Village of Paraje) - Harvest and Social Dances.
24th - 27th: Harvest Dance
Laguna Pueblo (Old Laguna)
NOVEMBER
12th: San Diego Annual Feast Day
Tesuque Pueblo - Various dances.
Jemez Pueblo - Various dances.
Thanksgiving Weekend Acoma Sky City Annual Indian Arts & Crafts Show and Auction.
Call ahead to confirm. 1(888)Sky City. (888) 759-2489.
Thanksgiving Day: Christmas Light Parade.
Zuni Pueblo - Call ahead to confirm. (505)782-7238
DECEMBER
Jemez Pueblo. For information: (505) 834-7235.
Dec 11th: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Feast Day
Pojoaque Pueblo - Night dances,Vespers and procession are usually held at 6 p.m. (505) 455-3460.
12th: Our Lady of Guadalupe Annual Feast Day
Tesuque Pueblo - Bow and Arrow, Comanche and Buffalo Dances. For information: (505) 983-2667.
Santa Clara Pueblo. - Dances. For information: (505) 753-7326.
Pojoaque Pueblo - Mass at 10 am, dances performed after Mass. (505) 455-3460.
Jemez Pueblo - Matachine Dances. (505) 834-7235.
24th: Christmas Eve Celebration
We advise you confirm if each pueblo is open to public for these events.
Ohkay Owingeh - Spanish Dance drama Los Matachines and Pine Torch Procession.
Taos Pueblo - Sundown Procession with bonfires. (575) 758-1028
Old Acoma Pueblo - is lit with Luminarias, beginning at the Scenic View Point and continues as far as the "Sky City". (888) 759-2489
Laguna Pueblo - After 10 pm Mass & various dances. (505) 552-6654
San Felipe Pueblo - Dances after Midnight Mass. (505) 867-3381
Santa Ana Pueblo - Dances after Midnight Mass. (505) 867-3301
Tesuque Pueblo - Dances after Midnight Mass. (505) 983-2667
Nambe Pueblo - Buffalo Dances after Mass. (505) 455-2036
Picuris Pueblo - Sundown Torchlight Procession of the Virgin Vespers - Mass Procession followed by Matachines Dances. (575) 587-2419
25th: Christmas Day
Tesuque Pueblo - various dances; Taos Pueblo - Dances to be announced (Deer or Los Matachines).
San Ildefonso Pueblo - Christmas Celebration, Matachines Dances
Picuris Pueblo - Christmas Celebration, Matachines Dances.
Santo Domingo Pueblo - Special Dances TBA.
Ohkay Owingeh - various dances.
Zia Pueblo - various dances.
Cochiti Pueblo - Various Dances (usually during Xmas Day and the 3 days after. Call to confirm)
25th - 27th:
Laguna Village - 10am Mass followed by Harvest Dance.
Cochiti Pueblo - Various Dances (usually during Xmas Day and the 3 days after. Call to confirm)
26th:
Ohkay Owingeh - Turtle dance
26th - 28th:
Christmas dances at most pueblos - Contact each Pueblo Tribe directly for more information. Numbers are below.
Santo Domingo - Corn Dance.
Acoma Pueblo - Christmas Dances in the San Esteban Mission Church.28th: Holy Innocents Day.
Picuris Pueblo - Children's dances.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR 19 PUEBLOS OF NEW MEXICO
Acoma (Sky City Cultural Center) - (888) 759-2489
Cochiti - (505) 465-2244
Isleta - (505) 869-3111
Jemez (Walatowa Visitor Center) - (575) 834-7235
Laguna - (505) 552-6654
Nambe - (505) 455-2036
Picuris - (575) 587-2419
Pojoaque (Visitors Center) - (505) 455-3460
San Felipe - (505) 867-3381
San Ildefonso (Visitor Center) - (505) 455-3549
Ohkay Owingeh/formerly known as San Juan Pueblo - (505) 852-4400
Sandia - (505) 867-3317
Santa Ana - (505) 867-3301
Santa Clara (Tourism Dept.) - (505) 753-7326
Santo Domingo - (505) 465-2214
Taos (Tourism Office) - (575) 758-1028
Tesuque - (505) 983-2667
Zia - (505) 867-3304
Zuni (Tourism Office) - (505) 782-7238
CALENDAR INFO COURTESY OF THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER - 2401 12th St. NW-ABQ. NM (505)843-7270. http://www.indianpueblo.org
And New Mexico Tourism - http://newmexico.org