Fiesta Events
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13
6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11
Pregon de la Fiesta: a Mass at Rosario Chapel, 540 Rosario Blvd., officially opens Fiesta, santafefiesta.org.
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13
Fiesta Fine Arts & Crafts Shows: includes food booths, on the Plaza, santafefiesta.org.
2-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11
Entrada de Don Diego: annual reenactment of the Spanish resettlement of Santa Fe in 1692, held on the Plaza, santafefiesta.org.
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13
Intrigue at the Palace of the Governors; or A Melodrama Marred (by Mysterious, Murderous Mayhem): annual spoof of all things Santa Fe, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $15 and $20, santafeplayhouse.com, 505-988-4262.
9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12
Desfile de los Niños (Pet Parade): kids and their animal companions in costume, Downtown, santafefiesta.org.
Friday-Sunday, Sept. 11-13
Bandstand on the Plaza: live music and dancers, 1 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, santafefiesta.org.
3-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12
La Merienda Fashion Show: La Sociedad Folklorica's annual showcase of vintage fiesta dresses dating to the 1800s, $10 at the door, James A. Little Theater, New Mexico School for the Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Road
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12
Gran Baile: a fiesta tradition honoring Fiesta royalty; Al Hurricane and Al Hurricane, Jr. perform, $20 in advance, 505-988-1234, ticketssantafe.org.
9:30-11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13
Solemn Procession: a reenactment of New Mexico Hispanic settlers walking with the image of La Conquistadora; from the Palace of the Governors, on the Plaza, to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assissi, 131 Cathedral Place, santafefiesta.org.
10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13
Pontifical Mass: attended by Don Diego de Vargas, his Cuadrilla, and the Royal Court; including music and dances, santafefiesta.org.
1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13
Desfile de la Gente Historical/Hysterical Parade: marching bands and floats; beginning at Paseo de Peralta and North Guadalupe Street; santafefiesta.org.
5:15-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13
Closing Ceremonies: on the Plaza; santafefiesta.org.
7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13
Mass of Thanksgiving and Candlelight Procession: from Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, 131 Cathedral Place, to the Cross of the Martyrs; santafefiesta.org.