You deserve a getaway before the hectic Holiday season, and October is just the month to book your stay in Santa Fe.
This magical season has so much beauty to offer, and a full line up for autumn-inspired events.
Here are our Staff Picks of the best October activities:
Santa Fe Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Saturday October 12 – Monday 14
Santa Fe is deeply proud to embrace its rich cultural diversity and the prolific and profound contributions that its first peoples brought and continue to bring to the City.
PICTURE: SantaFe.org
El Rancho de las Golondrinas Harvest Festival
October 5 – 6
Celebrate the harvest at New Mexico’s top living history museum! Taste syrup from a burro driven sorghum mill, help make cider by cranking a traditional apple press, and pick a pumpkin from the scarecrow-guarded patch.
PICTURE: SantaFeSelection.com
The Whiskey Classic
October 12
An immersive event experience designed for whiskey, bourbon, and scotch aficionados, industry professionals, as well as those who want to discover the art behind these beverages. Our event is housed at one of the most famous western movie sets in the film industry.
PICTURE: WhiskeyClassic.us
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
October 16 – 20
The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival presents five days of independent film screenings, community events, and educational workshops.
PICTURE: SantaFeIndependentFilmFestival.com
Canyon Road Paint & Sculpt Out
October 18-19
Experience art as it comes to life and engage in informative conversations about creative processes with more than 100 artists creating new works in real time.
PICTURE: VisitCanyonRoad.com
Spirits of New Mexico’s Past
October 26
Meet the ghosts of history who lived and died in the land of enchantment!
PICTURE: golondrinas.org
Adobe Destinations 