Community Calendar

The Annual Pueblo Gingerbread House Contest is a favorite holiday tradition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Children and adults are invited to enter a gingerbread house inspired by a Pueblo village, house, community church or historic building with prizes awarded in children’s and adult categories. This is an annual holiday event that is a unique way to share and enjoy Pueblo culture with your family.

Application Available: November 4th-December 19th

Submission Starting Date: November 18th

Gingerbread Display Dates: November 18th-January 4th

Judging open to visitors starting December 19th-January 4th

Announcement of winners January 6th

Join us to experience the insightful creativity of Native American youth artists! A long-standing tradition at the IPCC, this juried exhibition showcases the artworks of Native American students in grades K-12 in New Mexico. This year’s theme, “Planning Our Future Homes,” uplifts the students’ understandings of tribal and familial relationships between communities, homes, and building materials. The participating students’ artworks are available for purchase. A public reception with a Pottery Demonstration by Wilma Tosa (Pueblo of Jemez) will be held on Sunday, November 23, 1:30-4:30pm.

Included with museum admission

100 Years of Collecting|100 Years of Connecting is on view through December 13, 2025 at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum, located at 750 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Admission is free. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit nmheritagearts.org.

The exhibition marks the Spanish Colonial Arts Society's centennial by telling its century-long story of creating and caring for an extraordinary trove of nearly 4,000 objects representing the distinctive Hispano heritage of New Mexico. This provides a unique lens on the Society’s legacy of connecting to a community of artists and supporters of Hispano arts in New Mexico and beyond.

Join us for the Friends of the Public Library’s annual like-new sales on November 8th and December 13th! Find lots of great nearly-new fiction and nonfiction as well as a selection of children’s books, art books, CDs, and more. All perfect for gift-giving!

This sale boasts more than 25,000 items for sale, all at 70–90% of list price. Paperbacks start at just 25 cents each! You’ll also find bargain prices on used DVDs, CDs, and records. Entry is free for Friends members and $2 for non-members before noon.

The Friends of the Library use funds from the Bookshop and Book Sales to support the Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo County programs, such as the Summer Reading Program, El Día de los Niños, staff development, community outreach, and many other offerings.

The Friends rely on the generous donations of books and other media from the community. Small donations can be dropped off at the local library branches and larger donations at the Main Library. For more information about the Book Sales, Bookshop, donation guidelines, and how to become a member, please visit www.friendsofthepubliclibrary.org.

Celebrate the Magic of the Season in Belen!
Join us on Saturday, December 13, 2025, for one of Belen’s most beloved holiday traditions — the Miracle on Main Street Parade and Outdoor Christmas Craft Fair!

🎁 Outdoor Christmas Craft Fair
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
📍 Becker Avenue
Shop for handmade gifts, local art, and festive treats from talented local vendors. It’s the perfect place to find unique holiday presents and enjoy delicious food, music, and community cheer throughout the day.
🎄 Miracle on Main Street Parade
🚗 Parade Kicks Off at 6:00 p.m.
📍 Main Street — from Camino del Llano north to Aragon Road
Bundle up and bring the family for an evening of lights, music, and holiday spirit! Watch as floats, bands, and community groups light up Main Street in a joyful celebration of the season.

Don’t miss this magical day in the Heart of Belen — where our small-town charm shines brightest for the holidays!

Join us for Meet the Makers from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Experience the vibrant offerings of our IPEC vendors and try foods from local food trucks, bakers, caterers, producers, and ranchers. It’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to support local businesses!

The Same Place at the Same Time is a series of three exhibition rotations that trace how art lives within, emerges from, and connects Taos’ creative communities. By gathering a varied array of arts—wood-fired ceramics, volunteer radio, and Pueblo foodways—into the rotating gallery space, the exhibition highlights the many interconnected maker groups within our larger Taos community. The inclusion of visual art, music, and food emphasizes the diversity of creativity that constructs thriving cultures and communities.

The exhibition is process-focused and collectively developed, documenting how these groups operate and co-curated by the groups themselves. It explores the wide-ranging organizational structures of these collectives, in turn allowing us to consider how these frameworks influence art making, relationships, and the rich culture of Taos. It asks how we might further nurture this expansive web of connections, both inside and outside of the gallery space.

Harwood Museum of Art is honored to collaborate with local artists, makers, and cultural leaders who shape and define Taos’s remarkable artistic landscape.

Curated by Kate Miller, Curatorial Assistant, Harwood Museum of Art.

Image Credit: KNCE Studio. Courtesy of True Taos Radio, KNCE 93.5 FM

Pursuit of Happiness: Gi Bill in Taos refocuses the story of post-World War II artistic movements by highlighting those artists working, communing, and connecting in Taos from 1945 onward. These artists founded the next great wave of abstraction that took root in the region, bringing their vast creativity and international connections to the community. Highlighting works from Harwood Museum of Art’s permanent collection and sourcing significant loans regionally and nationally, this exhibition tells the story of how Taos contributed to conversations and explorations in the national art scene during the post-World War II period.

The Same Place at the Same Time is a series of three exhibition rotations that trace how art lives within, emerges from, and connects Taos’s creative communities. By gathering a varied array of arts—wood-fired ceramics, volunteer radio, and Pueblo foodways—into the rotating gallery space, the exhibition highlights the many interconnected maker groups within our larger Taos community. The inclusion of visual art, music, and food emphasizes the diversity of creativity that constructs thriving cultures and communities.

The exhibition is process-focused and collectively developed, documenting how these groups operate and co-curated by the groups themselves. It explores the wide-ranging organizational structures of these collectives, in turn allowing us to consider how these frameworks influence art making, relationships, and the rich culture of Taos. It asks how we might further nurture this expansive web of connections, both inside and outside of the gallery space.

Harwood Museum of Art is honored to collaborate with local artists, makers, and cultural leaders who shape and define Taos’s remarkable artistic landscape.

Curated by Kate Miller, Curatorial Assistant, Harwood Museum of Art.

Image Credit: Red Willow Farmer’s Market. Courtesy of Tiana Suazo

Encantada, the annual exhibition of fine art by the Rio Grande Art Association opens with a reception on Friday, November 7, 5:30-8:30 at the Hispanic Arts Building at Expo New Mexico. The show runs from November 7 – 30, open Thursday – Sunday, 11-6 pm. Closed Thanksgiving.