Taos Winter Wine Festival
February 1 – 5, 2017
Every January visitors and locals alike savor the ability to combine world class skiing with fine wines and great cuisine. The event includes seminars, wine tastings, wine dinners hosted by vintners paired with Taos chefs. Two Grand Tastings feature more than 75 different wines from 20 wineries and delectables from a dozen Taos and Taos Ski Valley restaurants. A silent auction of rare wines benefits the New Mexico Nature Conservancy.

Taos Shortz Film Festival
March 30 – April 2, 2017
2017 will be the 10th year for this exceptional, internationally known short film festival. It’s been buzzed as ‘the Sundance for short films’ and is ranked among the “Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee’. The Taos Shortz Film Fest (TSFF) is a forum that unites short films and filmmakers with the community. TSFF strives in its leadership of presenting world class independent cinema, to keep the cinematic arts thriving in New Mexico and to put Taos back on the map as a cinematic destination.

Taos Lilac Festival
May 19 – 21, 2017
Festival goers can meet and mingle with more than 40 talented artisans and crafts people as they
display work ranging from ceramics, fiber, wood, leather and metalwork to jewelry and art pieces in Kit Carson Park. The Grand Festival Weekend, will include a pet parade and costume contest; live
entertainment; children’s carousel; bluegrass music nightly; food and crafts vendors and many
family friendly activities.

Taos Pueblo Pow Wow
July 7 – 9, 2017
Members of Indian tribes throughout the country gather in Taos to compete in traditional dance competitions. Crafts booths and food vendors ring the powwow circle during the three-day event. The Taos Pueblo community is very proud that this widely attended event has achieved this very significant milestone of 31 years in existence. There are only a handful of powwows in the United States that have reached this mark. A pow wow is a gathering of Indian Nations in a common circle of friendship. Indian Country is made up of many tribal nations, bands, villages, and pueblos, each with their own traditional tribal beliefs and practices. A powwow is the common fiber which draws Indian people together. It is a time for sharing with old friends and making new friends; a time for singing and dancing. It is also a time for trading — trading craft goods and trading songs.

Taos Fall Arts Festival
Late September, 2017
Founded in 1973 by a group of artists and gallerists. Over the years, other art events have set their dates to coincide with Fall Arts. The season has come to be known as “Grand Fall Arts” and it’s a most exciting time to visit. The largest arts event in northern New Mexico features works of art only from Taos County. This year, several distinct art shows will be held at six locations along a walking tour through Taos’ central core.

Taos Wool Festival
Early October, 2017
Immerse yourself in the more than 400 years of wool tradition as New Mexico, Colorado and Texas breeders and fiber artists celebrate at the Wool Festival of Taos. Join in at Kit Carson Park for two days of family fun. Take a look at traditional and contemporary fiber artistry, an opportunity to get up close and personal with sheep, goats, rabbits, alpacas, and llamas. Kids can try their hand at a fiber project.

Taos Mountain Balloon Rally
Late October, 2017
Celebrating its 34th year, the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally has truly been a Taos community event. Every year on the last full weekend in October, as the trees in the high country erupt into a painter’s canvas of oranges, reds, ambers and yellows, even more color is added to the vista as the Taos skies are filled with dozens of brightly colored hot air balloons lifting into the clear, cold dawn of a Taos Mountain sunrise.