Calendar of Pueblo Patron Saint Feast Days and other anual Pueblo events.
Pueblo Feast Day Dates do not change and are held on the same date each year.

January | Februrary | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

January 1
Taos Pueblo - Turtle Dance
Santo Domingo Pueblo - Corn Dance
San Juan Pueblo - Cloud or Basket Dance

January 6- Kings Day Celebration
Picuris Pueblo - Various dances
Nambe Pueblo - Buffalo, Deer and Antelope Dances
Sandia Pueblo - Various Dances
Taos Pueblo - Deer or Buffalo Dances
Most Pueblos have dances on Jan. 6th

January 22
San Ildefonso Pueblo - Vespers Evening with firelight procession 6 pm - call to confirm.

January 23
San Ildefonso Pueblo - Annual Feast Day - Buffalo, Comanche & Deer Dances

January 25
Picuris Pueblo - St. Paul's Feast Day - Various Dances

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February - 1st weekend
Old Acoma Pueblo - Governor's Feast Day - Various Dances

February 2
San Felipe & Picuris Pueblos - Candelaria Day Celebration



March 6 - April 28
Taos Pueblo- Closed to Public & Closed for visitation.

March 19
Old Laguna Pueblo - Harvest Dance & Various Dances
St. Joseph's Feast Day

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April 16 (Easter Sunday)
At most Pueblos - Basket & Corn Dances Info: Call Tribal Offices
Nambe Pueblo - Bow & Arrow Dance after Mass
Zia Pueblo - Various Dances
San Ildefonso - Various Dances

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May 1
San Felipe Pueblo - St. Philip Feast day -- Corn Dance

May 3
Taos Pueblo - Corn Dance - Santa Cruz Feast Day - Blessing of the Fields

May - (Memorial Day Weekend)
Jemez (Walatowa) Pueblo - Annual Red Rocks Arts & Crafts Show Info:www.jemezPueblo.org

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June 13
St.Anthony Feast Day- Annual Feast Day at several Pueblos: Sandia Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, San Ildefonso and Picuris Pueblos; also other dances at: San Juan Pueblo - Green Corn Dances Santa Clara Pueblo - Comanche Dance
Picuris Pueblo - Foot Races

June - Father's Day Weekend
Picuris Pueblo - High Country Arts & Crafts Festival

June 24
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo - Annual Feast Day - Corn Dances
Taos Pueblo - Traditional Corn Dances


June 29
Santa Ana Pueblo - St. Peter's Feast Day - Corn Dance

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July 4
Nambe Pueblo - Celebration of the waterfall - call to confirm

July - First Weekend
Picuris Pueblo - Arts & Crafts Fair - Info: picuris@plaza.org


July 7-9
Taos Pueblo - Annual Intertribal PowWow

July 14
St. Bonaventure Feast Day - Cochiti Pueblo- Corn Dances

July 15 & 16
San Juan Pueblo - 35th Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Annual Arts & Crafts Fair Info. contact (505) 852-4265 or 800-793-4955

July 25
Santiago Feast Day - Taos & other Pueblos - Corn Dances

July 26
Santa Ana Annual Feast Day - Corn Dance
Laguna Pueblo - St. Ann's Feast Day - Harvest & various Dances (Seama)

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July 26-30





August 2
Jemez Pueblo - St. Persingula Feast Day - Corn Dances

August 4
Santo Domingo Pueblo - Annual Feast Day & Corn Dance


August 8-10
Zuni Pueblo - Annual Arts & Cultural Expo

August 9
Picuris Pueblo - San Lorenzo Sunset Dances

August 10
(Historical Anniversary Date of Pueblo Revolt)
Acoma Pueblo (Acomita) - San Lorenzo Feast Day
Picuris Pueblo - Ceremonial foot race, pole climb and dances

August 12
Santa Clara Pueblo - Annual Feast Day - Buffalo, Harvest or Corn Dance

August 15
Zia Pueblo - Annual Feast Day - Corn Dances
Laguna Pueblo - The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother's Feast Day - Harvest & various dances at (Mesita village)

August 19 & 20
Zuni Pueblo - Annual Zuni Tribal Fair

August 28
Isleta Pueblo - St. Augustine Feast Day - Mass in the morning and a procession following Mass - Dances in the afternoon

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September 2
Old Acoma Pueblo - Annual Feast Day - Harvest Dance

September 4
Isleta Pueblo - Saint Augustine's Feast Day - Harvest Dance

September 2- 4 (Labor Day Weekend)
Santo Domingo Pueblo - Annual Arts & Crafts Show

September 8
Laguna Pueblo - Social Dances (Encinal village)
San Ildefonso Pueblo - Corn Dance
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Feast Day

September 19
Old Laguna Pueblo - St. Joseph's Feast Day - Buffalo, Eagle & social dances

September 25
Laguna Pueblo - St. Elizabeth's Feast Day - Harvest & social dances at Paguate village.

September 29
Taos Pueblo - San Geronimo Eve - Vespers - Sunset Dance

September 30
Taos Pueblo - San Geronimo's Feast Day - Trade fair, ceremonial foot races and pole climb

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Early October
Zuni Pueblo - Zuni Harvest Festival. Info: (505) 782-4481

October 3
Nambe Pueblo - Evening Firelight Vespers

October 4
Nambe Pueblo - St. Francis de Assisi Feast Day - Annual Feast Day - Buffalo & Deer Dances

October 17
Laguna Pueblo - St. Margaret's Feast Day - Harvest & social dances at the village of Paraje

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November 12
Tesuque Pueblo & Jemez Pueblo - San Diego Feast Day - Annual Feast Day - Various dances

November 27 (Thanksgiving Day)
Zuni Pueblo - Christmas Light Parade

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1st Weekend in December
Jemez (Walatowa) Pueblo Winter Arts & Crafts Show

December 11
Pojoaque Pueblo - Vespers and procession are usually held at 6 pm

December 12
Pojoaque Pueblo - Annual Feast Day - Mass at 10 a.m. - dances performed after the mass. Jemez (Walatowa)Pueblo Our Lady of Guadalupe - Matachine Dances

December 20 thru 23
Fair Crafts & Arts Holiday Zuni .

December 24 & 25
Picuris & San Juan Pueblos - Spanish dance "Los Matachines"

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
San Juan Pueblo - Pine Torch Procession

December 24 (Christmas Eve)
Taos Pueblo - Sundown procession with bonfires - Children's Dance
Old Acoma Pueblo - Pueblo is lit with luminaries beginning at the Scenic View Point and continues as far as "Sky City"
Laguna Pueblo - Dances follow 10 a.m. Mass
San Felipe, Santa Ana & Tesuque Pueblos - Dances after midnight Mass
Nambe Pueblo - Buffalo Dances after Mass
San Juan & Picuris Pueblos - Sundown torchlit procession of the Virgin Vespers - Matachine Dance

December 25
Tesuque Pueblo - Various dances
Taos, San Juan & Picuris Pueblo - Dances to be announced (Deer or Los Matachine)
San Ildefonso Pueblo - Christmas Celebration & Matachine Dances

December 26
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo - Turtle Dance (no pictures)

December 28
Santa Clara Pueblo - Innocents Day Dance
Picuris Pueblo - Holy Innocence Day "Children's Dance"

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