Be Inspired. Be Uplifted. Be Connected.
For years, Santa Fe Magazine has interviewed the artists, mystics, scientists, outliers, and visionaries who make Santa Fe the Creative Capital of the US. Now, the Santa Fe Festival creates a setting for powerful dialogues that expand imagination and curiosity.
It is an opportunity to experience the community and conversations that connect us, the art and ideas that provoke us, and the music and food that fill us.
Lineup
Marc Maron
Andrew Weil, M.D.
Dark Winds
Raul Pacheco
Virgil Ortiz
Meow Wolf
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Highlights
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Location
St. John's College
1160 Camino De Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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Agenda
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Joaquin Gallegos
Joaquin is an internationally acclaimed flamenco guitarist from Santa Fe. He has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Spain and Latin America. He is a highly sought after artist for accompanying flamenco song and dance — and as a concert soloist performing his innovative compositions.
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Unexpected Encounter: Scent & Sound Lounge
A sensory lounge hosted by Calyx Armatura & nomen nescio [n.n] (KB Thomason). Through layered atmospheres of fragrance and sonic texture, participants are invited to experience how the nose and ear can evoke vivid inner landscapes, transposing the visual into felt perception. Drop in, slow down and explore memory, imagination and presence through a multidimensional field of deep sensing.
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The Creative Capital of the U.S.
New York. Los Angeles. Austin. Wrong, wrong, and wrong. According to an independent analysis released in February 2026, the creative capital of America isn’t where you think it is. Measured not by hype or hotel bookings, but by per-capita concentration of working creatives, institutional depth and centuries of continuous artistic practice — Santa Fe leaves every other American city behind. Data scientist Peter Zandan, Ph.D. and founder of IQ2 Analytics and Insights, explores his findings with Santa Fe’s Mayor and New Mexico Innovation Hub founder, David Perez, and former Community Development Director for the City, Elisa Montoya.