Events & Festivals: Holiday Events

Pictures with Santa

All day Dec 6, 2022 | Animas Valley Mall

Embark on an enchanted adventure to take pictures with Santa. Join him to create magical memories you and your family will always remember!

Can't make it on this day? The event runs Nov 25, 2022 through Dec 24, 2022

Categories: Family Friendly, Holiday Events

Sing: An Irish Christmas

December 6, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:30pm | Farmington Civic Center

Don’t miss the Christmas concert of the season! Join Keith & Kristyn Getty and Friends in Farmington for a joyous celebration of the birth of Christ. VOTED A JOLT WORTHY EVENT!

Joy to the World~A Celebration of Jesus Christ

December 7, 2022 from 4:00pm - 9:00pm | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Bloomfield Stake Center

Warm your hearts by filling it with the spirit of Christmas by coming to a Community Crèche and Nativity Display, a FREE event with live music in the evenings and showcasing hundreds of nativity scenes, some from around the world, called Joy to the World ~ A Celebration of Jesus Christ. The celebration will be open December 7th-December 9th from 4:00pm-9:00pm. It will continue on Saturday, December 10th from 10:00am-3:00pm.

Can't make it on this day? The event runs Dec 7, 2022 through Dec 10, 2022

Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Holiday Events, Live Performance, Local Look, Music & Theater

Evening of Lights

December 9, 2022 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Aztec Ruins

Aztec Ruins National Monument will host the annual Evening of Lights holiday display. This event celebrates New Mexico traditions with hundreds of luminarias while illuminating the Aztec West great house with over one hundred LED lanterns. The lantern display is a one-night-only event and a time to experience Aztec West in a new light.

AstroFriday

December 9, 2022 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm | San Juan College Planetarium, Room 1723

Join David Mayeux, San Juan College Planetarium, for AstroFriday and enjoy the beauty and wonder of the night sky. This monthly program is a huge hit with local stargazers!

Can't make it on this day? The event runs Dec 9, 2022 through Dec 9, 2022

Categories: Books & Lectures, Family Friendly, Free, Holiday Events, Local Look, Outdoors & Sports, Winter Holidays

Aztec Sparkles

All day Dec 10, 2022 | Aztec, New Mexico

Aztec celebrates Christmas with Aztec Sparkles! Aztec Sparkles takes places on December 10th. The Find the Elf activity runs from December 1st-10th.

Heights Middle School Craft Fair

December 10, 2022 from 9:00am - 3:00pm | Heights Middle School

Heights Middle School will host its 1st annual Craft Fair on December 10th. This is sure to be one spectacular craft fair!

Morning with Santa

December 10, 2022 from 9:00am - 12:00pm | Sycamore Park Community Center

Enjoy a fun morning with Santa!!

Christmas Lunch

All day Dec 16, 2022 | Bonnie Dallas Senior Center

Join the Bonnie Dallas Senior Center for this celebratory holiday lunch. Serving time is pending.

Christmas Kindness

December 16, 2022 from 3:00pm - 8:00pm | Locke St. Eats

Locke Street Eats is excited to hosting Christmas Kindness! They will be passing out 250 toys to the community!

Christmas Performances by The Mann Dance Academy, Inc.

December 16, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Henderson Fine Arts Center

The Nutcracker & Christmas Spectacular presented by Mann Dance Academy, Inc. A special matinee performance of the Nutcracker will take place at 1:00pm on Saturday, December 17th.

Can't make it on this day? The event runs Dec 16, 2022 through Dec 17, 2022

Categories: Cultural & History, Family Friendly, Holiday Events, Live Performance, Music & Theater

Audubon Christmas Bird Count

December 17, 2022 from 8:30am - 3:30pm | Riverside Nature Center

More information on the 2022 Audubon Bird Count coming soon! Take part in a holiday tradition and enjoy an afternoon along the Animas River trails, as you take part in the annual Audubon bird census! 70,000 counters, at more than 2,300 locations, stretching from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America will conduct the count during the month of December. Join birders in Farmington, for this fun day of trail walks and bird watching!

Pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus at Locke St. Eats

December 20, 2022 from 11:00am - 4:00pm | Locke St. Eats

Locke St. Eats plays host to Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Can't make it on this day? The event runs Dec 20, 2022 through Dec 23, 2022

Categories: Family Friendly, Free, Holiday Events, Ongoing Events, Winter Holidays

Winter Solstice Event

December 21, 2022 from 11:00am - 1:00pm | Farmington Public Library

Celebrate the return of the sun at the Farmington Public Library's Winter Solstice event!

Live Navajo Nativity

December 22, 2022 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Four Corners Home for Children

Since 1985, Four Corners Home for Children (formerly known as Navajo Ministries) has presented this annual live nativity. A local favorite, it is a must not miss Christmas tradition.