Santa
Fe, New Mexico Palace of the Governors Holiday
Events
Friday,
December 14 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Christmas at the Palace
is a festive holiday tradition. The Palace Press
will print holiday cards and children can visit with
Santa to share their wishes for Christmas morning.
Luminarias illuminate the courtyard and keep
revelers warm. Enjoy warm cider, cookies, and
musical performances by local choirs and musicians
while touring the Palace.
Saturday, December 15 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Children of the Portal Artists Christmas Exhibit and
Sale
is an annual exhibit featuring works created by the
children of the Palace of the Governors Portal
artists. Young artisans will display and sell their
arts and crafts. At the Santa Fe
Public Library, 145 Washington Street.
Sunday,
December 16 5:30 p.m.
Las Posadas,
“The Inns,” is the recreation of Mary and Joseph’s
journey through Bethlehem seeking shelter. Join in
the procession, carry candles and encounter devils
while Mary and Joseph search the Plaza for a place
to stay. The Palace of the Governors will offer safe
lodging to Mary and Joseph and provide refreshments
to procession followers.
The Palace of the
Governors is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico on the
historic Plaza at 105 West Palace Avenue. Call
505-476-5100 for more information, or visit
palaceofthegovernors.org.
The Palace of
the Governors, built from 1609 to 1610, is the state
history museum for New Mexico and is housed in the
oldest continuously occupied public building in the
United States. The museum’s collection of more than
17,000 historical objects documents the Spanish
Colonial, Mexican, American Territorial, and recent
eras in New Mexico history. Items date from the time
of the earliest Spanish explorations in the 16th
century and chronicle 223 years of Spanish
administrative control, 25 years as part of Mexico,
66 years as a territory of the United States, and
from statehood in 1912 to the present. The Palace
also administers the Fray Angélico Chávez History
Library and Photo Archives, the Palace Print Shop &
Bindery, and the Native American Artisans Portal
Program.
