New Mexico Arts & Crafts Festival

The Art of Gifting

November 8, 2025

Give creative this holiday season

Looking for a fun holiday experience and the opportunity to purchase unique and meaningful gifts this holiday season?
Come shop for unique, locally handmade gifts from New Mexico artists and vendors!

Supporting our local creatives and dedicated small businesses not only directly contributes to our community by keeping money in the New Mexico economy, but it also creates a more personalized gift giving experience this holiday season.

  • confirmation_number Free entrance
  • location_onConvenient location (Free parking)
  • storefrontOver 95+ local vendors
  • restaurantFood trucks and snacks
  • brushCraft workshops to make your own gifts
  • paletteFace painting

Location

1634 University Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87102

Holiday Workshops

Register for the workshops ahead of time to reserve your seat.

10:00am-11:00am or 12:00pm-1:00pm

New Mexico Embossed Tinfoil Ornaments

10:00am-11:00am

Paper Magic: Origami Holiday Creations

11:00am to 12:00pm

Speed Harmonica

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Introduction to T'ai Chi Chih

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Forever Flower Art

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Belly Dance Workshop

1:30PM to 3:00PM

Holiday Card Making

2:30PM to 3:30PM

Molten Magic – Short & Sweet Realistic Encaustic Painting

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Event Information

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Time:
10am-4pm


Location: UNM Continuing Education Conference Center
1634 University Blvd. NE (click here for map)

Parking: Free Parking, view parking map.

Cost: FREE Admission

Local Vendors, Craft Workshops and Food Trucks

Vendors

  • Acoma Horse Hair Pottery
  • Aguilar Pueblo Designs
  • AJWills Jewelry
  • Alane Foug Art
  • Alyssia's Cakery
  • Angels and Lions International Candles & Unique Gifts
  • Anita Punla
  • Aroma Wear Jewelry
  • Bee's Honey
  • Benjamin Green
  • Bill Ludeke
  • Bischochito Lady
  • Bosque Lampshade Studio LLC
  • Brenda's Perfect Brittle LLC
  • Bubble Heart Soap Co LLC
  • Cactus Girl Crafts
  • Carol Lutz design
  • Casa Estrella Soaps
  • Casket Crafts
  • Chai Chai Love
  • ChangeOut Jewelry
  • Cooking for Halflings and Monsters
  • Crackle & Creme
  • Crafted by Mark
  • Creative Clay
  • Creativity Warehouse
  • Crossed Paws Pottery
  • Cyndi Bemis
  • Daydream designs
  • Desert Dog Designs
  • Diener Studio Students!
  • Dreano Jewelry
  • Edie Baldinger Studio
  • Elegant Crafts
  • ELRICA ART
  • Ember and Earth Studio
  • Essentials by Monique
  • Faux Glass Art
  • Flowing Water Concepts
  • Friends & Monsters
  • Handmade by Traci
  • Happy PawPow
  • Her Era Artistry
  • Heyitskrystenn
  • JM Clayworks
  • JMohr
  • Josephine
  • KHepburn
  • Kimber Ross Studios
  • Kristin Diener MFA
  • L4 Art on the Rio
  • Linda Wilson, Children's Author and Sue Houser, Children's Author
  • Live Flowers by Ansely The Flower Guy
  • Lotus Tree Herbal
  • Marigold Mitten
  • MBStudio37
  • Me'a Wa'ahni Arts
  • Mia Bella Candles by Patrice
  • ML Designs
  • Mum & Pup, LLC
  • Naaz'baa Creations
  • New Mexico Authors
  • New Mexico Sabor
  • New Mexico Tinwork
  • Nicole Atomic
  • Pcwoodchucking
  • Pottery by Karin
  • Public Academy for Performing Arts
  • Pure Beauty Soaps and more
  • Rainbow silk
  • RH ceramix
  • RTS ILLUSTRATION LLC
  • Rudy's Creations
  • Rush of Color Art
  • Sandia Mountain Sauce Company
  • Scorch & Scroll
  • Sewphie Handmade
  • Silver RockIt Jewelry
  • Sip Sorceri
  • SouthWest Writers
  • Spark it Builders LLC
  • Sue's Goatmilk Products
  • SUNNY SUCCULENT ARRANGEMENTS & MORE
  • Sustainable Magic
  • TAYORi Home & Body
  • The Imperfect Heart
  • The Plant Lady
  • Trista Victoria Design Studio
  • Ukrainian Pysanky
  • VC Studios Art
  • Western Gothic
  • Wethington Holistic Arts
  • Wicked Women Creations
  • WickedCraftDesigns
  • Woodcarvings by Andrea Lozano-Ortega

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