Free parking in the town lot at Kit Carson Road and Quesnel Lane!

Activities 11:00am–3:00pm

¡Que Viva! Artes invitational local art exhibition and sale

in The Lunder Research Center, next door at 138 Kit Carson Road

Timeless Turns: The Legacy of Tío Vivo history and art exhibition

in the 1830s Luna Chapel

Tío Vivo carousel rides & photo opportunities

Professional photography by Southern Exposure with free digital copies. If you can’t make it Saturday, the carousel and photographer will be available Sunday, June 8 as well, 10am to 2 pm

Santos carving demonstrations

Three generations of the Barela family

Local food and beverages

Mante’s Chow Cart enchilada casserole, Sabor Real tamales, Bombon red chile, Mary’s Pueblo pies, lemonade, and Taos Cow ice cream - all free

Youth Heartline bubble booth

Twirl mini-catapult activity

Youth flower planting activity with Los Jardineros Garden Club of Taos

Cultural Treasures Project booth

Face painting - free

Heidi Thorleifson Art & Acutetremonts Body Art

Antique automobiles

Strolling musicians

John Archuleta on guitar and Audrey Davis on violin, courtesy of Arroyo Seco Live

Put your name in for a door prize

Take a short survey on-site for a chance to win one of our door prizes, donated by local businesses

Additional activities 12:00–1:00pm

About 11:50am: Taos Fiesta Court promenade from front of site into Couse Heritage Garden

¡y el grito!

Brief welcome & thank-yous

Larry Lemm, Lenore Macdonald & Davison Koenig

Dance and music performances

Cisco & Josiah Velarde, Gabriella Salazar, Gina & Athena, Terecina Romero, Nuna Jade

Additional activity 1:00–3:00pm

Open house tours of the historic site

Tour the historic home and studios of E. I. Couse and J. H. Sharp, two of the founders of the early 20th century Taos Society of Artists. Docents will be in every room providing in-depth knowledge of the E. I. Couse home, his painting studio (which is largely as he left it in 1936), the Kibbey Couse machine shop, “Rosie” the Mobile Machine Shop, and the exhibition J. H. Sharp: The Life and Work of an American Legend in the 1915 Sharp Studio.