High Road Artisans
High Road Artisans
The High Road Art Tour is a destination and an event on The High Road to Taos Scenic Byway. Each fall in northern New Mexico, artists on the High Road to Taos open their studios and galleries two consecutive weekends for the High Road Art Tour. The tour offers one of the most scenic drives along a winding road through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Santa Fe and Taos. During loveliest of seasons, it is an historic trip through tiny, old Land Grant villages and rural countryside. The drive offers magnificent vistas of snow-capped peaks, alpine meadows, and charming traditional Spanish and Pueblo villages.
This route has inspired many artists and artisans who live along the High Road.
Date: Join the 29th Annual High Road Art Tour September 19, 20, and 26, 27, 2026
Always the last two full weekends of September
Event Information
Location: High Road to Taos
https://www.highroadnewmexico.com/
Cost:
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