Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board Comes Up with 100 Things to Do in Santa Fe

By City of Santa Fe

The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board came up with 100 of their favorite things to do in and around Santa Fe. The beautiful City of Santa Fe offers the community so many fun things to do. Contrary to the popular belief of the youth that there is nothing to do in Santa Fe (or any city for that matter), Teens could grab a friend and get some ice-cream in the plaza or take a hike with their family.

A special thanks to Teya, Sydney, Diego, Will, Summer, and Avi for contributing their top things to do in Santa Fe.

1. Visit the Farmer’s Market
2. Go for a Hike: Sun Mountain, Atalaya Trail, Ski Basin, etc.
3. Hit the biking trails: Dale Ball Trails or even the Rail Trail
4. Check out Meow Wolf (Bonus – Check out a concert at Meow Wolf)
5. Check out a movie at one of our Theatres (Violet Crown + Regal + Jean Cocteau)
6. Volunteer in our Community (kitchen angels, food depot, or a homeless shelter)
7. Watch performances at NDI and Pandemonium
8. Go to a Fuego Game at Ft Marcy
9. Visit Palace of the Governors / New Mexico History Museum
10. Go to an event at the Lensic
11. Attend the Santa Fe Bandstand music series
12. Go to the game room at Draft Station
13. Check out the “All out Zone” on Cerrillos (arcade, laser tag, etc)
14. Go thrift store shopping
15. Pick a new café every week to try and go hang out
16. Try a new restaurant in Santa Fe
17. Visit the Chavez Center (pool, ice skating, and basketball)
18. Visit an art theatre (Ex: Cocteau Art Theatre)
19. Sign up for a glass blowing class at Jackalope
20. Enjoy Music on the Hill at St. John’s field on Wednesday nights in the summer
21. Play Disc Golf – new and free at Ashbaugh Park and Monica Lucero Park
22. Watch other schools’ sports games (football, volleyball, lacrosse, etc.)
23. Check out the Artist’s Market
24. Go skiing or snowboarding at Ski Santa Fe
25. Go to an escape room
26. Go to the MRC and check out a game (soccer, baseball, softball, and rugby)
27. Go golfing
28. Hang out at the mall go shopping or build with giant legos
29. Go to a skate park and check out the talent
30. Go bowling
31. Go fishing
32. Go to a library (La Farge, Santa Fe Library, Southside Library)
33. Take a drive to the overlook
34. Take a drive to Madrid
35. Go roller skating at Rockin’ Rollers
36. Grab ice cream
37. Join martial arts
38. Get involved with Boy or Girl Scouts
39. Go swimming
40. Play sports at your school
41. Join a tennis club or team
42. Go workout at a gym
43. Go to the archery range
44. Attend a ceramics class
45. Visit Hyde Park
46. Check out the Aspen Vista Trail
47. Rent a Yurt in Hyde Park
48. Go to a coffee shop
49. Take a sewing / Knitting class
50. Enroll in a robotics class
51. Find and participate in a wood carving class
52. Emergency Medical Training (Maybe in Schools)
53. Learn about Bee Keeping, start a hive
54. Attend a writing workshop
55. Tutor different subjects at schools
56. Go bird watching
57. Hang out at the Railyard
58. Ride the Railrunner
59. Check out movies, concerts, events at the Railyard
60. Visit Site Santa Fe
61. Volunteer at a Senior Living Center
62. Visit the Bug Museum – Harrel’s House of Bugs
63. Glass Blowing at Liquid Light
64. Attend Glorieta Community Day
65. Grasshopper Canyon Hike
66. Go for a hike at Tsankawi (Tent Rocks)
67. On Christmas Eve walk Canyon Road and check out the Farolitos
68. Have a picnic by the River
69. Explore the Santa Fe River
70. Visit the Folk Art Museum
71. Attend the Folk Art Market
72. Go for a walk on the River Trail
73. Upstart Crows
74. Register for classes at the Community College
75. Learn how to play an instrument
76. Join a club at your school
77. Check out the Southside Summer events
78. Help clean up Santa Fe
79. Get involved in your religion
80. The Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary Center & Sanctuary
81. Santa Fe flea market
82. Attend the Santa Fe Rodeo
83. Go to the Santa Fe fashion Outlets
84. Hike to Nambe falls
85. Visit the Santa Fe Botanical Gardens
86. Go horseback riding
87. Visit Ten Thousand Waves
88. Visit the Salt Cave
89. Go to Ojo Caliente
90. Check out El Rancho de las Golondrinas
91. Warehouse 21
92. Check out the Santa Fe Rock climbing gym
93. Go to SWAN park
94. Watch the sunrise/sunset at the Cross of the Martyrs
95. Invite friends to go hangout at a park
96. Attend Santa Fe Fiestas
97. Check out Indian Market
98. Attend Spanish Market
99. Go look at the leaves changing in Hyde Park
100. Attend The Opera