PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE, N.M. — More than 200 Native artists will fill Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino on Saturday and Sunday, November 21–22, for the Pathways Winter Market, a free holiday art market organized by the Poeh Cultural Center of the Pueblo of Pojoaque. The market runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Now the largest two-day holiday art market in New Mexico, Pathways Winter Market gives shoppers the chance to buy directly from the people who made the work: handcrafted jewelry, pottery, paintings, textiles, traditional clothing, holiday décor and more. Every artist booth for 2026 is filled, and the Poeh Cultural Center is holding a waitlist. Traditional arts demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend, and Indigenous food trucks and food tents will be serving on site.

“A lot of these artists have been working toward this weekend since the summer, firing pottery, stringing beads, sewing late at night,” said Karl Duncan, Executive Director of the Poeh Cultural Center. “When you buy from them here, you’re buying from the person who made it, and that money goes home with them for the holidays. It’s also just a good place to spend a Saturday. You’ll run into people you know, eat some good food, and probably leave with more gifts than you planned on.”

The market is organized and operated by the Poeh Cultural Center, a tribal program of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, and takes place on Pojoaque land, P’o-suwae-geh Owingeh, the “Water Drinking Place Village”, in Tewa Country. Held during Native American Heritage Month and on the weekend before Thanksgiving, it offers families an early start on holiday shopping that keeps dollars with Indigenous artists and their communities.

Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.

Event at a Glance

• What: Pathways Winter Market 2026
• When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. | Sunday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Where: Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, 30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87506 (about 15 minutes north of downtown Santa Fe)
• Admission: Free
• Featuring: 200+ Indigenous artists, traditional arts demonstrations, Indigenous food trucks and food tents
• More information: poehcenter.org/pathwayswintermarket | (505) 455-5041 | Instagram & Facebook: @PoehCulturalCenter

For media: High-resolution photos are available on request. Interviews with Karl Duncan and participating artists can be arranged before and during the market.

About the Poeh Cultural Center

The Poeh Cultural Center & Museum is a tribal program of the Pueblo of Pojoaque dedicated to preserving, sharing and continuing the arts, history and culture of the Tewa people. Located at 78 Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque, the Poeh operates a museum and tribal archives, offers traditional arts classes through Poeh Arts, and presents the Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival each August and the Pathways Winter Market each November. Learn more at poehcenter.org.