Like the magazine, the weekend will be unpredictable, alive and fearless. It just might change the way you see the world.

Lifted from the pages of Santa Fe Magazine, we’ve interviewed the poets, outlaws, artists, mystics, entrepreneurs, healers, builders, saints, sinners, and lovers who give this city its singular character. Print has been one way of telling that story. With the Santa Fe Magazine Festival, we will bring it to life.

Some conversations may challenge you. All of them will leave you rapt, knowing you are part of something bigger. Join our inaugural festival.

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Jen Sincero on why the world is ready for a different kind of leadership — and why women already know how.

Henry Shukman and Owen Lipstein on what this landscape unlocks in us that nowhere else can.

Peter Zandan ran the numbers. The answer wasn’t New York or LA. He joins Owen Lipstein to explain.
Garrett Peck on what this landscape unlocked in one of literature’s great imaginations.
Andrew Weil on the curiosity that led him to invent a field now practiced at 70+ health centers worldwide.

Schedule subject to change. More sessions coming soon.

Hampton Sides and Dan Flores on the lore, the landscape, and why New Mexico keeps calling people back.

The five original founders tell the story the press releases never told, moderated by Maggie Fine.

Andrew Weil and Chip Conley on aging well, midlife reinvention, and why the second half of life is a beginning, not a decline.
Anna Sofaer and Rob Weiner on the solar calendar carved into stone — and what four ancient cultures shared.
Kirk Ellis on Bonnie and Clyde, America’s obsession with outlaws, and the moment Hollywood decided violence was beautiful — and rewired the country.

Alexis Corbin leads a conversation with James Robinson around the American premiere of Lili Elbe — the Santa Fe Opera’s most anticipated production.

Peter Zandan and Jason Mercer on the question that actually matters: not whether AI will take your job, but what it means to be human right now.

Raul Pacheco isn’t just performing — he’s teaching you how to write a song. Then, catch him live on stage that evening.

Godfrey Reggio, filmmaker behind Koyaanisqatsi, joins Jacques Paisner to reckon with cinema’s troubled present. What he has to say may unsettle you.
Cara Romero left anthropology when she realized it was erasing the people she came from. She speaks on photographs that reach forward into supernatural modernity.
JP Granillo came home from federal prison a muralist, Garry Blackchild wrote an entire album behind bars — two men on what prison takes and what it unexpectedly gives.

Schedule subject to change. More sessions coming soon.

Jessica Matten, lead actress on Dark Winds, on her new film academy for Indigenous youth and her belief that wellness, art, and identity are inseparable.
Dan Flores and Sara Dant make the case for rewilding, ecosystem restoration, and a future that still has wolves and bison in it.
Marc Barasch, Warren Langford, and David Marler have built North America’s largest UFO archive. In this session, they lift the lid.
Ellen Petry Leanse leads Bill Broyles, Marisa C deBaca, Larry Leeman, and Gay Dillingham on the science and the experience.
Ellen Bradbury Reid on how the best kept secret in American history created the loudest boom.
Dr. Jason Hao and Dr. Richard Skurla on recoveries that Western medicine would call impossible.
Chip Conley and Jeff Hamaoui on why the second half of life isn’t a retreat. This session isn’t about aging gracefully, it’s about aging ambitiously.

MEA presents an evening of stillness in one of Santa Fe’s most sacred and historic spaces.

Schedule subject to change. More sessions coming soon.

THE VIP EXPERIENCE

Front-row seats all weekend, a private lounge, and five exclusive experiences that don’t exist anywhere else. This is the festival up close.

THURSDAY

VIP COCKTAILS

St. John’s Great Hall Soiree

The weekend begins here. Drinks in the Great Hall with speakers, editors, and the people behind the festival.

FRIDAY

VIRGIL ORTIZ

Immersive Art Grand Opening

A private viewing and talk with renowned artist Virgil Ortiz before the exhibition opens to the public, followed by a reception.

SATURDAY

MARK MILLER

Chile Tasting

Chef Mark Miller, founder of Coyote Cafe, talks food, culture, and red versus green chile on an iconic rooftop in the Plaza.

SUNDAY

SUKHMANI

Chai Brunch and Meditation

Brunch from Mata G Kitchen, followed by a guided meditation with Sat Gurumukh in a curated setting.

SUNDAY

DR. ANDREW WEIL

Zen and the Art of Matcha

A private screening of Dr. Andrew Weil and filmmaker Scott Garen’s new documentary on Japanese culture, spiritual tradition, and the craft of matcha, followed by conversation.

TICKETS

3 DAY FESTIVAL PASS

$499

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THE VENUE

PHOTO ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE

Set in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, St. John’s College gives the festival a setting that feels both intimate and expansive. This historic Santa Fe campus was shaped by the influence of architect John Gaw Meem and folk artist Alexander Girard. Known for its Great Books curriculum and small, discussion-based classes, St. John’s is a place shaped by enduring questions — about knowledge, human nature, character and the life of the soul — making it an especially fitting setting for a weekend of conversation, ideas and an immersive cultural atmosphere that unfolds across the grounds.

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