Bandelier to Host Fall Fiesta – Changing Leaves, Enduring Traditions

Published on September 19, 2025

Bandelier National Monument will host Fall Fiesta – Changing Leaves, Enduring Traditions, October 11-12, 2025. This is a two-day event with over 70 artists/vendors from various Pueblos and Tribes, scheduled programs, dance groups and much more.

Bandelier’s Fall Fiesta theme for 2025 is Changing Leaves, Enduring Traditions. Come join this special event and enjoy Frijoles Canyon in the new season! Fall Fiesta will be from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., both Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.

Bandelier National Monument is open every day from sunrise to sunset. In Frijoles Canyon, the park visitor center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Western National Parks store is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the café, Sirphey at Bandelier, is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Park entrance fees are $25 per private vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, or $15 per bicycle/individual. All entrance passes are valid for 7 days. Camping fees are not included in entrance fees. America the Beautiful– the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes are accepted for entrance fees. The full suite of America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes as well as Bandelier Annual passes are available for purchase at the park entrance station and the visitor center. For more information about types of passes and prices, visit https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm.

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Bandelier National Monument protects, preserves, and interprets an outstanding portion of the Pajarito Plateau, including one of the largest concentrations of Ancestral Pueblo archaeological sites in the American Southwest. The park provides opportunities for people to connect with and enjoy a diversity of cultural and natural resources, striking scenery, wildlife habitats, remnants of a volcanic landscape, and wilderness.