21st Annual International Folk Art Market

July 10-13, 2025
Santa Fe, New Mexico | Railyard Park

Tickets on sale

January 1, 2025

EARLY BIRD

July 11, 2025

NIGHT MARKET

July 12, 2025

ALL ACCESS

Enjoy ALL ACCESS to IFAM 2025
July 10 - 13, 2025

FRIDAY

July 11, 2025

SATURDAY

July 12, 2025

SUNDAY

July 13, 2025

Building on Tradition:
A World United by Folk Art.

ETERNAL PRESENT

The 2024 IFAM Speaker Series:
Twenty Years of Folk Art Excellence

The 2024 IFAM Speaker Series is a different way to experience the Market and learn more from some of folk art’s most important voices of our time.

To attend the IFAM Speaker Series, purchase a general admission ticket to the Market or an All-Access ticket. All Market and Speaker Series tickets can be purchased in advance through our ticketing website.

The Speaker Series is held at SITE Santa Fe (1606 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501).

Enhance your experience.
Go beyond the Market.

Friday, July 12, 2024: TIME & PLACE

Time is intricately tied to place and influences agriculture, cultural traditions, and handmade techniques. Join us for Day 1 of the Speaker Series, where we'll explore the profound connection between identity and place through communities, artists, textiles, and natural dyes.

Saturday, July 13, 2024: SHARING WISDOM

In our handmade future, education and sharing wisdom will be key. Knowledge will inspire students, empower makers, and inform clients about collections. Craft techniques will carry narration and information. Artists will also become teachers through their work, sustaining products and production in communities globally.

Sunday, July 14, 2024: CONNECTING GENERATIONS

The craft continuum is a powerful time measurement, illustrating how knowledge can span decades or even centuries. It honors generational links, sometimes upending gendered conventions, and envisions a future of making that is interwoven with both the past and the present.

10 AM Panel: TIME & PLACE

Panelists: Kavita Parmar (India), fashion designer and co-founder of XTANT; Aboubakar Fofana (Mali), multidisciplinary artist and textile designer

Kavita Parmar is a fashion designer and co-founder of XTANT and the IOU Project. She focuses on transparency and traceability in the fashion industry and has won awards for her work. Aboubakar Fofana is a multidisciplinary artist known for his work in revitalizing West African indigo dyeing techniques. He is involved in creating a farm in Mali focused on Indigenous West African indigo.

2 PM Keynote Speaker: Shradha Kockhar

Shradha Kochhar, is a prominent Indian textile artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She is known for her hand-knitted sculptures using organic cotton. Kochhar's work is focused on South Asian narratives linked to women's work, invisible labor, and grief, making her keynote address a unique opportunity to gain insights into these themes. She received her MFA in Textiles from Parsons School of Design, New York, and has been featured in various publications. For more information, you can visit shradhakochhar.com.

10 AM Panel: SHARING WISDOM

Panelists: Rachna Sachasinh, founder, Tikkiwallah (Laos / Thailand);, Tikkiwallah (Laos / Thailand)

Rachna Sachasinh founded Tikkiwallah, an artisan textile studio in Thailand and Laos that creates functional textiles in small batches using indigenous fibers and traditional craft skills. With three decades of experience in the artisan sector and as a freelance journalist, Sachasinh combines her expertise with her passion for eco-friendly travel. Learn more at tikkiwallah.com.

2 PM Keynote Speaker: Natalie Chanin, fashion designer & co-founder of Project Threadways

Natalie “Alabama” Chanin is an American fashion designer and founder of Alabama Chanin, The School of Making, and Project Threadways. Her non-profit operates as a clothing manufacturer focusing on the zero-waste fashion movement, using organic cotton fabric and an open-source design philosophy. The organization values quality, integrity, and sustainability and believes in creating products that age with the wearer and last a lifetime. You can find more information at alabamachanin.com.

2 PM Keynote Speaker: Angel Chang, fashion designer

Angel Chang is an American womenswear designer known for focusing on Indigenous craftsmanship and traditional knowledge as a response to climate change. She started her career designing for Donna Karan Collection in New York and Chloé (See by Chloé) in Paris. Disillusioned by the fashion system, she moved to a remote village in China to learn ancient fabric-making techniques. She has since become the first recipient of Pernod Ricard China’s Le Cercle Fund and has spoken at TED about fashion, climate change, and Indigenous knowledge.

angelchang.com | @angelchang

The 2024 IFAM SPEAKER SERIES at SITE Santa Fe

MODERARED BY: PHILIP FAMMANO

Be the first to shop at the Market!

Join IFAM’s Region Supporters and receive an invitation to the Thursday, July 10, Opening Night Market.

  • Get ready to experience the Market magic, we’re thrilled to welcome you to the City Different (Santa Fe, New Mexico). We’re making it easy for New Mexico residents living in Los Lunas, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, and Bernalillo to visit IFAM. We’ve teamed up with the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail to offer you the official IFAM Add-On option to your entry-ticket purchase! Simply show your receipt at the nearest Rail Runner station and experience the gorgeous views of New Mexico like you’ve never seen before.

    Check out the special Rail Runner Schedule now!

    And the best part? You arrive steps away from Railyard Park at the Santa Fe Depot, inside the Railyard District. You can also choose to disembark at the South Capitol station and catch a shuttle to the Market. The Rail Runner Express will also add more rides on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of IFAM 2024 week!

    Thank you Rio Metro Regional Transit for your support and partnership to make this one of the easiest ways to get to the Market.

    Ride Your Bike:

    Our venue at Railyard Park is located right next to the Santa Fe Rail Trail, this is an extensive 15-mile trail that ends right at the Santa Fe Depot Station. Once you get to Market, you can check your bike in at our FREE Volunteer-run Bike Valet. The Bike Valet will be stationed on Paseo de Peralta near the former Warehouse 21 building. Explore the Rail Trail Map here: https://santafempo.org/resources/bikeways-map/

    Shuttles:

    There are two shuttles that will be operating to Market.

    Santa Fe Regional Transit Division Shuttles will be running to and from Market from South Capitol Rail Runner Station (1301 Alta Vista St, Santa Fe, NM 87502). These are ADA shuttles. Seven shuttles will be running overall, four are ADA. These are free to use. ROUTES BEGIN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MARKET AND END ONE HOUR AFTER.

    A shuttle will run from the Santa Fe Place Mall on the Food Court side, at the bus station already in existence, and drop off in front of Market throughout the duration of Market. ROUTES BEGIN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MARKET AND END ONE HOUR AFTER. For more information and schedules please call 505-955-2001.

    Rideshare Services:

    If you choose to utilize rideshare services like (Lyft, Uber, etc.) or a hotel shuttle, you will be dropped off at our designated rideshare location at 1625 Paseo de Peralta (formerly Alvord Elementary).

    Parking:

    The Railyard area offers numerous metered street parking spaces and municipal and private lots. We’ve identified over 600 parking spaces nearby, including those available in the Railyard Municipal Garage.

    New Mexico State has graciously provided their State Capitol Parking Facility to IFAM visitors on Saturday and Sunday AND extended the closing time of the garage until 10:30 pm Thursday - Sunday. 

    State Capitol Parking Facility:

    485 Galisteo St. Santa Fe, NM 87501

    ADA Parking:

    ADA Parking is available at the southeast corner of S. Guadalupe St. and Paseo de Peralta. Please look for IFAM/ADA signage. This lot is first come, first served. There are of course a number of ADA-reserved parking spaces near the Railyard Park.

    NOTE: City parking rates vary. IFAM does not validate parking. When parking in private lots, please look for parking attendants.

    Walking:

    Railyard Park is incredibly accessible if you are staying in the downtown area. If you need a location to plug into your map app use 740 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505

    Respecting the Community:

    Please adhere to City rules and respect the surrounding neighborhoods. Do not park where there are “no parking” signs or where residential permits are required. You may be towed at your own expense.

    Road Closures:

    During Market hours, Paseo de Peralta will be closed between the intersections of S. Guadalupe St. and Camino de la Familia.

    As an organization prioritizing sustainability, we are excited about the many opportunities to travel “lightly” to Market this year. Utilizing the Santa Fe Trails bus system, the Rail Runner train, the Santa Fe Rail Trail, IFAM’s Bike Valet, metered street parking, and a number of municipal lots, you have the opportunity to pick the easiest way for you to arrive at Market. However, if you choose to drive, you should plan some extra time to find parking.

  • IFAM’s Santa Fe Market venue, the 11-acre Railyard Park, is unique among urban greenspaces. Developed after hundreds of hours of public input, it is meant to be a model of environmental sustainability, community engagement and cultural enrichment. It is also one of the few public parks governed by a conservation easement, guaranteeing the area will remain an open gathering space in perpetuity.

    As the Park’s official caretakers, the Railyard Park Conservancy (RPC) is committed to upholding the original community vision which created it, and the conservation easement which sustains it. In addition to overseeing all educational programming and public art in the Park, the RPC mobilizes more than 2,500 community volunteer hours annually to provide enhanced horticultural care of its diverse, drought-tolerant landscaping. The RPC also spearheads ongoing conservation efforts like a Healthy Soils Campaign and the Graze Days grassland restoration project to ensure the Park continues to thrive in the face of ongoing drought and climate change.

    PATHWAYS PROTECT! In order to protect and support the Park’s sensitive ecosystem, the RPC requests that all market visitors stay on designated paths. Remember, if you’re not on path, you’re probably on a plant or an active restoration area. For more information, please stop by the RPC’s table at the market, or visit www.railyardpark.org.

IFAM 2024

Official Sponsors

Market FAQs

  • Timed entry means, that you will purchase a ticket for a firm entry time window. You will be able to arrive during that window and stay inside the market for as long as you like until closing. The only exception is on Saturday. If you purchase a General Admission ticket for any time on Saturday, you may stay until 5:00 PM when we will be closing the Market and reopening for Night Market, a separate ticked event and All Access ticket holders.

  • Yes, there will be a limited number of food vendors at the International Folk Art Market. Their focus is providing international food offerings as well as a taste of New Mexico.

  • Yes! IFAM is more than just a Market. Enjoy a full entertainment schedule that includes concerts, dance performances, the IFAM speaker series, artist demos, and more!

    The full entertainment schedule will be released soon.

  • While the IFAM staff is an unrepentant group of dog lovers, we ask that you leave your furry companions at home unless they are a licensed service animal.

    NOTE: Please do not leave your dog in a hot car. Folks will be monitoring parking lots and will NOT HESITATE break car windows in order to preserve the safety of animals.

  • The 2025 IFAM Artist Application is now LIVE and will close on September 10, 2024.

  • When you ride the Rail Runner you will need to show the confirmation page that indicates “Rail Runner add-on.” Showing your IFAM QR ticket DOES NOT guarantee ride purchase.

  • Within the IFAM footprint, we will continue to offer our Volunteer-run Art Valet tent, this is where you can drop off your purchases during the duration of Market so you can shop around without having to carry your bag. You must pick up your items before the Market closes.

  • Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Railyard Water Tower

    A community concert will follow the IFAM artist community celebration.

  • During Market hours, Paseo de Peralta will be closed between the intersections of S. Guadalupe St. and Camino de la Familia

FIND IFAM 2025 at Santa Fe Railyard Park