Friday, September 18, 2026 · through Saturday, September 19, 2026
Gutierrez-Hubbell House Museum, 6029 Isleta Blvd. S.W.
The New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival is BACK for our 8 th year! Returning to the gorgeous grounds of the Guterriez Hubbell House for another year of food, music, arts and crafts and a lot more celebrating everything prickly pear. ….with one BIG addition, we’ll be joined this year by special shapes, cactus shaped balloon, Cheekytita, as well as a handful of other RC balloonist on the Saturday of the festival. On Friday September 18 th join us from 2pm – 7 pm and check out our full vendor market with over 60 plus vendors selling all kinds of prickly pear eats, drinks, arts, crafts, and other local products. We’re excited to be joined by recently crowned Chopped champion Chef Justin Pioche of Pioche Foods group, showing festival goers how to make a delicious prickly pear dish. Folks can also get creative and make their own block print prickly pear art with Renee Romero of Roadrunner Art Hub and join a natural dye workshop with Daisy Cortes showing folks how to make the gorgeous carmine red dye with the prickly pear cochineal bug. In the evening attendees can learn how to whip up some classy prickly pear cocktails and NA mixed drinks with Jessica O’Brien owner of Teddy Roe’s bar and enjoy the sounds of Sinter Surfer and other acts. Then on Saturday September 19th from 10am-4pm , in addition to another full day of vendors selling all kinds of prickly pear goods, festival goers can…