Frida Fest is a three-day cultural celebration to benefit the Nacha Mendez Music Scholarships for New Mexican Girls of Color with Special Guest Cristina Kahlo.

The festival will take place across Santa Fe courtesy of our generous community partners with events taking place at Santa Fe Community College, La Casa Sena, Jean Cocteau Theatre, the New Mexico School for the Arts and the Museum of International Folk Art. The weekend will include a traveling Frida Bed, ongoing Frida Films at Jean Cocteau Theatre, lectures by professor of Mexican American Studies & Art History Carlos Rovelo-Santa Fe Community College and Dallas College and Cristina Kahlo from Mexico City with a Q & A moderated by the Director of El Museo Cultural Maria Martinez, the Nacha Mendez Music Scholarship Awards ceremony, and a closing ceremony catered by La Boca's Chef James Caruso, musical performances, wrapping up the festival with a Frida Drag Show.

Frida Fest is a celebration to raise funds to support the work of the Nacha Mendez Music Scholarship for Girls of Color in New Mexico.

"This festival is a powerful celebration of growth, vision, and our unwavering commitment to uplifting girls of color through the arts." It honors our culture, our resilience and our community while carrying forward the legacy of Frida Kahlo through her heir, photographer Cristina Kahlo". - Nacha Mendez.

Tickets can be purchased for each individual event by clicking on the ticket for that event, or by purchasing a Festival Pass.

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