FREE | Juneteenth Celebration: Sudan Archives | Santa Fe Summer Scene

Juneteenth Celebration: Sudan Archives
June 20, 2026 • 2:00 pm
DOORS 2:00pm • All Ages
Sponsored by Vital Spaces and City of Santa Fe Department of Arts and Culture
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VENUE: SANTA FE PLAZA
SEATING: Standing or feel free to bring blankets or chairs
ADA: Ask for accommodations
PARKING: Yes, street parking or city parking garage on W. San Francisco St. across from the Lensic. We encourage those who can to walk or bike.
WATER: Bring your water bottle—we will have filling stations
FOOD/DRINK: Food vendors will be on site. This is an alcohol-free event.
Please be advised that by entering this event, you are agreeing to being filmed and/or photographed, and the resulting assets may be used for Lensic marketing or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded on video, please notify a staff member or one of the event photographers/videographers.
RAIL RUNNER LATE-NIGHT TRAIN
Starting June 1, a late-night southbound train departs the Santa Fe Depot Station at 10:05 pm during all Summer Scene Railyard concerts and makes every stop between Santa Fe and Downtown Albuquerque. Whether you’re coming from Albuquerque or stopping down the line in Santa Fe, the Rail Runner’s new schedule makes it easy to hop on the train and have some fun! See the full schedule here.
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: SUDAN ARCHIVES
Join us for a beautiful celebration and sharing of music, culture, food, and more. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, specifically marking the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to ensure all enslaved people were freed, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Our 5th year celebrating on the Plaza, this day is about remembrance, freedom, culture, and celebration!
Presented in collaboration with Love and Happiness, this year’s Juneteenth celebration features Sudan Archives. First emerging as a self-taught avant-garde violinist, Sudan Archives combined left-field strains of R&B, hip-hop, and experimental electronic music with hypnotic string loops and the fiddling style of West Africa. Her latest release, The BPM, heralds an exciting club-forward direction for this ever-shapeshifting artist.
We are endlessly grateful to all our sponsors who make these events possible!