Mountainair Sunflower Festival

From Mountainair Sunflower Festival Website:

Save the Date!
August 23, 2014 for next years Sunflower Festival

Celebrating Sunflowers
The Sunflower Festival, a major cultural event for the community and surrounding area, features:

-Arts and crafts show featuring over 100 local and regional artists and artisans;
-Live entertainment by musical groups including Rye Creek, Erineo, and more;
-Food and other street vendors;
-Walking Tour of Mountainair murals and mosaics as shown in the new art council brochure;
-Art raffle;
-Sunflower hat competition with prizes awarded;
-Fun things for kids (NM Van of Enchantment history exhibit, hands-on painting of sunflowers on a large canvas, photo face board)
-Sunflowers everywhereboth at the festival and along the towns main streets and back-country roads.

The event is free and sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Art Council, supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.