Mountainair Sunflower Festival

From Mountainair Sunflower Festival Website:

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 everywhere--both 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.