Fire up kids imagination with a free 100th Zozobra coloring menu and crayons The Burning of Zozobra — Old Man Gloom — is one of New Mexico’s most cherished family traditions. Traditions give kids great memories to look back on and pass on to the next generation. To celebrate Zozobra’s 100th birthday in 2024, the Kiwanis Club […]
Think Zozobra For Christmas
Didn’t get this year’s Zozobra gear? Add something special to your list for Santa! If you’re already stumped for holiday gifts, shop Zozobra! He may be the original Grinch, but there’s nothing more uniquely Santa Fe than Old Man Gloom himself and the Zozobra Shop has gifts as fun and unusual as Zozobra himself! This […]
Gruet Zozobra Sparkling Wine
Are you ready to welcome the New Year? Toast the arrival of 2024 with the new Zozobra 100 Sparkling Wine! The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe is proud to announce that Gruet Winery, a leading domestic sparkling wine brand based in New Mexico, is the official sparkling wine sponsor of the 100th Burning of Zozobra. […]
El Pasatiempo
Shus in Dilemma When DID El Pasatiempo Begin? By Will Shuster (Reprinted from The Santa Fe Scene, August 9, 1958) Charley Comfort called me last night and asked if I would write a story on “El Pasatiempo” for The Santa Fe Scene. At six this morning I crawled out of bed and put on a […]
Zozobra Performance Auditions are now closed. THANK YOU to everyone who tried out.
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe invites YOU to audition to perform O’ Fair New Mexico at Zozobra. Tryouts take place by video at the link below. Here’s your big chance to perform before a live crowd and a television and webcast audience of hundreds of thousands for the 101st Annual Burning of Zozobra! Do […]
2023 Zozobra Art Contest Wants Your Entries!
Recap of Past Participants & Winners of the Zozobra Poster and Tee-shirt Contest 2018 – 2022 With only one year to go to the 100th anniversary of Will Shuster’s burning of Zozobra, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe is seeking submissions for Official Poster and T-shirt images for this 99th Burning of Will Shuster’s Zozobra. The […]
