Friday, March 27, 2026
There is still room for a couple more donkeys in this event. If you are interested in participating, and don't mind dressing up, or paying a $25 trailer parking fee at the cathedral, we would love to welcome you and your donkey along! Please contact Jackie, ASAP, at (505) 490-0841 or skydogjackie@rocketmail.com for more information.
2026's Camino de los Burros is scheduled for Sunday, May 10th at 10 am! See the map below for our procession route. Come and see the donkeys, and help us to honor New Mexico's donkeys, past and present. Music by the "Hee Haw Trio," featuring Steff Chanat (Mandolin), Laura Robbins (flute) and Noland Harmon (guitar.)
When New Mexico shall have become a state, the faithful burro should be engraven on the coat of arms as an emblem of all the cardinal virtues.W. W. H. Davis, "El Gringo, New Mexico and her people." 1857 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This processions is in honor of New Mexico's donkeys, past and present. May 8th is World Donkey Day. Burros have been an integral part of New Mexico's history, ever since they came north along the Camino Real from Mexico with Oñate and the first Spanish settlers. They were true beasts of burden, the blue collar workers of the equine family, and the helpmate and virtual slave to poorer New Mexicans. Carrying weights equal to over 25% of their body weight, there was virtually nothing that couldn't be strapped to the back of one of these diminutive creatures. Many times, the loads were so large, in most cases piles of firewood, that the only things left visible of the donkey were its nose, ears, tail and four little hoofs. Burros were a ubiquitous sight in Santa Fe streets all the way up to the 1930s. Some standing, fully loaded, others laying down on dusty streets, resting their bones in the sunshine. Many memoirs, letters and diaries of visitors to, or residents of, Santa Fe included at least a few sentences devoted to the burro. With our modern day burros, we walk these same streets where thousands of unsung donkey heroes once walked, and remember their enormous contribution.
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There is still room for a couple more donkeys in this event. If you are interested in participating, and don't mind dressing up, or payi...