TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MARCH 15 AT MIDNIGHT
Are you ready for New Mexico’s hottest party?
Join us for The Burning of Zozobra on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Fort Marcy Park/Magers Field on Bishops Lodge Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico!
Zozobra is a one-of-a-kind event and an unforgettable experience for you, your friends, and your family. We are offering several different types of tickets for Zozobra this year, the 100th Burning of Old Man Gloom, and don’t be surprised if tickets sell out!
Ticket sales start online on March 15, 2024. With so many options to enjoy the 2024 Burning of Zozobra, follow our Ultimate Guide below to find the right ticket type for you! Santa Fe in-person tickets will be added in April.
GENERAL ADMISSION
View the event in the classic way on the Fort Marcy Ballpark with your family and favorite fellow Zozobra fans. Kids 10 & under are free. New Mexico Residents receive a $5 discount at check-out.
PLEASE NOTE: The New Mexico residents discount is ONLY available March 15 – August 14, 2024
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 31, 2024: $30
August 1 – August 29, 2024: $35
Day of the event, August 30, 2024: $40 online and in person at the gate
KIDS 10 & UNDER ARE STILL ABSOLUTELY FREE! (But ONLY in the General Admission viewing area. All Premium Viewing areas require a ticket from every individual, no matter your age.)
BUYING EARLY IS THE BEST IDEA: General Admission tickets will be $40 per person on the day of the event, Friday, August 30, 2024, so purchase online in advance to save! You can also buy tickets in advance in person at July 4th festivities and ZozoFest.
GENERAL ADMISSION WITH EXPRESS ENTRY
Want to skip the lines? Our GENERAL ADMISSION WITH EXPRESS ENTRY is the answer! You can head straight to a separate express ticketing gate. Kids 10 & under accompanied by adults with GENERAL ADMISSION WITH EXPRESS ENTRY receive the same express entry at no extra charge. New Mexico residents receive a $5 discount at check-out.
PLEASE NOTE: The New Mexico residents discount is ONLY available March 15 – August 14, 2024
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 31, 2024: $35
August 1 – August 29, 2024: $40
Day of the event, August 30, 2024: $45 online and in person at the gate
OR
UPGRADE WITH SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF PREMIUM VIEWING TICKETS
Close to 65,000 people attended last year’s Burning of Zozobra! Premium Viewing tickets Premium Viewing tickets allow you express entry, designated bridge passage, and designated viewing areas, so be sure to buy early before the limited number of Premium Viewing tickets sell out!
This year, we are offering six separate Premium Viewing areas, which are standing room only (except for “Z”-Zone premium viewing) and which offer up-close and personal sight-lines — they put you within 100 to 175 feet from Zozobra. You can’t safely get closer than that! The “Z”-Zone Premium Viewing tickets have designated parking, and valet transport to and from the venue, and offer the only seating available at the event!
Ticket sales start online on Friday, March 15, 2024. And while you’re at it, check out some cool new Z-gear, including our fabulous new Z T-shirts and Z Posters!
You can also buy tickets in advance in person at the City of Santa Fe July 4th festivities at Santa Fe Place Mall and ZozoFest at Santa Fe Place Mall
THE ULTIMATE ZOZOBRA EXPERIENCE (“UZE”)
This is the ticket to buy the ULTIMATE in Zozobra fun, with an amazing dinner at La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe’s most historic hotel; police escorted-valet service to and from the venue; a chance to help throw out beachballs; and a superb standing-room only viewing location practically at Zozobra’s feet. Parking near La Fonda is included as well as a gift bag from us to you!
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 31, 2024: $324.99
August 1 – August 30, 2024, Day of the Event: $349.99
*Limited availability and always sells out in advance*
If you have the ULTIMATE desire to make memorably happy moments and burn your gloom at the same time, then the Ultimate Zozobra Experience is your ticket to an incredible experience!
FRONT AND CENTER
Can’t wait to see Old Man Gloom up close and personal? This smokin’ hot premium experience lets just over 300 fans see Zozobra’s every move 100 feet from Santa Fe’s favorite monster, Old Man Gloom, as he groans, wails, and burns your worries away!
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 4, 2024: $124.99
July 5 – July 31, 2024: $144.99
August 1 – August 15, 2024: $164.99
August 16 – August 29, 2024: $184.99
Day of the Event, August 30, 2024: $204.99
The “Z”-ZONE
TIRED OF STANDING? We invite you to purchase this Premium “Z”-Zone ticket to enjoy valet coach pick-up and drop-off to the venue, seating on a raised platform, and panoramic views of Zozobra’s hot party!
The “Z”-Zone Ticket offers the only seating in the entire Fort Marcy Park venue. All the rest of the viewing fields are standing-room only. This limited seating is only available for 170 people. BUY EARLY!
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 4, 2024: $184.99
July 5 – July 31, 2024: $194.99
August 1 – August 15, 2024: $204.99
August 16 – August 29, 2024: $214.99
Day of the Event, August 30, 2024: $224.99
THE FIRE PIT
Get all the feels in an up-close hotspot just 110 feet west of Santa Fe’s biggest hater, so close that Zozobra can see you laughing as he growls in fury.
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 4, 2024: $89.99
July 5 – July 31, 2024: $99.99
August 1 – August 15, 2024: $109.99
August 16 – August 29, 2024: $119.99
Day of the Event, August 30, 2024: $129.99
WEST OF THE WILD ONE
Envy the fans watching Zozobra from the grandstand? You and your 250 besties can enjoy this special perk for yourselves only 175 feet from the spot where Zozobra loses his temper and starts to smoke as his flames flicker and throw sparks.
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 4, 2024: $74.99
July 5 – July 31, 2024: $79.99
August 1 – August 15, 2024: $84.99
August 16 – August 29, 2024: $89.99
Day of the Event, August 30, 2024: $99.99
THE EAST OF THE BEAST
Want to be more closely acquainted with Zozobra? You and 525 of your new best friends can enjoy free snacks and watch on a platform just 145 feet from the beast himself, looking your way as he rages!
Tiered Pricing:
March 15 – July 4, 2024: $59.99
July 5 – July 31, 2023: $64.99
August 1 – August 15, 2024: $69.99
August 16 – August 29, 2024: $74.99
Day of the Event, August 30, 2024: $84.99
SUBMIT YOUR GLOOM TO BURN
AND GET YOUR ZOZOBRA MERCHANDISE SO YOU CAN SHOW UP
DECKED OUT IN YOUR ZOZOBRA GEAR!
Please make sure that each person in your group has a ticket to get in. BUYING TICKETS EARLY IS THE BEST IDEA and if you want any of the limited number of Premium Viewing tickets, be sure to buy early before they sell out.
The Burning of Zozobra is a unique cultural event staged annually by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the Friday before Labor Day. It is an exciting and fiery finale to summer! It is also our major annual fundraiser which we hold as a community service event to benefit New Mexico children via grants made from the net proceeds of sales of The Burning of Zozobra’s tickets, collectibles, T-shirts, and posters.
We are ready to burn your gloom for you! Let go of what is bothering you and start fresh! All you have to do is write it down, submit it and we’ll print it on paper to burn with Zozobra!