Fred Harvey History Weekend 2026

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For this special "Frediversary"--150th anniversary of the Fred Harvey company, and the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and Indian Detours--join us at the New Mexico History Museum (or online) for two days of engaging talks and presentations, Friday and Saturday afternoon, November 6 and 7, noon to 5PM. And then enjoy our historically delicious Fred Harvey Foodie Dinner at the fabulous La Fonda on the Plaza hotel ballroom on Saturday night, November 7th.

Foodie Dinner tickets are $185 each. In-person tickets for the Harvey lectures are $60, which includes a guaranteed seat for both days; online tickets are $25. All net proceeds from the weekend benefit the New Mexico History Museum. Foodie Dinner includes a cocktail hour beginning at 5:30 PM and including five glorious appetizers, followed by a three-course dinner. All diners get a special gift of a boxed piece of Fred Harvey china, originally designed by Mary Colter and replicated (and donated) by HF Coors.

Schedule for Fred Harvey History Weekend Lectures, and ancillary events in Belen, Lamy and Las Vegas will be posted in the late summer. For more information, keep checking this Eventbrite page, or email us at [email protected].

In the meantime, we will have a Frediversary weekend in Arizona this year, June 18-22, for the first time, so you can visit its Harvey landmarks: the Heard Museum (where the Fred Harvey Fine Arts Collection is now), Grand Canyon South Rim (where original Harvey hotels and sites are still alive and well), and La Posada Hotel in Winslow! For more information, including special hotel rates, click on https://tinyurl.com/962b8k27

For general information about Fred Harvey history, including books, collectibles and tourism, .

May Fred be with you!

• Meredith Schweitzer, Harvey Weekend Coordinator
• Stephen Fried, Harvey Biographer & Content Consultant
• Jenny Kimball, La Fonda on the Plaza Hotel
• Allan Affeldt, La Posada & Hotel Castaneda

The discounted room block at La Fonda on the Plaza and Pinon Court are now available (and fill quickly). Please use these link to reserve:

La Fonda Booking Link:

https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=207&Chain=56&arrive=2026-11-06&depart=2026-11-08&adult=1&child=0&group=1162462

Piñon Court Booking Link:

https://reservations.travelclick.com/109342?groupID=5112316

Fred Harvey Weekend’s corporate sponsor is La Fonda on the Plaza. Our major private donors are Susan and Thomas Kevin Golden. China dinner gifts courtesy of HF Coors. Special fundraising items created by Bronzesmith Fine Art Gallery and Foundry. Historical donations and inspiration from La Posada & Hotel Castaneda. Thanks to all of them, and to the Harvey Family, past and present, for their legacy of innovative business, customer service, cultural diversity and culinary and design ambition.

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