New Mexicans burn Zozobra as Hitler makes his way across Europe 1938.
Sept. 4, 1949
Sept. 2, 1960
Sept. 3, 1971
Sept. 11, 1981
Sept. 7, 1985
Sept. 3, 1989
Sept. 6, 1994
1998: 72nd burning of Zozobra
2001, 75th Anniversary
Artist Ray Sandoval adjusts Zozobra’s eyes during the final night of construction on the giant effigy on Sunday, September 1, 2002.
2004: 80th annual Zozobra burning
Sept. 4, 2008
Sept. 10, 2009
Sept. 9, 2010, 86th annual burning of Zozobra
Sept. 8, 2011 87th burning of Zozobra
Sept. 4, 2012: Old Man Gloom went high-tech with remote control, colored LED eyes.
Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, burned Zozobra for the 89th time in front of thousands of people at Fort Marcy Park, in Santa Fe on Sept. 5, 2013. The 2013 iteration of Zozobra was the inspiration for the Zozobra special shape balloon.
Zozobra goes up in flame, Sept. 6,2013
Kids from the New Era After School Academy look at the head of Zozobra at the Sanbusco Center on Aug. 22, 2014.
Aug. 29, 2016 zozobra head
Sept. 1, 2017: Zozobra being installed
August 24, 2018
RIGHT: Aug. 30, 2019: For the 95th annual Zozobra burning, Old Man Gloom was dressed in a Saturday Night Fever-style white suit to represent the 1970s.
Sept. 4,2020. There is no crowd attending the event this year, but people were able to watch it on KOAT.
Sept.3, 2021: Dressed in a Michael Jackson “Thriller” jacket to represent the 1980s, Zozobra went up in flames for the 97th time.
Sept. 2, 2022: Old Man Gloom goes up in flames during the 98th burning of Zozobra.
