This event has taken place in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. There are really two different, closely related events: The Taos Solar Music Festival (a ticketed, for-profit event), and the Solar Village, which is free to the public and located alongside the Festival. The Festival occurs each year around solstice, and takes place in Kit Carson Park, Taos, New Mexico. This year's Solar Village is co-organized by NMSEA and Sustain Taos.