Old Man Gloom ready to burn

SANTA FE (KRQE) - Got worries? Your annual chance to send them up in smoke comes Thursday night in Santa Fe.

Zozobra, also known as Old Man Gloom, will meet his fate at Fort Marcy Park north of downtown.

A new version of Zozobra is set ablaze every year. Everybody's troubles are supposed to burn up with him.

The event marks the start of Santa Fe Fiesta which runs through this weekend.

Admission is $15 at the gate. The event typically draws a massive crowd, and roads in the area off Paseo de Peralta are expected to close as early as 6 p.m.

The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is delaying the departure of its late train from 9:30 p.m. to 11.

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Online:  KRQE.com coverage, slide show and video of the 2009 burning of Zozobra .