LAS VEGAS/SAN MIGUEL
Area Events:
Kids, Kows, and More, Apr 15-16. Location: Santa Fe Trails Events Center. Hours: 9am-noon.
505-454-1497

NMHU Concert Choir, Apr 20. Enjoy Broadway Favorites, the Music of Stephen Sondheim. Location: Ilfeld Auditorium.
505-454-3238

Mozart Festival, Apr 27. Location: New Mexico Highlands University,
Ilfeld Auditorium. Time: 3pm.
505-454-3359

Jazz Choir Concert, May 2. Location: New Mexico Highlands University, Ilfeld Auditorium. Time: 7:30pm.
505-454-3359

Mariachi Concert, May 3. Location: New Mexico Highlands University, Ilfeld Auditorium. Time: 2pm.
505-454-3359

Memorial Day Moment of Remembrances, May 26. Location: Pecos National Historical Park; entrance fee: $3. Through Labor Day, enjoy ranger-led tours, special tours, night sky parties and cultural demonstrations.
505-757-6414, ext 1
Fort Union National Monument Interpretive Programs & Guided Tours, Memorial Day – Labor Day.
505-425-8025

4th Annual NMHU/LCC Custom Car Show, Jun 14. Hours: 10am-3pm. 505-454-2591
120th Annual Fiesta, Jul 2-6. Location: Plaza Park.
505-426-5163 • 505-425-9746

RUIDOSO VALLEY
Area Events:
Artists of White Oaks, Apr 26-27. Studio tour of art galleries in and around Carrizozo. Enjoy food and a Saturday night dance at White Oaks Saloon. Hours: 10am-4pm.
575-648-2732 • 575-648-2985
www.whiteoaksnewmexico.com

Aspencash Motorcycle Run & Trade Show, May 15-18. Meet your friends in beautiful Ruidoso as you enjoy the big show and bigger poker run prizes. Location: Ruidoso Convention Center. 800-452-8045 • 575-257-8696 www.motorcyclerally.com
Ruidoso Valley Noon Lions Gun & Collectible Show, May 24-25. Doors open at 9am each day, admission is $4 for adults and kids get in free when accompanied by an adult.
575-505-2589

Mountain Blues Festival, Jun 7. Great food, fun and the best live blues around! Advance tickets at The Quarters. (No coolers or pets please!) Location TBA. 575-257-9535 • 866-207-4816 www.ruidoso.net/bluesfestival

Mescalero Apache Ceremonial & Rodeo, Jul 4-5. Enjoy the spectacle of the pow-wow, Dance of the Maidens, rodeo (1:30pm daily), traditional Apache dances and parade, which is held July 5 at 10am.
575-464-4494

52nd Smokey Bear Stampede, July 4-6. Festivities include rodeo,
barbecue, fireworks and dancing at the fairgrounds! Parade takes place at 10am. Location: Capitan, NM.
575-354-2273 • 575-354-3232
www.villageofcapitan.com

37th Annual Art Festival, Jul 25-27. Over 100 juried artists display at the Convention Center. Admission $5.
877-RUIDOSO (784-3676)
www.ruidosonow.com

ROSWELL
Area Events:
Billy the Kid Trail Ride, Apr 19-26. Location: Fort Sumner.
620-794-5332

Kids, Kows & More, Apr 22-24. Location: Eastern New Mexico State Fair Grounds.
575-622-3210

2nd Annual Ruidoso Kite Festival,
Apr 25-27.
575-257-5575

Champion Motorsports 2008 Event, Apr 26. Enjoy the Dog Days of Summer Poker Run and Critter Crawl.
575-624-0151, ext 66

Pecos Valley Iris Show, Apr 26. Location: Roswell Mall.
575-622-0648

19th Annual Artfaire, Apr 28-29. This arts and crafts show is held at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. 575-622-6298 • 575-622-0985

Party on the River and Cinco de Mayo, May 3-4. Location: Spring River Park and Zoo. Admisison: $1-$5.
575-624-6720

Annual Old Timers Balloon Rally,
May 2-4.
575-622-9892

34th Annual Vintage Valley Car Club Show, May 10. Location: Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Judging is held at 10am.
575-622-3991

Old Chisum Days and Pro Rodeo,
Jun 6-7. Location: Pioneer Plaza and Eastern New Mexico Fairgrounds.
575-622-4040

High Rolls Cherry Festival, Jun 14-15. Location: High Rolls, NM Community Center. Hours: Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun,
9am-4pm. Event is free.
www.highrollsfestival.org

LAS CRUCES
Events:
20th Annual Frontier Days, Apr 19-20. Take a trip back in time with a visit to Fort Selden State Monument as they honor the civilians and soldiers who lived at the fort and protected the residents of the Mesilla Valley after the Civil War. Among the groups honored are the Buffalo Soldiers who were some of the first soldiers assigned to the Fort. Location: Fort Selden State Monument.
575-526-8911
800-429-9488
www.nmculture.org 

La Viña Blues & Jazz Thing, Apr 26-27. A weekend of good music and good wine hosted by New Mexico’s oldest winery, La Viña Winery located in La Union.
575-882-7632
www.nmwine.com   

Blessing of the Field, May 15.
A celebration of New Mexico’s 3,000 year-old farming heritage features farming demonstrations, music, dance and a blessing of the fields. Location: New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.
575-522-4100
www.frhm.org 

Southern New Mexico Wine Festival, May 24-26. Visitors can sample wine from the many New Mexico wineries as well as enjoy live entertainment and local vendors. Location: Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds.
575-522-1232
www.nmwine.com

SANTA FE
A Chair for All Reasons, Jun '08-Jan'09. The Museum of International Folk Art presents this fascinating display of chairs in five categories: Home - where sitting evokes reading a book or family gatherings; Work/School - professional and learning atmospheres; Kids - sitting on a small scale, Outdoors - sitting at a spectator event or park bench and Ritual - seats that can represent stature and power. See chairs made from street signs, thrones, wedding chairs and more. Location: Museum Hill™, on Camino Lejo off Old Santa Fe Trail.
505-476-1200
www.internationalfolkart.org

TUCUMCARI
Events:
Spring C.R.A.F.T. Fair, May 3-4. All items handcrafted by exhibitors. Location: Fairgrounds.
575-461-3721

Stars on the Water ’08, May 24. Location: Ute Lake, gates open at 4pm. At 6pm, concert by Confederate Railroad and Stephen Cochran begins.
575-487-2628

Mother Road Rally/Car Show/Rte. 66 Festival, Jun 14. Events take place Friday at Kovles Park and Sat at Tucumcari Convention Center.
575-461-3711

ANGEL FIRE
Events:
Cinco de Mayo Celebration, May 3.
575-377-2626

International Migratory Bird Count, May 10.
800-446-8117
575-377-6661

Run for the Wall, May 16-17. Location: Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park. 800-446-8117 • 575-377-6611

Angel’s Choice Kansas City Barbecue Championship, May 23-25. Location: Angel Fire.
866-668-7787
575-377-6555

Memorial Weekend Celebrations,
May 23-25. Location: Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park.
Living History Encampment,
May 24-26. Location: Elizabethtown. Hours: 10am-5pm.
575-378-6301
575-377-3420

4th of July Festivities, Jul 4. Location: Eagle Nest.
800-494-9117
575-377-2420

26th Annual Arts Fest, Jul 12-13.
575-377-1147

SILVER CITY
Events:
Shidara Taiko, Apr 19. This troupe of Taiko drummers is brilliant. Location: WNMU Fine Arts Theater. $15-$20.
575-538-2505 • www.
mimbresarts.org/mracevents.html

11th Annual Celebration of Spring Festival, Apr 19. Fun-filled festival in historic downtown includes music, arts and crafts, raffle, puppets and more.
575-534-1700

The Ben D. Altamirano Memorial Tour of the Gila, Apr 30-May 4. The Tour of the Gila began in 1987 and has become part of USA Cycling’s national event calendar. Relaxation and soaking is the order of the day. Horseback day trips to the wild hotsprings in the Gila Wilderness are available. Lodging and camping with hotsprings are available.
www.silvercity.org

13th Annual Blues Festival, May 23-25. This is a rollicking three-day series of concerts, street dances, vendors, food, fun and more, in Gough Park and other venues in Historic Downtown. Location: Gough Park.
575-538-2505

Wild, Wild West Rodeo, May 28. The rodeo features high-flying bull riding, fast riding and roping, the Rodeo Queen and her Court and much more. Location: Southwest Horsemen’s Association rodeo ground, just off US Hwy 180 East.
505-534-5030

10th Annual Pinos Altos Art Fair,
Jun 14. Pinos Altos, an early mining town in Grant County, still retains its historic feel and original architecture. The town and art fair is located on NM Hwy 15, seven miles from the
intersection of Hwy 180.
Silver City event information:
505-538-3785
www.silvercity.org

AZTEC
Events:
Fiesta Days, May 30-31. Arts and crafts, food and fun. Location: Minium Park. Hours: Fri, 4pm-10pm;
Sat 9am-5pm.

Aztec Indian Market, Jun 28. Native American arts and crafts are offered along with food and beverage. Location: Minium Park. Hours: 9am-5pm.
Animas River Blues, Jul 5. Fun and celebration at Riverside Park. Hours: noon-10pm.
505-334-9551
www.aztecchamber.com

COLUMBUS
Pancho Villa State Park Events:
Columbus City Hall Presentation,
May 3. One of the southernmost
projects built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and used continuously since its construction. Program and free tour offered.
575-531-2711

3rd Annual Cactus Carnival, May 10. Amidst thousands of booming cacti, the festival place from 9am-2pm. See a huge variety of cacti plants for sale, fresh nopales (cactus pads) to sample from food vendors, a variety of hand-crafted items, live musical performance plus guided cactus walks up Cootes Hill and around the park. Event is free.
575-531-2711