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DEMING – Area epvents:
Great American Duck Race, Aug 26-29. This fun family fest features fast duck race competitions throughout the day. Activities include a tortilla toss, the Great American Outhouse Race, a green chili cook-off, food booths, craft vendors and nonstop entertainment. Location: Luna County Courthouse Park.
575-544-3483

St. Anne’s Fiesta, Sep 11. Location: Luna County Courthouse Park.
575-546-3343

Mariachi Festival, Sep 18. Location: Rockhound State Park, Deming.
575-546-6182

5th Annual Pancho’s Car Show, Sep 25. Location: Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus.
575-531-2711

St. Clair Wine Festival, Oct 16-17. Location: St. Clair Winery, Deming.
575-546-1179

SANTA FE – Events:
10th Annual Art Santa Fe, Jul 15-18. International galleries mix with U.S. galleries to create a powerful collection of art from around the world featuring the work of hundreds of artists. Location: Santa Fe Convention Center.
www.artsantafe.com

Traditional Spanish Market, Jul 24-25. This popular annual event includes handmade traditional, Spanish Colonial arts made by over 200 local and regional artists, live music and dance and more. Location: the Santa Fe Plaza.
www.spanishmarket.org

LAS VEGAS – Events:
First Fort Tour, Jul 17 and Sep 25. This is the only time during the year that the First Fort site is open to the public. Guided tours are given approximately four times during the day. Fort Union National Park is located 26 miles north of Las Vegas off Interstate 25. Hours 9am-4pm.
505-425-8025
www.nps.gov/foun

5th Annual Rough Rider Motorcycle Rally de Las Vegas, Jul 23-25. The Motorcycle Rally hosts many events, including a Poker Run, a Tattoo Contest, Bike Show, the Biker Rodeo and much more. There will be a variety of food vendors and live music at the Historical Plaza Park.
www.roughridermotorcyclerally.com

Places With A Past Historic Sites Tour, Aug 7. Tour 900-plus beautiful historic buildings in Las Vegas, including the Montezuma Castle. The Montezuma Hotel and Harvey House were built by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Hours: 10am-4pm. Tickets: $20.
505-425-8803 e-mail:
historic@cybermesa.com

Las Vegas Heritage Week, Aug 7-15. Heritage Week is crammed full of art and crafts exhibits, lectures, great shopping, walking and bus tours of historic Las Vegas. There is music and dancing at Plaza Park, dinner with plays afterward, Places with a Past Tour and much more.
505-425-8803 or email:
historic@cybermesa.com

San Miguel/Mora County Fair, Aug 11-14. Livestock show and sale, indoor exhibits, a mud volleyball tournament, a cook-off and multiple animal exhibits add up to a great County Fair! Location: San Miguel County Fair Grounds. Hours: 9am-5pm.
505-454-0240 • 505-454-1497
e-mail: sanmiguel@nmsu.edu

Bean Day, Sep 5-7. Bean Day is a very popular event for everyone that lives in the northeast region of New Mexico. It begins on Saturday with a rodeo and dance, and continues through the weekend with another dance Sunday night, and ends on Monday with a parade, barbecue with plenty of beans and the last Rodeo.
575-447-1597

TUCUMCARI – Events:
3rd Annual Wailes Park Car Show, Jul 17. Great cars and local entertainment celebrate culture and fun for all. Hours: 10am-5pm. Location: Wailes Park.
575-461-1208

New Mexico State 4-H Rodeos, Jul 23-24. 4-H’ers compete for event buckles and overall saddles. Rodeo begins at 6pm. Admission: $1-$2.
Location: Fairgrounds Arena.
575-461-0562

Bluegrass Music, Jul 24. Monthly Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music is presented at the Quay County Fairbarn on the fourth Saturday of every month.
575-461-0457

Annual Rattler Reunion, Aug 5-7. Events include dinners, dance, music, pancake breakfast, class pictures and more. Location: Tucumcari Convention Center
Registration and info:
575-461-0244
www.TucumcariRattlers.com

Quay County Fair, Aug 11-14. Location: Quay County Fair Grounds.

Motoring Mother Road, Sep 11-25. Join Harley Owners Group as they explore every mile of Historic Route 66. It is One Mother of a Road and one Hell of an Adventure - Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California begins Sep 11, ending on Sep 25.
www.members.hog.com

Annual Rotary Show, Oct 6. Participants include the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle Strike Fighter Demonstration Team and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds! Gates open at 10am, at the Tucumcari Municipal Airport, with the show beginning approx. noon. Tickets: $5-$10.
575-461-1200

SOCORRO – Events:
Socorro Chile Harvest Triathlon, Aug 7. This three-part race includes swimming, running and biking. The youth race is on Friday, August 6. Starts and ends at the City of Socorro pool.
505-350-4116.
Online registration:
www.sdc.org/ssr/chile

Trinity Site Open to Public, Oct 2. This is where the first atomic bomb was exploded July 16, 1945. White Sands Missile Range is only open twice a year.
575-479-6124

Shuttle offered by Socorro Transportation, reservations required
575-835-1501.

Very Large Array Guided Tours, Oct 2. This twice-annual tour runs in conjunction with Trinity Site. Location: 50 miles west on Hwy 60.
575-835-7243

Enchanted Skies Star Party, Oct 6-9. One of America’s leading star parties includes a night observing the skies at 10,700 feet atop South Baldy peak, a Chuck Wagon Dinner at the El Camino Real International Heritage Center, workshops and lectures for amateurs and professionals on current research frontiers.
575-835-8927
www.enchantedskies.org

SocorroFest, Oct 8-9. It’s a harvest festival featuring a full day of entertainment on three stages, including two spirits tents offering NM wine and microbrew. The weekend begins on Friday night with a street dance on the Plaza, and continues throughout the day on Saturday.
575-835-8927
www.socorrofest.com

GALLUP – Area events:
Nightly Indian Dances, May 31-Sep 6.
800-722-2228

Crownpoint Rug Auction, Second Friday of every month.
505-786-7386

17th Annual “Wild Thing” Championship Bull Ride, Jul 9-10.
505-722-2228

Red Rock Arena Motto-Cross,
Jul 23-25.

Annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Aug 11-15.
505-863-3896
www.gallupintertribal.com

ROSWELL – Area events:
Bottomless Lakes State Park Sand Sculpture Contest, Jul 17. The sand sculpture contest is limited only by your imagination. Prizes awarded by age groups. Judging by beach lifeguard staff at 1pm. Cost: $5 per car. Hours: 8am-1pm.
575-624-6058

5th Annual Alien Open Dart Tournament, Jul 30-Aug 1. The tournament is open to any and all. Each event, 10 total, has an entry fee ranging from $10-$20. Location: Best Western Sally Port Inn and Suites, 2000 N. Main.
575-420-6287
575-420-0674
www.roswelldarts.com

27th Annual Juried Art Show Exhibition, Aug 13-22. Location: Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th Street.
575-624-6744 ext. 10

New Mexico Championship Ranch Rodeo, Aug 20-21. Special presentations on Friday and Saturday at 6:30pm, rodeo begins at 7pm. The Ranch Rodeo Dance is held Sat, Aug 21 from 9pm-1am. Tickets: $5-$10, kids 6 and under are free. Location: Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Bob Crosby Arena.

Dragonfly Festival, Sep 10-12. This is your chance to see 100 species of dragonflies. Tour guides take you around the refuge and let you capture and release these wonderful insects! There are also special guided tours for birding and to areas inaccessible to the public. Location: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
575-625-4011
www.friendsofbitterlake.com

18th Annual Chile Cheese Festival and Roswell Quilt Show, Sep 24-25. Location: Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau, 912 N. Main St. Admission to Quilt Show: $2. Hours: Fri, 10am-7pm; Sat 9am-7pm. Bus tours to Leprino are on Saturday, Sep 25 only. Tour tickets: $5. Tours fill up fast so get your tickets early. Tours to Leprino are only given once a year during the Chile Cheese Festival.
Bus Tour info: 575-624-7704
Other info: 575-420-5718

ANGEL FIRE – Area Events:
High Country Arts Festival, Jul 24-25. Artwork and crafts from regional artists is on display in Eagle Nest.
800-494-9117 575-377-2420
www.EagleNestChamber.org

Angel Fire SummerFest, Aug 6-8. Hot air balloons, vendors, food, family fun with music and dancing. Location: Angel Fire.
866-668-7787 • 575-377-6555
www.AngelFireFun.com

A.S.P.E. Paranormal Symposium, Sep 9-12. Four fun-filled and information-packed days in the Paranormal Capital of New Mexico! Twelve outstanding speakers explore paranormal contact and the inaugural ASPE Independent Film Festival honoring the best films with paranormal themes. Location: Angel Fire.
575-377-2667
www.ASPEfiles.org

Eagle Nest Fishfest, Sep 18-26. Anglers compete to catch a prize-winning tagged fish. Fish fry and a worm-eating contest also highlight the activities at Eagle Nest Lake State Park.
800-494-9117
575-377-2420 ‘
www.EagleNestChamber.org

Music From Angel Fire, Aug 20-Sep 5. World-class chamber music is presented in the beauty and seclusion of Northern New Mexico’s spectacular mountain communities of Angel Fire, Taos, Raton and Las Vegas. International artists including pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, violinists Ida and Ani Kavafian, and cellist Peter Wiley will perform 15 exciting concerts featuring the great works of the Classical, Romantic, Baroque and Contemporary masters. A Lowell Liebermann piece commissioned specifically for Music From Angel Fire will premiere, and there is a Young Artists Program. The Closer Encounter Series offers concert goers an opportunity to interact with artists in an open rehearsal setting. Tickets: $20-$35.
888-377-3300
www.musicfromangelfire.org

ALBUQUERQUE –
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® Oct 2-10. More than 600 balloons from around the world and an expected 800,000-plus spectators experience a variety of events throughout the nine-day festival from early morning mass ascensions to evening balloon glows, and gas balloon races to accuracy flight competitions. The Fiesta of Wheels Car Show is held on Oct 3, and flying competitions take place Oct 4-8. Location: Balloon Fiesta Park.
505-821-1000
888-422-7277
www.balloonfiesta.com

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