Events

Every year in Las Cruces

October 2026

248:30am Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces - Saturday

25Megan Woods: The Truth Tour - Las Cruces, NM

288:30am Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces - Wednesday

318:30am Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces - Saturday

November 2026

48:30am Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces - Wednesday

218am Nov. 21 – HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market

228am Nov. 22 – HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market

December 2026

164pm Dec. 16 – Farm La-La

January 2027

Every year

Downtown mall on Main Street · Wednesday and Saturday mornings

Farmers & Crafts Market

Local farmers, artists and craftspeople set up small stands selling food and cultural items.

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New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum · Early March

Cowboy Days

Children’s activities, cowboy food and music, mounted shooting, horseback and stagecoach rides, living history and gunfight re-enactments.

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Las Cruces Convention Center · March

Las Cruces Game Convention (CrucesCon)

Gamers compete in tournaments and play free games; the nonprofit gives all proceeds to the community.

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Southern New Mexico State Fair fairgrounds · Memorial Day weekend

Southern New Mexico Wine Festival

New Mexico wines, local foods, live music and food-and-wine pairings.

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Field of Dreams Football Stadium · July 3 and 4

July 4 Electric Light Parade and Fireworks

A parade and fireworks display celebrating Independence Day.

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Fairgrounds · Labor Day weekend

Harvest Wine Festival

Wines from New Mexico wineries, a grape-stomping contest, concerts and local food vendors.

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Fairgrounds · Early October (the festival listing says the first week)

Southern New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo

Rides, food booths, commercial booths, a large junior livestock show and a rodeo.

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Lyles Farms · October

Pumpkin Harvest Festival

Live music, the Tour de Maze tricycle race, pumpkin pie and a gourd hunt.

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Branigan Cultural Center (and the plaza in Mesilla) · November 1-2

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

A celebration of the lives of those who have died, with a focus on Mexican heritage, put on by the Calavera Coalition.

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Young Park · November

Renaissance ArtsFaire

Founded in 1971, with a juried art show, put on by the Dona Ana Arts Council.

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Plaza de Las Cruces, downtown · New Year’s Eve

Las Cruces Chile Drop

A 19-foot lit New Mexico chile descends from a crane, with live music, a pinata and carnival games.

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Meerscheidt Recreation Center · The last Sunday of each month

Ciclovia

A citywide event of exercise and physical activities.

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