City of Rocks State Park, 90 miles west of Las Cruces, is known for its towering rock pinnacles and boulders.
Photo by Efrain M. Padro.
In Las Cruces, New Mexico's second-largest city, urban amenities — from golf courses to symphony concerts to a sizzling dining scene — mingle with the Western lifestyle. Also on your regional bucket list: soaking in Truth or Consequences, taking flight at Spaceport America, and hiking the country's first wilderness area.
2018 LAS CRUCES AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO HAPPENINGS
May 11 — Blazin’ Brew Fest
Las Cruces
May 5–6 — Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Mesilla
May 25–27 — Silver City Blues Festival
May 26–28 — Las Cruces Wine Festival
June 13–16 — Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo
Silver City
July 16–21 — CLAY Festival
Silver City
Aug. 23–26 — Great American Duck Race
Deming
Aug. 25–26 — Balloon Regatta
Elephant Butte
Sept. 1–2 — Hatch Chile Festival
Sept. 1–3 — New Mexico Wine Harvest Festival
Las Cruces
September — White Sands Hot Air Balloon Invitational
Alamogordo
September — Southwest Print Fiesta
Silver City
Sept. 15–16 — Diez y Seis de Septiembre Fiesta
Mesilla
Oct. 6 — Trinity Site Tour
White Sands Missile Range
Oct. 19–21 — Las Cruces Country Music Festival
Nov. 2–4 — Dia de Los Muertos Celebration
Mesilla
Nov. 7–11 — 25th Annual International Mariachi Conference & Spectacular Concert
Las Cruces
Nov. 14–17 — Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Festival of the Cranes
Socorro
Dec. 12 — Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Tortugas/Las Cruces
2019
March 2–3 — Cowboy Days
Las Cruces