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Wildlife West produces an annual music festival! Wildlife West's concert series, bringing you the best of bluegrass, Western Swing, Irish, Singer/Songwriter and other acoustic genres. Wildlife West's covered amphitheater and indoor "bean barn" venues provide shade and shelter, and plenty of seating. Our music festivals include workshops, contests, open jams, and other events, providing entertainment and fun for musicians and visitors alike! All our music festivals allow plenty of time to fully enjoy the zoo and other Park features. Bob Gray of Hot Club of Santa Fe calls Wildlife West "the best outdoor venue for bluegrass in New Mexico." Come see for yourself!
This year, Friday July 25th, will feature a Chuckwagon Dinner beginning at 6:00 pm. Katie Glassman, two time national fiddle champion, will be providing the entertainment. "Dancing on the amphitheater stage!" Reservation by 2pm. Ticket price: $25
Need lodging for your visit to the festival? Check out our list of hotels and motels. Confirmed for the 12th Annual Wildlife Music Festival:
Harvest Festival
Saturday & Sunday, August 16 - 17, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
It’s a weekend of delicious locally grown food, tractor parade, music and fun for the entire family. at the Harvest Festival at Wildlife West Nature Park, in Edgewood. The weekend event celebrates the area's culture, traditions and agricultural heritage. Visitors can experience the rich history of the pinto bean farming in the Pinto Bean Museum, which displays antique bean processing equipment, farming artifacts and historic local photos. We have more cool stuff to enjoy this year as we added on site an old threshing machine and an old seed cleaner that all were used pre WWII, made possible through a grant from the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage area
The Festival opens on Saturday morning with a tractor parade beginning at 9 a.m. at Wildlife West. The parade goes along Frontage Road, turns south along Highway 344, then west along Route 66, ending at the Tractor Supply Company.
Throughout the weekend visitors can sample and purchase locally grown products ─ fresh cut sweet corn, raspberries, honey, pumpkins and other yummy products. Anasazi Fields Winery will be on hand on Saturday for wine tasting.
New this year will be a snake identification presentation and close-up viewing of reptiles by the New Mexico Herpetological Society. Also, behind the scenes black bear tours and presentations about endangered Mexican wolves by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff. Mark Chavez, renowned chainsaw artists, will demonstrate his artistic chainsaw techniques.
Visitors can stroll through the park and have fun experiencing an old west atmosphere. They can explore a replica of the western town of Venus (original name of Edgewood), and see blacksmith demonstrations, antique cars and trucks, old iron tractors and machinery, and historic ranch equipment. Then take an old-fashioned hayride around the park. There will be games for children, folk music by Jimbo, opportunity to experience wildlife up close, and many artists and vendors.
Tractor games at the park begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the field in front of the historic Pinto Bean Barn.
All activities throughout the weekend, except for the Chuckwagon Dinner Show, were included with regular admission to the park. Music performances are presented in a covered all-weather amphitheater. Plus free dry camping and parking.
The 11th Annual Pork & Brew and New Mexico BBQ State Championship will return to the Santa Ana Star Center from July 4 – 6, bringing together the best barbecue vendors from around the region for a three-day festival featuring food, beer, live music and interactive family activities.
This year’s event, presented by the Santa Ana Star Casino and hosted by the Rio Rancho Convention and Visitors Bureau, will feature an indoor/outdoor format ensuring the 20,000 expected attendees can enjoy all the festival has to offer rain or shine.
This is quite possibly the best way to spend 4th of July weekend this summer in New Mexico. Between chomps of fantastic BBQ, you can check out local arts and crafts, burn off some calories by dancing to live music and even take the kids for a face painting and a few trips through the bouncy houses.
General Admission: $5, 65+ $3; Kids 4-12 $3; Kids 3 & Under; Free
Times: Friday & Saturday, July 4 & 5 - 11am - 8pm and Sunday, July 6, 11am - 5pm
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2014
11:00AM- Noon: Opening Cermoney
12:30PM - 2:30PM: Toby McBrooks
2:30PM - 3:30PM: Eating Contests (sign up info coming soon)
4:00PM - 5:30PM: Joe Sais Tribute Band
6:00PM - 8:00PM: Red Wine
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2014
11:00AM - Noon: Toby McBrooks
12:30PM - 2:00PM: Ko-Ko-A-Go-Go
2:30PM - 3:30PM: Eating Contests (sign up info coming soon)
3:45PM - 5:00PM: Award Ceremony
5:30PM - 6:30PM: Electric Edric Project
7:00PM - 8:00PM: Joe Sais Tribute Band
SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2014
11:00AM - Noon: Toby McBrooks
12:30PM - 2:00PM: CRB
2:30PM - 3:30PM: Eating Contests (sign up info coming soon)
3:30PM - 5:00PM: Red Wine
Pretty good event, especially since the bands and some vendors are now indoors.
See Ya' There!
The Arabian Horse Association produces four premier National Championship shows and one endurance ride that showcase the best of the best of the Arabian horse breeds in a variety of performance and in-hand classes.
The National Championship Show Season kicks off with Youth Nationals at Expo New Mexico in the heart of Albuquerque. Youth Nationals provides a summer extravaganza for children and teens that incorporates the annual meeting and election of officers for the Arabian Horse Youth Association.
From Albuquerque, we head north of the border to the “wheat city” of Brandon, Manitoba for Canadian Nationals. Join fellow Arabian horse enthusiasts at the Keystone Centre where “Royalty is Red”.
2014 National Event Dates
Youth Nationals
New Mexico Expo Albuquerque, NM Jul 19 - Jul 26 , 2014
2014 Youth Nationals Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show
Other Jul 19-26, 2014@ 6 Venues (See Details)
Initiated in 1993, Youth Nationals has been AHA's premier youth event. Family members accompany the young competitors for a week of competition and fun-filled activities. Competition in english, western, side saddle, native costume, working cow, dressage, and hunter disciplines combined with leadership training, games, contests and parades make this junior rider event one of the best in the nation.
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