New Mexico Upcoming Events - 2016 (Albuquerque, Rio Rancho: rentals, homeowners association, crime)
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13TH ANNUAL PORK & BREW BBQ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP JULY 2-4, 2016
The 13th Annual Pork & Brew and New Mexico BBQ State Championship will return to the Santa Ana Star Center July 2nd – 4th. Bringing together the best barbecue vendors from around the region, this three-day festival featuring BBQ, beer, live music and interactive family activities will be one of the biggest events of the summer. Galloping Grace Youth Ranch will be returning to the event, showcasing a petting zoo and pig races throughout the weekend.
The 13th Annual Pork & Brew, hosted by the Rio Rancho Convention and Visitors Bureau, will feature an indoor/outdoor format, ensuring the 15,000 expected attendees can enjoy all the festival has to offer rain or shine. This is quite possibly the best way to spend your 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. There will also be kid’s watermelon and adult pie eating contests twice daily.
General Admission: $6; Active Military w/ID $4; 65+ $4; Kids 4-12 $4; Kids 3 & Under; Free
Times: Saturday & Sunday, July 2 & 3 - 11am - 7pm and Monday, July 4, 11am - 5pm
2nd Annual Running of the Chihuahuas returns to Albuquerque on August 20, 2016! In our first year, 143 chihuahuas and chi mixes raced to stardom! This year we are coming back even bigger and better!
Beer garden, inflatable jumpers, food trucks, pet booths, face painting, chihuahua races, family fun for all ages!
$500 in prizes!
All breed contests for Best Costume and Doggie/owner lookalike. Portion of proceeds to benefit Paws and Stripes. Dogs must be current on vaccinations and leashed when not racing. Unruly dogs will be asked to leave; all owners must pick up after pets.
The first 100 chihuahuas to register for the races receive a sWAG bag!
Come and enjoy the largest fireworks display in New Mexico at the Inn Of The Mountains Gods Star Spangled Celebration! July 4th at 3:00 pm. Food, live music, family fun.
Come and enjoy the largest fireworks display in New Mexico at the Inn Of The Mountains Gods Star Spangled Celebration! July 4th at 3:00 pm. Food, live music, family fun.
The web site is rather confusing in that it states:
Quote:
The Star Spangled Celebration is FREE and begins at 3 p.m.
...but then shows a $10.00 "cost?" Appears the fee is for those wishing to enjoy the concessions, and not an entry fee, but not sure. No outside food or drink is allowed.
For a complete list of Ruidoso area events for the July 4th weekend, and a few others in the month of July, you can find them in this edition of: Vamanos Magazine.
PS: Notable events include:
*Daily racing at Ruidoso Downs horse track
*3-day self-guided tour of Art Loop - 16 Lincoln Co. artist studios open house.
*Annual rodeo and ceremonials at Mescalero hosted by the Apache tribe.
*Gun and Craft show at the Ruidoso convention center.
*Smokey Bear Stampede - rodeo, fireworks and more in Capitan, NM.
The web site is rather confusing in that it states:
...but then shows a $10.00 "cost?" Appears the fee is for those wishing to enjoy the concessions, and not an entry fee, but not sure. No outside food or drink is allowed.
Yeah I noticed that too, that's why I didn't include the price. Ten bucks still seems like a pretty good deal either way.
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Come out and enjoy a day of living history at the annual Fort Stanton LIVE! event this Saturday, July 9th from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. Admission is $5 per person. Historical re-enactments, artillery demonstrations, speakers, live entertainment and more...
Come out and enjoy a day of living history at the annual Fort Stanton LIVE! event this Saturday, July 9th from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. Admission is $5 per person.
Under 16 yrs of age are free. I haven't attended in awhile and at one time the entry fee was considered a donation or "parking fee." That was before the state on NM took over its preservation costs.
¡Viva México!
Enjoy música, arte y más at this celebration of the culture, cuisine and crafts of our colorful neighbor. Entertainment and artisans rarely experienced outside of Mexico!
Saturday, July 16 & Sunday, July 17
Time: 10am to 4pm
Adult Admission: $8
Seniors (62+), teens (13–18): $6
12 and under: FREE!
Regional Transit—“The Blue Bus” will provide free service from several locations in Santa Fe, including the NM 599 Rail Runner Station, to and from the Museum during ¡Viva México!.
Just a reminder to those with an interest that many tourists come to Ruidoso specifically to attend this weekend's Ruidoso Art Festival held this year July 22 - 24.
This is an indoor event held each year at the Ruidoso Convention Center in air conditioned comfort! Important this year since July has been one of the hottest on record here.
Going to the Santa Fe Opera for Don Giovanni next month! Can't wait!
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2016 Ruidoso Art Festival
