THEM: "There's nothing to do in Las Cruces!"

US: "Challenge accepted!"

¡mira! Las Cruces may be over, but the fun isn’t! Visit Las Cruces has your next 30 days of events and activities lined up.

Tortugas

April 26
Attend La Vina Wine Festival  

April 27
Go for a Public Art Walk at NMSU  

April 28
Visit Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park  

April 29
Take the Taylor-Mesilla Historic Site Guided Tour  

April 30
Hike A-Mountain (Tortugas Mountain) Recreation Area 

Railroad Museum

May 2
Prevent forest fires at Smokey the Bear Days

May 3
Attend the Cinco de Mayo Celebration on the Old Mesilla Plaza

May 3
Celebrate Transportation Day at the Railroad Museum  

May 4
Visit Elephant Butte Lake State Park  

May 5
View the Land of the People Exhibit

Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum

May 6
Hike to Dripping Springs

May 7
Visit the NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 

May 8
Attend Westside Bistro's Star Wars Happy Hour 

May 8
Check out the Fine Arts Flea Market 

May 9
Explore Art in the Garden 2026 

Market

May 10
Attend Mesilla Valley Concert Band Concert 

May 11
Complete the Discover Historic Las Cruces Scavenger Hunt 

May 13
Visit Three Rivers Petroglyph Site  

May 14
Watch NMSU Men's Baseball Team play against FIU 

May 16
Explore Las Cruces Farmer's & Crafts Market

City of Rocks Deming

May 16
Tour the Haunted Courthouse and Jail

May 17
See Frankenstein at the Black Box Theater

May 18
Visit the Recycled Roadrunner Sculpture  

May 19
Travel to City of Rocks State Park  

May 20th
Explore Old Mesilla

 

White Sands Man and Dog

May 21
Check out Leasburg Dam State Park 

May 22
Visit the NMSU Museums 

May 23
Explore Downtown Las Cruces 

May 24
Travel to White Sands National Park 

May 25
Complete the Downtown Las Cruces Scavenger Hunt