Las Cruces Events August 26th Issue

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This is a big weekend of “fun things to do”!

This Labor Day Weekend is about choices and you may have a hard time choosing between these 3 fun Festivals so why not just visit all of them. 🙂

The Hatch Chile Festival is on Saturday and Sunday, the Harvest Wine and Music Festival is Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and the Franciscan Festival of the Fine Arts is Saturday and Sunday.

Catch a ride to the Hatch Chile Festival on the Green Chile Express.

Also there is a Cornhole Competition at the Las Cruces Convention Center this weekend. Get your Game on!

Free Entry for NM Farm and Ranch Museum for Active Duty Military thru Monday Labor Day

👉 Check out the Upcoming Events for August & September

✅ Check our Online Events Calendar for more events.

🎸 Check out the latest Live Music issue.

⛽ Gas Prices in Las Cruces

👉 Any updates or corrections will be reflected in the online version.

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Note: Always check to confirm event details with venue before attending events for changes or weather cancellations.

Guided MTB Ride | BLM | Doña Ana Mountains Parking Area | 7 pm | Bring your trail ready bike and helmet. | * Every Tuesday in August

Singo Bingo | Little Toad Creek | 7 pm | * Every Tuesday

Warbler Identification Class | Mesilla Valley Audubon Society | 6:30 - 8 pm

Singo - Music Bingo | Little Toad Creek | 7 - 10 pm

Book Buddies: Paco and the Giant Chile Plant | New Mexico Historic Sites | 4 - 5 pm

Trivia Nights hosted by The Burrowing Owl | Little Toad Creek | 7 - 10 pm

FREE Cage Fitness Class! | Legacy Mixed Martial Arts | 5 am | Register

Securing Sacred Spaces | Right to Bear Training & Preparedness | 6 - 8 pm | Tickets $10

Trivia for a Cause: Marvel Cinematic Universe | Bosque Brewing Co. | 6 - 9 pm

Mental Health First Aid (Adult-English) | Doña Ana County Health & Human Services | 8 am - 5 pm | Register

Loteria Night at Casa Autoplex | Casa Autoplex | 6 - 7 pm

Cornhole League Night | Rio Grande Winery | 5 pm

The Association & Stroll Las Cruces presents Speed Mentoring | The Association Women's Group | 5:30 pm

Queer Night | Grounded | 6 - 9 pm

Magic: The Gathering Nights at Papen Center | Las Cruces Parks and Recreation | 6 - 9:30 pm

GriefShare | Sonoma Springs Covenant Church | 6 - 8 pm

Board Meeting | Velo Cruces | 6 - 7:30 pm | Transforming Las Cruces and the Mesilla Valley into a great bicycle and pedestrian community

Honoring the Mother Root: Crafting Prayer Flags for Female Ancestors | Vargas Art Projects | 4 - 6 pm

Cornhole Showdown | Las Cruces Convention Center | 5 pm | 3 days, Friday August 29th - 31st

Fun Friday FREE Yoga for Osteoporosis with Beth | Downtown Desert Yoga | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Pet-tacular Stroller Strides | FIT4MOM Las Cruces | 9 - 10 am

FIT4MOM Playgroup | Adopt a Puppy | FIT4MOM Las Cruces | 10 - 10:30 am

❤ 53rd annual Hatch Chile Festival | Hatch NM | 2 days, Saturday August 30th & Sunday August 31st | Schedule

❤ 2nd Annual Harvest Wine & Music Festival | Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds | 3 days, August 30th - September 01st

❤ Franciscan Festival of the Fine Arts | Holy Cross Retreat Center Mesilla Park | 9 am–5 pm | 2 days, Sat & Sun

Cornhole Showdown | Las Cruces Convention Center | 5 pm | 3 days, Friday August 29th - 31st

NM Concealed Handgun License Class | Sportsman's Warehouse | Legal Heat | 9 am - 5 pm | 2 days | Register $200

First Pres. Church-wide Garage Sale | First Presbyterian Church | 9 am - 1 pm

Free Group Run | FIT4MOM Run Club+ | FIT4MOM Las Cruces | 8 - 9:30 am

Wildlife Conservation Day | Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park | 9 am - noon

❤ 53rd annual Hatch Chile Festival | Hatch NM | 2 days, Saturday August 30th & Sunday August 31st | Schedule

❤ 2nd Annual Harvest Wine & Music Festival | Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds | 3 days, August 30th - September 01st

❤ Franciscan Festival of the Fine Arts | Holy Cross Retreat Center Mesilla Park | 10 am–4 pm | 2 days, Sat & Sun

Cornhole Showdown | Las Cruces Convention Center | 5 pm | 3 days, Friday August 29th - 31st

Music In The Park | Young Park | 7 pm | Los Brewthers (Cumbia, reggae, variety), Caliente (Cumbia, Latin rock, variety) | Final Show

Trivia The Sunday Showdown | Bosque Brewing Co. | 3 - 5 pm

Loteria | Little Toad Creek | 5 pm

CTG LEAGUE – 2-MAN TEAMS | Cruces Total Golf | 9 am - 12 pm

❤ 2nd Annual Harvest Wine & Music Festival | Southern New Mexico Fairgrounds | 3 days, August 30th - September 01st

September DAPC Meeting - Third Print Contest of 2025 | Doña Ana Photography Club | 7 pm

Birding Basics | Mesilla Valley Audubon Society | 6:30 - 8 pm

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👉 Check our Events Calendar for more fun things to do such as Line Dancing, Badminton Practice, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Pickleball, Tennis Scramble, Family Bingo, Teen Splash Nights, Chess Club , Computer Literacy and Children's Storytime etc.

Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | 8:30 am to 1 pm | Wed & Sat.

Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11 am to 4 pm | Fri & Sun.

Mesquite Street Growers Market | Klein Park | Every Sunday 9 am - Noon | Food Focused Market

Urban Farm Stand | Harmony House | 8 - 10 am | Garden produce, plants, seeds, herbal remedies and crafts.

Wednesday Walks With a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | 9 to 10 am | Every Wednesday thru 11/12/25.

Bird Walk | Tellbrook Park | 8 - 10 am | Every 3rd Wednesday

BLM Guided Mountain Bike Rides | Doña Ana Mountains Parking Area | 7 pm | * Every Tuesday | Riders must bring their own trail-ready bike and helmet. Directions

Dear Jack, Dear Louise | NSTC Black Box Theatre | August 15th - 31st

Lend Me a Soprano | Blank Conversations | Rio Grande Theatre | September 12th - 21st

City of Las Cruces Senior Recreation Program Calendar.

Also check our online events calendar for more.

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