Jul 18 Saturday
Route 66 Summerfest is the premier centennial festivity for Albuquerque! This year’s event will celebrate all the eras of Route 66 along the one-mile stretch in Nob Hill. This party will feature all of your favorites with four stages of live music featuring music through the decades, local food vendors offering themed menus, artisans creating custom Mother Road gifts, free activities for the kids, 100 show cars for 100 years, and all the flare Nob Hill has to offer. After an evening of fun, head to the Main Stage to dance the night away on Central Ave. to The Docksiders – Yacht Rock Experience, presented by Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino Hotel. It will be a celebration for the ages you won’t want to miss!
Jul 19 Sunday
Every Sunday May-Oct 10am to 2pm. The Rail Yards Market is focused on building a resilient, sustainable local economy that we all love to work and play in. Through food, art, and music, we hope to bring our community together in an atmosphere of fun, learning, and creativity. Rail Yards Market is a community organization and a certified 501(c)(3)
Please join us for a day of faith, fellowship, food, and festivities! Whether you're new to St. Elias or this is your homecoming, all are welcome to enjoy our faith and culture. At 10AM, experience the vibrant traditions of Orthodox Christianity in Divine Liturgy. Then enjoy a Greek feast of savory lamb, potatoes, and more starting at 11:30AM. Stay for Greek music and dancing! And don't miss the guided tour of our beautiful iconography with Fr. Seraphim Johns at 1PM.
Jul 20 Monday
Students will explore the hidden world of plants and bugs to inspire their creative process
Jul 21 Tuesday
The NMSU Art Museum is excited to announce the opening of Mapping Spaces: Selections from the Lannan Art Collection at NMSU. This exhibition will showcase selections from the generous gift of 63 works of art from the Lannan Art Collection to the NMSU Permanent Art Collection in 2024. Mapping Spaces will open in the Contemporary Gallery on Thursday, June 11th, and run until September 5th, 2026.
After almost 65 years, with 27 of those spent in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Lannan Foundation closed in 2024. As part of Lannan’s closure, the Foundation gifted its remaining collection of more than 1,600 objects to 55 institutions, including the NMSU Art Museum. By adding these pieces to the UAM’s collection, this gift deepens the significance of the works by placing them into an academic context, where teaching, research, and public engagement further activate each of them. The NMSU Permanent Art Collection continues to evolve and grow not only as a repository of contemporary art objects, but also as a living resource that invites ongoing dialogue about the role of artists in shaping how the NMSU and Las Cruces communities understand our dynamic border region.
Featuring artists such as Claudia Andujar, Subhankar Banerjee, Max Cole, Pard Morrison, Victoria Sambunaris, and James Turrell, Mapping Spaces brings together a dynamic range of artists whose works explore landscapes and the environment, documentary photography, abstraction, and traditional art historical references. Together, this exhibition features artists at the center of the UAM’s mission, emphasizing the importance of continued support for art, research, and community-engaged practices in cultivating a creative ecosystem across New Mexico.
Join us for the opening reception on June 11th from 4:30-6:30 PM. UAM is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, at 1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003. Admission to all programming is free and open to the public. For more information and a detailed calendar with associated programs and dates please visit uam.nmsu.edu.
Jul 22 Wednesday
Join Southwestern College for an interactive Community Data Walk exploring Northern New Mexico behavioral health, higher education, and community needs. Engage with visual data, share insights, and help shape the college’s future direction. This is event will be held on the college's campus and is open to the public free of charge.
Jul 23 Thursday