❤️ What's Happening This Week in Las Cruces October 23, 2026

Local Events on Tuesday & Friday @ 6 am - Live Music on Thursday @ 1 pm

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Get your spooky on as Halloween things are happening starting this week with the Zombie Walk downtown and the Great Pumpkin Candy Drop at Maag Field. Blank Conversations Theatre Company’s Rocky Horror Picture Show is this weekend for two days only.

And get ready for Días de Muertos events in downtown Las Cruces and Mesilla next weekend. This is the final weekend for the Mesilla Valley Maze, catch Dzaki Sukarno playing on Saturday.

That's the one bird that makes you fall for nature, and the Mesilla Valley Audubon Society would love to help you find yours. Their bird walks, park cleanups and Nature Journal Club are open to all ages, and no expertise is required. Read the Bulletin story

Come join us at Madelyn’s on Sunday Oct 25th for a free Mix & Mingle from 11 am - 2 pm. Continuous Sky will be playing. Full Lunch and Drink menu available for purchase. Bring a friend cause it’s going to be fun.

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Rio Grande Winery has a great lineup of live music, delicious food, and special events for everyone to enjoy!

Book lovers, don’t miss Sunday’s FREE book swap! Bring up to eight books, grab a glass of wine, and discover your next great read.

Stay after your book swap, and enjoy watching the full moon rise over the mountains on the back patio!

Bring your friends and spend the weekend at Rio Grande Winery! 

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Risograph Workshop | NMSU Devasthali Hall, Room 129 | 10 am – noon

10x25 Creative Festival | DACC Cholla Hall | 4 – 8 pm

Kitty Glitter Fundraiser | Peace Lutheran Church | 5 – 8 pm

UAM Open Mic Night | NMSU University Art Museum | 5:30 – 7 pm

D.H. Lescombes Fall Festival | D.H. Lescombes | 6 – 9 pm

The Drunken Stoner Comedy Show Live | FourTwenty Lounge | 7 - 10 pm | Also Sat & Sun.

Nelson-Boswell Reading Series: Gion Davis | NMSU CMI Theater, Milton Hall Rm 171 | 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Double "Deuce" Car Show | Mayfield High School parking lot | 8 am – noon

NMSU Sprint Triathlon | NMSU Aquatic Center| 8 am | $100

Free Yard Waste, Household Trash Disposal | Multiple Locations | 8 am – noon

Kitty Glitter Fundraiser | Peace Lutheran Church | 9 am – 2 pm

Organ Mountains Jubilee | Dripping Springs Natural Area | 9 am – 4 pm, ticket required (no charge), park at the Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum and take the shuttle (last shuttle 2:30 pm)

St. Luke's Country Fair & Great Dachshund Stampede | St. Luke's Episcopal Church | 9 am – 4 pm

Walk to End Alzheimer's | Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park | 9 am check-in, 10 am ceremony

Adoption Event at the Farmers Market | ASCMV | 9 am – noon

Haunted Hunt at the Haunted Museums: Chile Adventure | All four Las Cruces Museums | 10 am – 4:30 pm, runs Oct 24th – 31st

Southwest Card & Collectible Show | Las Cruces Convention Center | 10 am – 5 pm

Railroad History & Science | Las Cruces Railroad Museum | 11 am – noon

Nancy Begin Art Talk: The Emancipation of Color | Agave Artists Gallery | 1 – 3 pm

10x25 Creative Festival | DACC Cholla Hall | 1 – 6 pm

Glass Painting Workshop with Cristina Fridenstine | Las Cruces Museum of Art, Studio B | 2 – 4 pm

3rd Annual Trunk or Treat | Doña Ana Title | 4 – 6 pm

Murder Mystery Dinner: The Ghost of Post 6917 | VFW Post 6917 | 5 – 8 pm | $44.52

Zombie Walk | Plaza de Las Cruces | 6 – 10 pm | Music by Party Falcon

ASCMV Drive-Thru Vaccine & Microchip Clinic | Field of Dreams | 9 am – 1 pm | $10 vaccines

Great Pumpkin Candy Drop | Maag Field | 11 am, candy drop at 1 pm

Book Sip n' Swap | Rio Grande Winery | 2 – 5 pm | Free, bring up to 8 books

Tiny Landscape Weaving Workshop | Assembly Craft Studio | 3 – 5 pm | $39

Full Moon Watch Party | Rio Grande Winery | 6 – 8 pm

NMSU 44th Annual Jewelry Sale | NMSU Bookstore Café | 7:30 am – 6:30 pm

Lil' Pumpkins Parade | Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | 11:30 am – noon

Día de los Muertos Papel Picado Workshop | Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | 3 – 4:15 pm

Tuesday Simple Craft: Spooky Cross Stitch | Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | 4 – 6 pm

👉 Be sure to check our Events Calendar and Live Music events and weekly recurring events for more local happenings.

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Our Dinner Club is the perfect mix: personality-matched tables, amazing food, and genuine conversations that turn strangers into fast friends.

Newcomers feel at home immediately. Locals leave loving this community even more.

Wednesday, November 11th • 6 pm

Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast | Blank Conversations Theatre Co. @ Rio Grande Theatre | October 23rd & 24th, 7:30 pm Tickets

Footloose the Musical | New Mexico State University Theatre | Nov 12th - 22nd

See our events calendar for Artist & Gallery Shows *Artists and Galleries add your shows to our calendar! We love sharing the Arts!

Doña Ana Mountain Bike Race 2026 | FYZICAL | Oct 30th

Días de Muertos On the Plaza | Mesilla Plaza | Oct 30th – Nov 2nd

Chef Nité Márquez Book Signing | La Nueva Casita Café | Oct 31st, 9 am – 1 pm

Pet Costume Contest | Farmers & Crafts Market | Oct 31st, 10 am

Annual Dog Costume Contest | Zin Valle Vineyards | Oct 31st, 3 – 4 pm

Elks Club Trunk or Treat | Elks Lodge | Oct 31st

Día de los Muertos | Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces | November 01st, 5 – 9 pm

NMSU Homecoming 2026 | Nov 6th & 7th

Mesilla Valley Balloon Rally | Field of Dreams | Jan 15th – 17th, 2027

Carlsbad at Las Cruces (football) | Field of Dreams Stadium | 6 pm

Las Cruces at Mayfield (volleyball) | Mayfield High School | 12 pm | Crosstown rivalry

Roswell at Mayfield (football) | Field of Dreams Stadium | 1 pm

Mayfield at Centennial (volleyball) | Centennial High School | 7 pm

Alamogordo at Organ Mountain (volleyball) | Organ Mountain High School | 7 pm

If you are looking to make new friends in town check out our next Dinner Club.

And join us at our free Mix & Mingle at Madelyn’s on Oct 25th from 11 am - 2 pm, Continuous Sky will be playing.