❤️ What's Happening This Week in Las Cruces October 27, 2026

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

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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

WWE NM: The Coven of Picacho Peak (sunset hike) | Picacho Peak Recreation Area | 4:45 – 7:15 pm

Pop-up Night with Chef Becky Windels | Dry Point Distillers | 5 – 8 pm

Do Blue for Prostate Cancer Research Cocktails & Tasting | Salud! de Mesilla | 6 pm

Senior Olympics Intro to Powerlifting Class | Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center | 6 – 7 pm

Halloween Immersive Party ~ Cat's Meow Fundraiser | Private home in Sonoma Ranch | 7 – 9 pm | $50 suggested donation

Haunted Hands-on Science | Museum of Nature & Science | 9 am – noon

Viva Dodge Trunk-or-Treat | Viva Dodge of Las Cruces | 5 – 7:30 pm

Trunk or Treat at Mesilla Valley Mall | Mesilla Valley Mall | 6 pm

Organ Mountain High School Trunk or Treat | Organ Mountain High School | 6 – 8 pm

Heritage Wine Dinner | D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro | 6:30 pm

NMSU Faculty Recital: Y. Arahata & D. Mzyk | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 6:45 pm

Halloween Trick or Treat & Haunted House | Peddlers Pavilion | noon – 7 pm | $2 adults

Días de Muertos On the Plaza | Mesilla Plaza | 2 – 9 pm, "Book of Life" movie at 7 pm

Pioneer Bank Trunk or Treat | Pioneer Bank | 4 – 6 pm

Mall-O-Ween | Mesilla Valley Mall | 5 pm

Kid-Friendly "Not-So-Scary" Haunted House | Morning Star Church | 5 – 8 pm

Día de los Muertos Celebration | St. James Episcopal Church | 5:30 pm

4 Directions Trunk or Treat | 4 Directions Integrative Mental Health | 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Nightmare at the Museums | NMSU Kent Hall & Devasthali Hall | 6 – 9 pm | $13 ages 13+

Trunk or Treat | Venus St Chapel | 6 – 8 pm

Fall Family Festival | Calvary Baptist Church | 6 – 8 pm

NMSU Philharmonic Orchestra Concert | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 7:30 pm

Briarwood Loop House of Horror | Briarwood Loop House of Horror | 9 pm – midnight, also Sat | $2 – $5 suggested donation

Doña Ana Mountain Bike Race | Doña Ana Trailhead | 8 am | $35 – $70

MVAS Bird Walk | Leasburg Dam State Park | 8 – 10 am

Chef Nité Márquez Book Signing | La Nueva Casita Café | 9 am – 1 pm

Trunk or Treat at War Eagles Air Museum | War Eagles Air Museum | 10 am – 3 pm | $10 – $15

Días de Muertos On the Plaza | Mesilla Plaza | 10 am, opening ceremony 11 am, folklorico 4 pm, costume stroll 5 pm, KICKS Band 6 pm

Pet Costume Contest | Farmers & Crafts Market | 10 am

Haunted Hunt at the Haunted Museums (last day) | All four Las Cruces Museums | 10 am – 4:30 pm

Halloween Trick or Treat & Haunted House | Peddlers Pavilion | noon – 7 pm | $2 adults

Borderlands Ballet Halloween Bash | Las Cruces School of Dance & Music | 1 – 3 pm | $15

Trunk or Treat at TheBank | TheBank | 2 – 5 pm

Annual Dog Costume Contest | Zin Valle Vineyards | 3 – 4 pm

Velas y Vino: Día de los Muertos Candle Making | NM Vintage Wines | 3 – 5 pm | $30

Valley's Epic Halloween Bash | Valley Pizza | 4:30 pm

Mesilla Fallfest: Halloween Haunted House & Carnival | Mesilla Community Center | 5 – 8:30 pm

Elks Club Trunk or Treat | Elks Lodge | time TBD

Día de los Muertos Art Show: Con Papayas y Agave | Agave Artists Gallery | 10 am – 4 pm

Días de Muertos On the Plaza | Mesilla Plaza | 10 am – 5 pm

Día de los Muertos Barrel Room Brunch | Zin Valle Vineyards | 11 am – 1 pm | $70

Día de los Muertos Picture Frame Workshop | GROWild (next to Sierra Vista Growers | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | $35

Halloween Trick or Treat & Haunted House | Peddlers Pavilion | noon – 4 pm | $2 adults

Día de los Muertos | Downtown Plaza de Las Cruces | 5 – 9 pm (VIP early access 3 – 5 pm, ticketed)

Max Hultsch-Martinez Senior Trumpet Recital | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 7:30 pm

Día de los Muertos Calavera Sugar Skull Decorating | Thomas Branigan Memorial Library | 3 – 4:15 pm

All Souls Day Candlelight Procession to Mesilla Cemetery | Mesilla Plaza | gather 6 – 6:30 pm, leaves 6:45 pm

NMSU Clarinet Studio Recital | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 7:30 pm

NMSU Trumpet Studio Recital | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 7:30 pm

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Wednesday, November 11th • 6 pm

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

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NMSU Homecoming 2026 | Nov 6th & 7th

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

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

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

Jax State at NMSU (football) | Aggie Memorial Stadium | 6 pm | On ESPN2

Delaware at NMSU (volleyball) | Pan American Center | 6 pm

Las Cruces at Centennial (football) | Field of Dreams Stadium | 7 pm | Crosstown rivalry

Delaware at NMSU (volleyball) | Pan American Center | Noon

Las Cruces at Organ Mountain (volleyball) | Organ Mountain High School | Noon

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

Jacksonville State at NMSU (soccer) | NM State Soccer Athletic Complex | 4 pm | Scarf giveaway

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