❤️ What's Happening This Week in Las Cruces October 30, 2026

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Rio Grande Winery has a fun Halloween weekend planned with live music, delicious food, and special events for everyone to enjoy! 

Friday, 10/30: 
October Wine Dinner | $60 per person 6-8PM
Rebel Creek Radio | 6–9 PM

Saturday, 10/31: 
Halloween Party with DJ Rick Olivas | 6–10 PM

Sunday, 11/1: 
Puzzlemania Speed Challenge | 2-5 PM
Christopher Smith Escarcega | 3-6 PM

Looking for Halloween plans? Join us Saturday night for music, dancing, and a great time with DJ Rick Olivas! Table reservations are available online, so grab your friends and secure your spot!

On Sunday, put your puzzle skills to the test at Puzzlemania! Enjoy some friendly competition, a glass of your favorite wine, and live music to wrap up the weekend.

Don’t forget to come hungry! Our pizzas pair perfectly with great music and beautiful views of the Organ Mountains.

Rio Grande Winery
Website: RioGrandeWinery.com
Phone: 575-201-3744
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Halloween Trick or Treat & Haunted House | Peddlers Pavilion | Fri & Sat noon – 7 pm, Sun noon – 4 pm | $2 adults

Días de Muertos On the Plaza | Mesilla Plaza | Fri 2 – 9 pm, Sat from 10 am, Sun 10 am – 5 pm

Third Judicial District Court Trunk or Treat | Third Judicial District Court | 3 – 5 pm

Grandparents and Grandkids Movie Afternoon: The Nightmare Before Christmas | Munson Branch Library | 3:30 – 5 pm

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

Mesilla Valley Hospital Trunk or Treat | Mesilla Valley Hospital | 4 – 7 pm

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

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

Trunk or Treat at Picacho Hills | Picacho Hills Country Club | 5 – 7 pm

DAVA Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat | Doña Ana Mall | 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

HalloWing: A Bird Walk with the Friends | La Cueva Picnic Area | 8:15 – 10:30 am | $5 parking

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Wednesday, November 11th • 6 pm

Frankenstein: A Staged Reading | Rio Grande Theatre | Oct 30th, 7 pm

Hearts Like Fists | Black Box Theatre | Oct 30th – Nov 15th | $12 – $18

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

Yjastros: The Spanish Room NOW | Rio Grande Theatre | Nov 13th, 7:30 pm | $20 – $40

Liberation | ASNMSU Center for the Arts | Nov 28th, 2 pm

The Claw: A New Children's Musical | Rio Grande Theatre | Dec 4th – 5th

Miracle on 34th Street the Musical | Las Cruces Community Theatre | Dec 4th – 20th | $12 – $22

The Nutcracker | ASNMSU Center for the Arts | Dec 11th – 20th | $25 – $39

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

NMSU Homecoming 2026 | Nov 6th & 7th

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

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 | 11 am

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

Albuquerque High at Organ Mountain (girls soccer) | Field of Dreams Soccer Complex | time TBD | State quarterfinal

San Diego at NMSU (women's basketball) | Pan American Center | 6 pm | Postgame autographs

Western New Mexico at NMSU (men's basketball) | Pan American Center | 6:30 pm | On ESPN+

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

Alamogordo at Las Cruces (volleyball) | Las Cruces High School | 7 pm