❤️ Local Events November 21st

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So Cool… literally 🙂 Skate Doña Ana’s Ice Rink Grand Opening is today Friday Nov. 21 at the fairgrounds—$11 entry, skates included, all ages welcome. More Info

Don’t Miss This! Find your Holiday Gifts at the upcoming HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market on November 22nd and 23rd at the NM Farm & Ranch Museum. Featuring over 60 vendors offering locally produced foods (salsas, nuts, candy, wine) for sampling and purchase, plus handmade arts and crafts made from agricultural resources.

All four of the Las Cruces Museums will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. They will reopen on Saturday, November 29.

Virgin Galactic will resume commercial flights from Spaceport America in late 2026 after a two-year pause.

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Check this page for weekly recurring events like the Farmers and Crafts Market, Growers Markets, Farm Stands, Bird Walks etc.

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 🎶 Cool Jazz and Crisp Autumn Days: Indoor Jazz Brunch and Live Music

Join us this weekend for our intimate Jazz Brunch, now indoors and on our heated patio as the weather cools!

Seating is very limited, so reservations are strongly suggested.

Come see how the west does wine and southwest hospitality!

Rio Grande Winery - Phone: 575-201-3744
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Note: Always check to confirm event details with venue before attending events for changes or weather cancellations.

FREE FUN FRIDAY Laughter Yoga W/ Beth | DDY | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

The Association’s Her-Story Breakfast Club | Salud De Mesilla | 8:45 – 9 am | Featuring Rebecca Felix, Outside Sales Representative at Resource Lighting.

Food Truck Friday | Morning Star Las Cruces | 5 pm

New Mexico State Mens Basketball Vs. Samford | NMSU Pan American Center | 7 pm

Ice Skate Dona Ana Opens | Doña Ana County Fairgrounds | Grand Opening

Jazz Brunch with Lush Life Quintet | Rio Grande Winery | 11 am - 2 pm | Reservations

Puppy Yoga | Game 1 | 11 am | Tickets $27

Puppy Palooza | PetSmart | 10 am – 1 pm

Enchanted Evening At The Spaceport, From The Camino Real To The Milky Way | Southwest Expeditions. | 5 pm – 8 pm | Tickets $79 | Cozy up to a warm campfire, hear ancient traditional Navajo Coyote stories under the Milky Way, and enjoy a guided telescope tour of our awesome southern New Mexico night sky.

HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market | NM Farm & Ranch Museum | 9 am - 4 pm | Over 60 Vendors and each booth will offer locally produced products, such as salsas, nuts, candy, and wine for attendees to sample and purchase. The show also features handmade art and crafts made from agricultural resources.

International Survivors Of Suicide Loss Day – Las Cruces | Morning Star Las Cruces | 9:30 am- 2 pm

Horno Thanksgiving | Fort Selden Historic Site | 10 - 11 am | Learn how to fire and bake fresh bread in an adobe horno, or outdoor oven. | $5

Grand opening | Jamila Coffee | 6 pm – 10 pm | Special guest Emmitt Jones Coffee with free coffee tasting.

Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale | St. Genevieves Parish Hall | 10 am - 5 pm | Sat & Sun

BLM Peña Blanca Hike | Peña Blanca Parking Area | 9 am | RSVP Note: might have to call as it’s not on the website.

Jazz Brunch with The Derrick Lee Group | Rio Grande Winery | 11 am - 2 pm | Reservations

HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market | NM Farm & Ranch Museum | 9 am - 3 pm | Continued.

Flamenco Fandanguero Primos De La Raza Cosmica | Rio Grande Theatre | 4 pm

Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale | St. Genevieves Parish Hall | 10 am - 4 pm | Sat & Sun

Singo Bingo | Icebox Picacho | 6 pm – 8 pm

Trivia Night Tuesday | Pecan Grill & Brewery | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Chess Night | Rio Grande Winery | 7 - 9 pm

2025 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 1 Mile/5K/10K | Field of Dreams | 8 am – 11 am | Pre-Register

Queer Night | Grounded | 6 - 9 pm

The One Huge Fiesta | Plaza de Las Cruces | 2 pm – 7 pm | A free, family-friendly downtown community celebration featuring games, entertainment, food vendors, live music, and activities for all ages.

PICACHO PEAK GUIDED HIKE PT 1 | Picacho Peak | 9 am – noon | RSVP

Author Joe Williams | Barnes & Noble | 1 pm – 3 pm

Pupkin Patch Doggy Costume Party | Little Toad Creek | 11 am – 4 pm

Check our Events Calendar for more fun things to do such as Local Sports, NMSU events, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Pickleball, Tennis Scramble, Family Bingo, Teen Splash Nights, Chess Club and more.

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Old Mesilla Christmas Tree Lighting | Mesilla Plaza | Friday, Dec 5th | 5:30–6:30 pm

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony | Plaza de Las Cruces | Saturday, Dec 6th | 6 - 8 pm

La Casa 34 Annual Holiday Bazaar | Las Cruces Convention Center | Dec 5th, 6th & 7th

39th Annual - Noche de Luminarias | NMSU | Sunday, December 8, 2025 | 4:30 to 8 pm | Experience more than 8,000 luminarias lighting up the campus.

Farm La-La | New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum | Wednesday, Dec 10 | 5 - 8 pm

Festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Tortugas Pueblo | Dec 10th - 12th

Luminarias: Light up the Desert | Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park | Friday, Dec 12th | 5 - 7:30 pm

Check this page for the weekly recurring events that happen every week like the Farmers and Crafts Market, Growers Markets, Farm Stands, Bird Walks etc.

Yankee Tavern | NTSC Black Box Theatre | Nov 21st - Dec 07th

A Christmas Carol | NMSU Theatre Arts | Nov 29th - Dec 06th

Irving Berlin's White Christmas - The Musical | LCCT | Dec 5th - 21st

An Unexpected Christmas Concert | The Mesilla Valley Chorale | Dec 14th

The Nutcracker Prince | A Children’s Theatre @ Rio Grande Theatre | Dec 5th & 6th

The Nutcracker Ballet | ASNMSU Center for the Arts | Dec 12th - 14th, Dec 19th - 21st

City of Las Cruces Senior Recreation Program Calendar.

Also check our online events calendar for more.

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