Jazz & Blues and Maze Fall Festivals

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Weather

Wednesday ☀️ Sunny 88°/58° | Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph

Thursday ☀️ Sunny 93°/60° | Winds light and variable

Mesilla Valley Maze Fall Festival 2024

Join us for our annual Fall Festival as temperatures cool in Las Cruces. This family-favorite event features exciting contests, scenic hayrides, and the crowd-pleasing Corn Eating Contest. Don't miss this weekend of autumn fun and memorable experiences for all ages with host is Ed Montana.

This Saturday and Sunday October 5-6, 2024. More Info

The Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Society is having their 2024 festival this Friday, Saturday and Sunday Oct 4th-6th in the beautiful setting of Plaza de Mesilla. See the Band Schedule

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Events

Wednesday, Oct 2nd

• Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | Every Wednesday 8:30 am - 1 pm.

  Wednesday Walk with a Ranger | Fort Selden Historic Site | 9 am - 10 am | Every Wednesday > Nov 20th

• Death Café | Branigan Cultural Center | 5:30 pm | Discuss Death and Dying

• Know Your City Community Development and Planning & Implementation | City of Las Cruces | 6-8 pm

• Blind Soccer | Mesilla Valley TimeBank | Apodaca Park | 10 am - 12 pm

Thursday, Oct 3rd

• Lush & Lean Fall Workshop | City of Las Cruces | 5:30-7:30 am | Common Plant Diseases and Disorders

• Evening U Pick Flowers | Calhoun Flower Farm | La Mesa | 5:30-7:30 pm | Tickets

• Cousins Maine Lobster | HTeaO | 11 am - 8 pm

Friday, Oct 4th

• Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival | Mesilla Plaza | 5-11 pm

• Fine Arts Flea Market | Downtown Las Cruces | 5-10 pm

• Whole Enchilada Softball Invitational | Hadley Sports Complex | Oct 4-6

• Punk D.I.Y - Trucker Hats & Book Bags | Las Cruces Public Libraries | 4 pm

Saturday, Oct 5th

• Las Cruces Farmers and Crafts Market | Downtown | 8:30 am - 1 pm

• Apple Festival | Nichols Ranch | Sat & Sun | 9 am - 7 pm

• Las Cruces Pride Parade | Downtown | 4 pm

• Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival | Mesilla Plaza | 12 pm - 4:30 pm

• Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival @ NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 7-10 pm

• Fall Festival | Mesilla Valley Maze | 12-7 pm | Schedule

• Pumpkin Palooza | Frank O’Brien Papen Center | 3-6 pm

• 3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Walk | Kohl’s | 8 am

• Slot Canyon Hike | Desert Peaks | 8:30 am | PreRegister

• U-Pick Pumpkin & Gourd Bar | Calhoun Flower Farm | La Mesa | 5:30-7:30 pm | Tickets

• We Are Stronger Together Luncheon | Desert Southwest Cancer Support Group | Ruby Tuesday | 11:30 am

• Santa Rosa de Lima Fiesta | Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church | Oct 5-6 | 9:30 am - 11 pm

• Stand with Women New Mexico Rally | Las Cruces Farm And Ranch Museum | 12:30 pm | Tickets

Sunday, Oct 6th

• Mesilla Arts & Crafts Farmers Market | Mesilla Plaza | 11am-4pm

• Indigo Yoga | Farmesilla | 9:30 am

• Apple Festival | Nichols Ranch | Sat & Sun | 9 am - 7 pm

• Mesilla Valley Jazz & Blues Festival | Mesilla Plaza | 1-7 pm

• Fall Festival | Mesilla Valley Maze | 12-7 pm | Schedule

• Brews with the Bards - Hamlet Auditions | Blank Conversations | 12-2 pm

• Santa Rosa de Lima Fiesta | Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church | Oct 5-6 | 9:30 am - 6 pm

Ongoing

• NMSU Latin America Heritage Month | Sep 15 - Oct 15

• Southern New Mexico Pride Fest | Sep 25 - Oct 6

• Mesilla Valley Corn Maze - Sep 28 - Oct 27 | Tickets

• Fiery Futures Chile Champ | The Chile Pepper Institute | NMSU Gerald Thomas Hall | 8 am | Sep 30-Oct 4

• Whole Enchilada Softball Invitational | Hadley Sports Complex | Oct 4-6

Theatre

• DRACULA: A Comedy of Terrors | NMSU Center for the Arts | Oct 4 - Oct 6

• Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast | Blank Conversations Theatre Co. | Rio Grande Theatre | Oct 11 & 12

Check our calendar for more events

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Music 

Wednesday, Oct 2nd

• Calista | Picacho Hills Country Club | 5 pm

Thursday, Oct 3rd

• Open Mic Night | Amaro Winery | 7 pm

• Karaoke | Little Toad Creek | 7 pm

• Mark Coker | Rio Grande Winery | 5 pm

• Eli James | Palacio Bar | 8 pm

Friday, Oct 4th

• Daniel Sanchez | Pecan Grill | 7-11 pm

• Jazz on the Patio | Amador Live | 7-10 pm

• ShadeGrown | Amaro Winery | 7 pm

• Grady Hodnett & Trey Greeman | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30 pm

• Calista | Monster House Dispensary | 8-10 pm

• Orlando Madrid Jazz | Grounded | 7 pm

• Animmo | Palacio Bar | 8 pm

Saturday, Oct 5th

• Soul Train Night | Pecan Grill | 7 pm

• CM Adams | Icebox Boneyard Cantina | 6 pm

• Orlando Madrid Jazz | Grounded | 7 pm

• UnLyshed Live | Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church | 7-11 pm

• Matthew Palmer | Rio Grande Winery | 6:30 pm

• Calista | La Posta Courtyard | 6-9 pm

• Illusion | Palacio Bar | 8 pm

Sunday, Oct 6th

• Lush Life | Rio Grande Winery | 5 pm

• Calista | Hacienda de Mesilla | 11 am - 2 pm

Monday, Oct 7th

•  Hot Tuna | NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall | 7 pm |Jefferson Airplane founding members | Tickets

Wednesday, Oct 9th

• Foreigner Farewell Tour | NMSU Pan American | 7 pm | Tickets

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