Events for January 2025
Wednesday, January 01
11 a.m. – 4 p.m
New Year’s Day Brunch
Salud de Mesilla
Salud de Mesilla is making your New Year’s Day extra special with a delicious brunch! Head over and enjoy their amazing Mimosa & Bloody Mary Bar — the perfect way to celebrate with friends and family.
Thursday, January 02 – Sunday, January 05
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Taylor Family Collection of Nacimientos or Nativities
Reynolds Store Visitor Center
Experience the magic of the season at the Reynolds Store Visitor Center in Mesilla! Discover a captivating display of Nativities from the Taylor Family Collection, featuring over 200 unique pieces from around the world. This diverse collection showcases a variety of artistic styles and cultural traditions. Free admission! Open Wednesday through Sunday until January 5th (Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day).
Friday, January 10
6 – 9 p.m.
Chef Creates with Chef Armando
Las Cruces Convention Center
Indulge in an unforgettable culinary journey with Chef Creates with Chef Armando Murillo. This intimate dining experience invites you to savor exquisite dishes crafted with passion and artistry. Prepare to be amazed as Chef Armando takes you on a gastronomic adventure, tantalizing your taste buds with every bite.
Saturday, January 18
6 – 10 p.m.
Lasso Up Western Dinner, Dance & Fun Fundraiser
Las Cruces Convention Center
Join the Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest for an evening of dinner and dancing at their Lasso Up Fundraiser on January 18. This lively event supports a great cause and promises a fun night out! Tickets are $75.
Friday, January 31
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
NMSU Legislative/Alumni Reception
As Above, So Below Distillery
Show your Aggie pride and support NMSU at the upcoming Legislative/Alumni Reception! This event, hosted at the As Above, So Below Distillery on January 31st, offers a great opportunity to connect with fellow alumni and legislators. Don’t miss this chance to network and enjoy an evening with the NMSU community.
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces
Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The award-winning, outdoor Farmers & Crafts Market spans seven full blocks of North Main Street in Downtown Las Cruces.
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First Friday Art Ramble
First Friday of Every Month, 5-8 p.m.
The Downtown Las Cruces Partnership hosts this monthly event showcasing a dozen participating museums and galleries in the Arts & Cultural District.
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Second Saturday Art Hop
Second Saturday of Every Month, 6-9 p.m.
The City of Truth or Consequences comes alive with local art, downtown in the commercial/hot springs district.
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Les Salon Des Art Divers
Downtown Blues Coffee
Wednesday Nights, 7 – 9 p.m.
Spend an evening with writers, poets, song poets, essayists, and local musicians, including the Blazing Butlers, at a free weekly cultural event for the ages.
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Branigan Cultural Center
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
This historic locale hosts changing cultural exhibits, as well as educational programs, classes, and other special events.
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Las Cruces Museum of Art
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hosting a changing slate of exciting contemporary art exhibits, programs for visitors of all ages and an extensive art studio class program.
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Las Cruces Railway Museum
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Located in a historic Santa Fe Railroad depot, the museum interprets the railroad history of Las Cruces and the impact of the railroad on southern New Mexico.
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Museum of Nature and Science
Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
A museum about looking and understanding – looking up to the stars, looking out to the desert, and looking down to see ancient fossils.
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New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Discover the backbone of New Mexico, via this 47-acre interactive museum that chronicles the state’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching.
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Amador Patio Bar & Grill
The entertainment district comes alive with diverse restaurant choices, upscale nightlife and live music events.
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Amaro Winery & Taproom
Locally owned and operated winery and tasting room, with a Karaoke night, open mic, and rotating list of live events.
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Boneyard Cantina
Delicious street food paired with Icebox craft beer and appearances by local musicians on the main stage.
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Don Felix
Located on the corner of the Mesilla Plaza, with delicious New Mexican cuisine and live music on the patio.
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Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery
Serving craft beer, craft spirits, killer grub and a mix of local and travelling musical acts to chase the blues away.
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Palacio Bar
A neighborhood watering hole since 1936, they don’t serve food, but the music is lively and the drinks are plentiful.
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Truth or Consequences Brewing Company
A cozy little taproom, featuring craft beers and live music on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons.
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Vintage Wines
New Mexico wines, beers and cigars in Old Mesilla, with a relaxing patio and live music several nights a week.
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January 1 – 31, 2024
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sue Ann Glenn and Yvonne Postelle
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery
The Mesilla gallery hosts two painters, with very different techniques, watercolorist Sue Ann Glenn and oil landscape painter Yvonne Postelle, for the month of January 2024.
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January 5 – March 23, 2024
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Connection : : Conjunto
Branigan Cultural Center
Featuring 32 pieces of art from a range of local artists who use diverse mediums – including painting, photography, ceramics, and mixed- media – to consider how place and space informs the visual language of their art.
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January 5 – March 23, 2024
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Desert Was Red and Red the Dust Was Raised
Las Cruces Museum of Art
Five female artists who live and work in Las Cruces and El Paso – Sharbani Das Gupta, Zoe Spiliotis, Isadora Stowe, Laura Turón, and Amy Vensel – take abstraction as its foundation, and the literal landscape as the thing that connects them, either as a reference, as language, or simply location.
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Through April 6, 2024
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wandering Reflections
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
New Mexico’s beautiful, rugged scenery is preserved in the images of Las Cruces photographer David Turning, whose landscape photographs are rich with texture, featuring everything from the roughness of rocks, thorns, and tree branches, to the softness of clouds, fog, and sand dunes.
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Through Summer 2024
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Las Cruces: Crossroads of History
Branigan Cultural Center
Using original artifacts and historic photographs, this exhibition tells the overarching history of Las Cruces and its prominent place in Borderland history from prehistory through the 1960s, via multiple topics including Indigenous inhabitants, Mexican occupation, entry into the United States, statehood, the Atomic Age, Civil War soldiers, ranchers, and outlaws.
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