New Mexico Traditions | New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

New Mexico Traditions

Embrace the warmth of our cultures at our statewide seasonal events!

New Mexico has many holiday traditions, and we invite visitors to experience the magic at museums, historic sites, and our partners across the state. Listed below are events for you to choose from. All are family friendly and celebrate the diverse cultures of our State. 

This year, other divisions of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs are spreading the word about the organizations and events they support. 

New Mexico Arts supports hundreds of arts organizations through its annual granting program. Visit facebook.com/NewMexicoArts for more information on how you can celebrate New Mexico Traditions with New Mexico Arts. 

New Mexico State Library supports public libraries as well as delivers direct library services to rural populations, state agencies, the visually impaired and physically disabled, and students and citizens conducting research. Visit facebook.com/NewMexicoStateLibrary/ for more information on holiday events and activities at a library near you!

  • Dec. 7, 2023
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Photographers Night - Lights of Gisewa at Jemez Historic Site
    Jemez Historic Site

    Join Jemez Historic Site for a special night of photography at Lights of Gisewa. This is a special event where professional and amateur photographers are invited to capture the site lit up by hundreds of farolitos. Take your time, set up your shots, and enjoy. TIckets are available for online purchase!

    Celebrate a new tradition with us at Jemez Historic Site! This year, the Site is hosting a special night for photographers on December 7. Preceding the popular public events on December 8-9, amateur and professional photographers are invited for an exclusive opportunity to photograph the site with its hundreds of lit up farolitos. Tickets for this intimate opportunity are $100 per photographer and include parking at the Site, complimentary hot beverages, and the chance to photograph a beautiful event without the crowd of thousands of annual visitors. 

    To maintain the safety and enjoyment of high attendance New Mexico Traditions events, tripods, camera equipment, and flash photography will only be allowed during the Photographers Night in 2023. 

    Additionally, while New Mexico Historic Sites generally welcomes well behaved pets on leashes, for the safety of your animals, pets are not allowed at this event. Service animals are always welcome. 

    Jemez Historic Site is located on NM Highway 4, just north of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. From Bernalillo, take Highway 550 north to San Isidro. Head north on Highway 4 through Jemez Springs.

    PURCHASE TICKETS

    Jemez Historic Site
    18160 NM-4
    Jemez Springs, NM 87025
    (575)829-3530
    http://www.nmhistoricsites.org/jemez

  • Dec. 8, 2023
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Noche De Familia: Invierno
    National Hispanic Cultural Center

    Head to the NHCC for an evening of family-friendly fun with a focus on celebrating winter and the holidays. Sip on hot cocoa and nibble biscochitos as you enjoy winter crafts.

    Head to the NHCC for an evening of family-friendly fun with a focus on celebrating winter and the holidays. Sip on hot cocoa and nibble biscochitos as you enjoy winter crafts. Join us at 7:00 pm for a free screening of Disney*Pixar’s Encanto in the Bank of America Theatre.

    Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.

    National Hispanic Cultural Center
    1701 4th Street SW
    Albuquerque, NM 87102
    (505) 246-2261
    http://nhccnm.org

  • Dec. 8, 2023

    Lights of Gisewa at Jemez Historic Site
    Jemez Historic Site

    Celebrate New Mexico Traditions with us at Jemez Historic Site for the annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa in Jemez Springs, New Mexico! The event will take place over two nights — December 8-9, 2023. The tickets are available in 30 minute time slots and are available online for purchase!

    Celebrate New Mexico Traditions with us at Jemez Historic Site for the annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa in Jemez Springs, New Mexico! The event will take place over two nights — December 8-9, 2023. The tickets are available in 30 minute time slots and are available online for purchase!All affiliated Tribal members do not need a ticket for this event and will be admitted free of charge.

    To maintain the safety and enjoyment of high attendance New Mexico Traditions events, New Mexico Historic Sites kindly requests that guests refrain from the use of tripods and flash photography.

    Additionally, while New Mexico Historic Sites generally welcomes well behaved pets on leashes, for the safety of your animals, pets are not allowed at this event. Service animals are always welcome.

    Jemez Historic Site is located on NM Highway 4, just north of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. From Bernalillo, take Highway 550 north to San Isidro. Head north on Highway 4 through Jemez Springs.

    PURCHASE TICKETS

    Jemez Historic Site
    18160 NM-4
    Jemez Springs, NM 87025
    (575)829-3530
    http://www.nmhistoricsites.org/jemez

  • Dec. 8, 2023

    Here, Now and Always Native Narratives Speaker Series: THE Gaussoin Family
    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

    Museum of Indian Arts & Culture’s Native Narrative Speaker Series continues with the Gaussoin Family, A family conversation among artists. Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat.

    Museum of Indian Arts & Culture’s Native Narrative Speaker Series continues with the Gaussoin Family, A family conversation among artists. Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. Visit IndianArtsAndCulture.org or call (505) 476-1269 today. Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale Family Foundation.

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
    708-710 Camino Lejo
    Santa Fe, NM 87557
    (505) 476-1250
    http://miaclab.org

  • Dec. 9, 2023

    Lincoln Historic Site Presents Santa and Mrs. Claus
    Lincoln Historic Site

    Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, December 9 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Luna House at the Lincoln Historic Site. Please check into the Anderson-Freeman Visitor’s Center to purchase tickets day of, or buy your tickets in advance online.

    Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, December 9 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Luna House at the Lincoln Historic Site. Please check into the Anderson-Freeman Visitor’s Center to purchase tickets day of, or buy your tickets in advance online. Tickets are $10 per child and include multiple digital photos that will be emailed to you. For questions call 575-921-5233, or email rachel.walden@dca.nm.gov

    Purchase Tickets

    Lincoln Historic Site
    988 Calle La Placita
    Lincoln, NM 88338
    (575)653-4025
    http://www.nmhistoricsites.org/lincoln

  • Dec. 9, 2023
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Native American Portal Youth Winter Show
    New Mexico History Museum

    Join us for the 2023 Native American Portal Artisans’ Winter Youth Show December 9th & 10th!

    Support the talents from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople. Youth artists ages five to seventeen who specialize in a variety of artistic mediums will be showcasing and selling their work in the museum’s main lobby.

    Enter through the main entrance at 113 Lincoln Ave. This is a free event and free admission to the entire museum for all visitors.

    The event fosters the development of young artists who are descendants of current Native American Artisans Portal Program members and celebrates the importance of the continued traditions of Native American artistry. The Portal Program offers buyers the chance to interact with artisans who display their handmade wares under the portal of the Palace of the Governors, as they have for decades. The ever-changing array of handcrafted items includes pottery, textiles, and jewelry made of traditional materials such as turquoise, coral, and silver.

    Photo credit: Native American Portal Artisans Program members showcasing their traditional artistry. Courtesy: New Mexico History Museum

    Join us for the 2023 Native American Portal Artisans’ Winter Youth Show December 9th & 10th!

    Support the talents from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople. Youth artists ages five to seventeen who specialize in a variety of artistic mediums will be showcasing and selling their work in the museum’s main lobby.

    Enter through the main entrance at 113 Lincoln Ave. This is a free event and free admission to the entire museum for all visitors.

    The event fosters the development of young artists who are descendants of current Native American Artisans Portal Program members and celebrates the importance of the continued traditions of Native American artistry. The Portal Program offers buyers the chance to interact with artisans who display their handmade wares under the portal of the Palace of the Governors, as they have for decades. The ever-changing array of handcrafted items includes pottery, textiles, and jewelry made of traditional materials such as turquoise, coral, and silver.

    Photo credit: Native American Portal Artisans Program members showcasing their traditional artistry. Courtesy: New Mexico History Museum

    New Mexico History Museum
    113 Lincoln Avenue
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 476-5200
    http://nmhistorymuseum.org

  • Dec. 9, 2023

    Lights of Gisewa at Jemez Historic Site
    Jemez Historic Site

    Celebrate New Mexico Traditions with us at Jemez Historic Site for the annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa in Jemez Springs, New Mexico! The event will take place over two nights — December 8-9, 2023. The tickets are available in 30 minute time slots and are available online for purchase!

    Celebrate New Mexico Traditions with us at Jemez Historic Site for the annual holiday event, Lights of Gisewa in Jemez Springs, New Mexico! The event will take place over two nights — December 8-9, 2023. The tickets are available in 30 minute time slots and are available online for purchase! All affiliated Tribal members do not need a ticket for this event and will be admitted free of charge.

    To maintain the safety and enjoyment of high attendance New Mexico Traditions events, New Mexico Historic Sites kindly requests that guests refrain from the use of tripods and flash photography.

    Additionally, while New Mexico Historic Sites generally welcomes well behaved pets on leashes, for the safety of your animals, pets are not allowed at this event. Service animals are always welcome.

    Jemez Historic Site is located on NM Highway 4, just north of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. From Bernalillo, take Highway 550 north to San Isidro. Head north on Highway 4 through Jemez Springs.

    PURCHASE TICKETS

    Jemez Historic Site
    18160 NM-4
    Jemez Springs, NM 87025
    (575)829-3530
    http://www.nmhistoricsites.org/jemez

  • Dec. 10, 2023
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    Las Posadas on the Plaza
    New Mexico History Museum

    Celebrated around the world, Las Posadas recreates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place of shelter in the days leading up to the birth of Jesus. This 47th annual historic Hispanic version is presented by local volunteers and others from several northern New Mexico communities. The candle-lit procession will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Santa Fe Plaza and conclude with carols, and good cheer.

    The History Museum will close at 3pm to prepare for this free public event.

    Arrive to the Plaza at 5:00pm for candle preparations.

    Celebrated around the world, Las Posadas recreates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place of shelter in the days leading up to the birth of Jesus. This 47th annual historic Hispanic version is presented by local volunteers and others from several northern New Mexico communities. The candle-lit procession will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Santa Fe Plaza and conclude with carols, and good cheer.

    The History Museum will close at 3pm to prepare for this free public event.

    Arrive to the Plaza at 5:00pm for candle preparations.

    New Mexico History Museum
    113 Lincoln Avenue
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 476-5200
    http://nmhistorymuseum.org

  • Dec. 10, 2023
    10:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Native American Portal Youth Winter Show
    New Mexico History Museum

    Join us for the 2023 Native American Portal Artisans’ Winter Youth Show December 9th & 10th!

    Support the talents from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople. Youth artists ages five to seventeen who specialize in a variety of artistic mediums will be showcasing and selling their work in the museum’s main lobby.

    Enter through the main entrance at 113 Lincoln Ave. This is a free event and free admission to the entire museum for all visitors.

    The event fosters the development of young artists who are descendants of current Native American Artisans Portal Program members and celebrates the importance of the continued traditions of Native American artistry. The Portal Program offers buyers the chance to interact with artisans who display their handmade wares under the portal of the Palace of the Governors, as they have for decades. The ever-changing array of handcrafted items includes pottery, textiles, and jewelry made of traditional materials such as turquoise, coral, and silver.

    Photo credit: Native American Portal Artisans Program members showcasing their traditional artistry. Courtesy: New Mexico History Museum

    Join us for the 2023 Native American Portal Artisans’ Winter Youth Show December 9th & 10th!

    Support the talents from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople. Youth artists ages five to seventeen who specialize in a variety of artistic mediums will be showcasing and selling their work in the museum’s main lobby.

    Enter through the main entrance at 113 Lincoln Ave. This is a free event and free admission to the entire museum for all visitors.

    The event fosters the development of young artists who are descendants of current Native American Artisans Portal Program members and celebrates the importance of the continued traditions of Native American artistry. The Portal Program offers buyers the chance to interact with artisans who display their handmade wares under the portal of the Palace of the Governors, as they have for decades. The ever-changing array of handcrafted items includes pottery, textiles, and jewelry made of traditional materials such as turquoise, coral, and silver.

    Photo credit: Native American Portal Artisans Program members showcasing their traditional artistry. Courtesy: New Mexico History Museum

    New Mexico History Museum
    113 Lincoln Avenue
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 476-5200
    http://nmhistorymuseum.org

  • Dec. 15, 2023
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Noche de las Luminarias | Fort Selden Historic Site
    Fort Selden Historic Site

    On December 15, Fort Selden Historic Site invites visitors from Radium Springs and beyond to celebrate the long winter nights. During Noche de las Luminarias, visitors can expect more than 900 luminarias lining the Fort’s footprint, a campfire, and family-friendly activities, including holiday-themed crafts. Join the site in saying goodbye to 2023, and make a wish for 2024 by the campfire! 

    On December 15, Fort Selden Historic Site invites visitors from Radium Springs and beyond to celebrate the long winter nights. During Noche de las Luminarias, visitors can expect more than 900 luminarias lining the Fort’s footprint, a campfire, and family-friendly activities, including holiday-themed crafts. Join the site in saying goodbye to 2023, and make a wish for 2024 by the campfire! 

    Tickets can be purchased by visiting https://my.nmculture.org/20947/27727.

    Make sure to dress warm—the winter nights are long and cold! 

    PURCHASE TICKETS

    Fort Selden Historic Site
    1280 Fort Selden Road
    Radium Springs, NM 88054
    (575)526-8911
    http://www.nmhistoricsites.org/fort-selden

  • Dec. 15, 2023
    4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Winter Glow Holiday Stroll on Museum Hill
    Museum of International Folk Art

    Join us for a delightful winter celebration at the Museum of International Folk and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

    Admission to both museums will be free from 4 pm - 7 pm.

    Join us for a short play La Pastorela Cómica at 5pm in the Vernick Auditorium. 

    From 4:30- 6:30 visitors can create their own holiday cards and enjoy hot cider and ginger cookies in the Atrium.

    Los Pastores o Pastorelas, is a popular holiday drama that has survived the ages. Nearly every cultural group in Santa Fe has performed the holiday rite at one time or another. Community groups gather each year to perform renditions of Los Pastores. The holiday drama came to the New World in the late 16th century with the Spanish missionaries. It carried on primarily through oral tradition among families in Mexico and the American Southwest.

    Audiences laugh and clap during a traditional holiday play known as a pastorela, a retelling of the birth of Christ with a comic slant complete with mariachi music and elaborate costumes. Although pastorelas depict the Christian nativity, they include the perils of a group of shepherds, the devil, and angels in a scene of satirical twist.

    Directed and produced by Thelma Arguello, Grupo Coreográfico Leyendas. Dance choreography by Xóchitl Ehrl’s Ballet Folklorico de mi Pueblo and Antonina Romp’s Los Niños de Santa Fe.  Staging, light, and sound by Teatro Paraguas.

    Join us for a delightful winter celebration at the Museum of International Folk and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

    Admission to both museums will be free from 4 pm - 7 pm.

    Join us for a short play La Pastorela Cómica at 5pm in the Vernick Auditorium. 

    From 4:30- 6:30 visitors can create their own holiday cards and enjoy hot cider and ginger cookies in the Atrium.

    Los Pastores o Pastorelas, is a popular holiday drama that has survived the ages. Nearly every cultural group in Santa Fe has performed the holiday rite at one time or another. Community groups gather each year to perform renditions of Los Pastores. The holiday drama came to the New World in the late 16th century with the Spanish missionaries. It carried on primarily through oral tradition among families in Mexico and the American Southwest.

    Audiences laugh and clap during a traditional holiday play known as a pastorela, a retelling of the birth of Christ with a comic slant complete with mariachi music and elaborate costumes. Although pastorelas depict the Christian nativity, they include the perils of a group of shepherds, the devil, and angels in a scene of satirical twist.

    Directed and produced by Thelma Arguello, Grupo Coreográfico Leyendas. Dance choreography by Xóchitl Ehrl’s Ballet Folklorico de mi Pueblo and Antonina Romp’s Los Niños de Santa Fe.  Staging, light, and sound by Teatro Paraguas.

    Museum of International Folk Art
    706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill
    Santa Fe, NM 87504
    (505) 476-1200
    http://internationalfolkart.org

  • Dec. 15, 2023

    Winter Glow Holiday Stroll on Museum Hill
    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

    Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and Museum of International Folk Art are back with the Winter Glow Holiday Stroll. Spend time on Museum Hill with farolitos lining up the walkway to both museums, holiday ornament making, holiday treats and family-friendly fun.

    Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and Museum of International Folk Art are back with the Winter Glow Holiday Stroll. Spend time on Museum Hill with farolitos lining up the walkway to both museums, holiday ornament making, holiday treats and family-friendly fun.

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
    708-710 Camino Lejo
    Santa Fe, NM 87557
    (505) 476-1250
    http://miaclab.org

  • Dec. 16, 2023
    11:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Museum Holiday Open House
    New Mexico History Museum

    Please join the New Mexico History Museum, the Museum of Art, and the Friends of History to celebrate the holiday season with a combined open house event. Along with music, crafts, and holiday cheer, we encourage you to weave through the history of New Mexico and enjoy fabulous art in our gallery exhibitions.

    Museums are open 10-5pm, and events are scheduled from 11-4pm.

    Complimentary admission to both museums for this special day! 

    Schedule of events to follow.

    Please join the New Mexico History Museum, the Museum of Art, and the Friends of History to celebrate the holiday season with a combined open house event. Along with music, crafts, and holiday cheer, we encourage you to weave through the history of New Mexico and enjoy fabulous art in our gallery exhibitions.

    Museums are open 10-5pm, and events are scheduled from 11-4pm.

    Complimentary admission to both museums for this special day! 

    Schedule of events to follow.

    New Mexico History Museum
    113 Lincoln Avenue
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 476-5200
    http://nmhistorymuseum.org

  • Dec. 16, 2023
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Opera in the Chapel
    Fort Stanton Historic Site

    Embrace the warmth of our cultures and join us at Fort Stanton Historic Site Chapel on Saturday, December 16th from 1:00 to 2:00 in the afternoon to opera singer Karla Ramos perform a lineup of holiday classics.

    Join us at the Fort Stanton Chapel on Saturday, December 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM to hear opera singer Karla Ramos perform a lineup of holiday classics. Tickets are limited and are $10 each. 

    Purchase Tickets

    Fort Stanton Historic Site
    104 Kit Carson Road
    Fort Stanton, NM 88323
    (575)354-0341
    http://fortstanton.org/

  • Dec. 16, 2023
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Holidays at the Palace
    New Mexico History Museum

    Santa Fe’s beloved Holidays at the Palace brings communities together for an evening of holiday live music, a chance to operate an antique printing press, old fashioned activities, and a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus -- all in the legendary magic of the Palace of the Governors and Courtyard.

    A free, family event. (Donations of non-perishable food welcomed.)

    Enter through the Palace of the Governors at 105 W. Palace Ave. The History Museum will remain closed during this free public evening event.

    Santa Fe’s beloved Holidays at the Palace brings communities together for an evening of holiday live music, a chance to operate an antique printing press, old fashioned activities, and a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus -- all in the legendary magic of the Palace of the Governors and Courtyard.

    A free, family event. (Donations of non-perishable food welcomed.)

    Enter through the Palace of the Governors at 105 W. Palace Ave. The History Museum will remain closed during this free public evening event.

    New Mexico History Museum
    113 Lincoln Avenue
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 476-5200
    http://nmhistorymuseum.org

  • Dec. 16, 2023
    10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Holiday Open House
    New Mexico Museum of Art

    Join us on Saturday, December 16 for one of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s most endearing traditions, our annual Holiday Open House!

    Join us on Saturday, December 16 for one of the New Mexico Museum of Art’s most endearing traditions, our annual Holiday Open House!

    Explore the galleries and create holiday crafts at our Plaza location and the new Vladem Contemporary. Enjoy outstanding performances by some of Santa Fe’s most talented young musicians with the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association. Don’t forget one of Santa Fe’s most beloved holiday traditions, our holiday marionette show in St. Francis Auditorium, A Holiday Party for Pappa Gus, featuring Teatro Duende and the replica’s of Gustave Baumann’s marionettes!  

    Drop into our library  to view some seasonally themed items from our archival collections during an open house.  Librarian Abby Smith will be on hand to showcase holiday cards from the Will Schuster archive and the Baumann collection, as well as answer all your questions about the Museum library and archives. 

    And if that wasn’t enough, this year we will  again be celebrating in collaboration with our friends across the street at the New Mexico History Museum where they will have even more fun and activities to enjoy!

    Curious to see our other location in the railyard, the Vladem Contemporary? There will be holiday craft projects there as well!

    This is a FREE event.

    New Mexico Museum of Art
    105 West Palace Avenue
    Santa Fe, NM 87501
    (505) 476-5076
    http://nmartmuseum.org

  • Dec. 16, 2023
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Lights of Los Luceros | Los Luceros Historic Site
    Los Luceros Historic Site

    Start the holiday season right with Lights of Los Luceros! On Saturday, December 16, Los Luceros Historic Site will be dressed for the season: farolitos, luminarias, and Christmas lights will line the site’s walking paths, helping visitors find their way as they stroll under the magnificent Milky Way. The historic buildings will don their own holiday finery, too!

    Start the holiday season right with Lights of Los Luceros! On Saturday, December 16, Los Luceros Historic Site will be dressed for the season: farolitos, luminarias, and Christmas lights will line the site’s walking paths, helping visitors find their way as they stroll under the magnificent Milky Way. The historic buildings will don their own holiday finery, too!

    And that’s not all! Arts and crafts vendors, selling Pueblo pottery, quilts, biscochitos, and more, will be there to help with your last-minute gift purchases. Food vendors like Manko of Los Alamos and Eat Cute Bakery will take care of dinner for visitors and their families. (Black Mesa Winery also returns this year with their mulled wine and cider!) And there will be a kids’ corner brimming with fun activities!

    If the weather is good, visitors will also have the chance to view the winter stars and observe bright plants with astronomers from PEEC and Pajarito Astronomers!

    Admission will be $10 for adults and $5 for children 16 years old and younger. Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Native Americans, and members of the Amigos will be free. To purchase tickets, visit our website.

    There is ongoing construction along NM-68. To plan your visit, please review the recommended routes on this downloadable map.

    Purchase Tickets

    Los Luceros Historic Site
    253 County Road 41
    Alcalde, NM 87511
    (505) 476-1165
    http://nmhistoricsites.org/los-luceros

  • Dec. 19, 2023

    Farm La-La
    New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum

    Enjoy a fun, festive evening at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum on December 19 from 4-8 p.m. The second-annual Farm La-La features thousands of lights around the 47-acre Museum, trolley rides, pony rides, crafts, cookie-decorating, hot chocolate, and s’mores. Guests may also tour the museum’s exhibits during the event, which is supported by the Friends of the Museum and Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse of Las Cruces.

    Enjoy a fun, festive evening at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum on December 19 from 4-8 p.m. The second-annual Farm La-La features thousands of lights around the 47-acre Museum, trolley rides, pony rides, crafts, cookie-decorating, hot chocolate, and s’mores. Guests may also tour the museum’s exhibits during the event, which is supported by the Friends of the Museum and Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse of Las Cruces.

    Admission is $5 per family.

    New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
    4100 Dripping Springs Road
    Las Cruces, NM
    (575) 522-4100
    http://NMFarmandRanchMuseum.org

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