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Annual Events In Sierra County

  • Sierra County Longhorn Show – President’s Day Weekend
  • Cuchillo Pecan Festival – last Saturday in February
  • Annual Gathering of Quilts – Friday and Saturday on the last weekend in February
  • Elephant Butte COC Golf Tournament – the fourth Saturday in March
  • Fiesta Golf Tournament – the last full weekend in April
  • Fiesta Golf Tournament – the last Saturday in April
  • Fiesta Fiddler’s Contest – last weekend in April
  • Truth or Consequences Fiesta – First Weekend in May
  • Hillsboro Heritage Day – the Saturday before Mother’s Day 
  • Fly Freedoms Flag Parade – Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend
  • Winston Spring Fiesta – first Saturday in June
  • Elephant Butte Chile Challenge Cook-Off – second Saturday in June
  • Independence Day/July 4th Fireworks – fourth of July weekend
  • Lions Club Silent Auction, Dinner Dance – August
  • Lions Club Carp Round-Up – August
  • Annual Open Golf Tournament – third weekend in August
  • City Of Elephant Butte Celebration -August 21-23
  • Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta – third weekend in August
  • Destination Sierra County New Mexico – 3rd weekend in September
  • Sierra County Fair – second weekend in October
  • New Mexico Old-Time Fiddlers State Championship – third or fourth weekend in October
  • Run For The Wall – Veterans Day weekend
  • Christmas In The Foothills – first Saturday in December
  • Beachwalk Luminaria Festival & Floating Lights Parade Of Boats – second Saturday in December