Friday, November 29
Village of Cloudcroft Christmas Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Cloudcroft High School, 10 Swallow Pl., Cloudcroft. Info: 575-682-2733
In Your Dreams Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m., at the Grant County Art Guild Studio, 211 N. Texas Ste C, Silver City. Info: GCAG.org
Astronomy Friends of the Parks, 5:05 p.m. at Rockhound State Park, 9880 Stirrup Rd. SE., Deming. Info: 575-546-6182
Ryan Painter Live, 6 p.m. at Rio Grande Winery, 5321 NM-28, Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3744
November 29-30
Wearable Arts Show, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano, Las Cruces. Info: 575-639-6786
November 29 – December 7
A Christmas Carol, 7 p.m. & 2 p.m., at the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts, 1110 New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-437-2202
Saturday, November 30
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
Elephant Butte Fine Arts & Crafts Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Elephant Butte RV Resort Center & Bigfoot Wine Patio, 402 Butte Blvd & 212 Warm Springs Blvd, Elephant Butte. Info: 575-740-3971
Farmers Market of Otero County, 9-11 a.m. at Tractor Supply, 2900 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Info: 575-430-2081
Cruces Apple User Group, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. Info: Rick Black at 541-499-1356
Silver City Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1120 N. Main St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityFarmersMarket.info
Badger Athletic Club 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. at NMSU Golf Course, 3000 Herb Wimberly Dr., Las Cruces. Info: 575-646-3219
Village of Cloudcroft Christmas Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Cloudcroft High School, 10 Swallow Pl., Cloudcroft. Info: 575-682-2733
Ruidoso Parks & Rec presents Turkey Trot 2024, 10 a.m.-noon at White Mountain Recreation Complex, 685 Hull Road, Ruidoso. Info: 575-257-5030
Krampus Recommends Movie Marathon, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library Roadrunner Room, 200 E. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces. Info: 575-528-4005
Astronomy Friends of the Parks, 5:05 p.m. at City of Rocks State Park, 327 NM-61, Faywood. Info: 575-536-2800
C.M. Adams & The 3W Band, 6 p.m. at Cloudcroft Brewing Company, 1301 Burro Ave. Cloudcroft. Info: 575-682-2337
Moksi Live, 6 p.m. at Downshift Brewing Company, 2408 B Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso. Info: 575-257-5300
The Village of Cloudcroft presents the Community Tree Lighting, 6-7 p.m. at the Otero County Electric Co-op, 404 Burro Ave. Cloudcroft. Info: 575-682-2411
Jono Manson & Juniper Djiin, 6:30 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
34th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade, 7-8 p.m. from the Grant County Courthouse to College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-534-1700
Gila Lobsters, 8-11 p.m., at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Sunday, December 1
Ethan Perry, 1 – 4 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Valley Sessions Live, 3-10 p.m., at The Hood, 3206 Harrelson St., Las Cruces. Info: ValleySessions.com
Noche de Luminarias, 5-8 p.m., from the Pan American Center to the Horseshoe on the NMSU Campus. Info: 575-646-1722
December 1-3
The Mesilla Valley Film Society presents Emilia Pérez, 7:30 p.m., at The Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla. Info: MesillaValleyFilm.org
Tuesday, December 3
Author Talk with Sue Minix, 1:30 p.m. in the Roadrunner Room, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. Info: 575-649-8786
Wednesday, December 4
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
Iris DeMent, 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center Theatre in Light Hall Theater, 1000 W. College Ave., Silver City. Info: 575-538-6300
December 4-5
20th Academic and Research Symposium and Career Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the J. Cloyd Miller Library and Student Memorial Center Mall on the WNMU campus. Info: 575-538-6353
Thursday, December 5
Western Institute for Lifelong Learning Pre-Registration Social, 5 p.m., at the WNMU Besse-Forward Global Resource Center ABC Room, Info: 575-538-6835 or WILL.Community
Acoustic Jam, 5-7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo in the Lodge, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Karaoke, 7 – 10 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
Open Mic Night with Tyler Jones, 7-10 p.m. at Downshift Brewing Company, 2408 B Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso. Info: 575-257-5300
I Don’t Konform, Cruces Cult, Mt. Metal, 7:30 p.m., at Jax Rooftop, 302 S. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-7417
Friday, December 6
Vitalant Annual Holiday Blood Drive, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Dr., Las Cruces. Info: 575-647-7200
Christmas Zoobilee and Christmas Tree Lighting, 12-8 p.m., at Alameda Park Zoo, 1221 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Info: 575-439-4279
Christmas Tree Lighting, 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Mesilla Plaza, Calle Principal, Mesilla. Info: 575-524-3262
Jingle & Mingle WNMU Annual Holiday Celebration, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Regents Square on the WNMU Silver City campus. Info: 575-538-6183
The Performing Arts Trivia Show, 7 p.m. at ASNMSU Center for the Arts, 1000 E. University Ave., NMSU Campus, Las Cruces. Info: 575-642-2980
December 6-7
A Children’s Theatre of the Mesilla Valley presents Season of Light, 7 p.m. & 2 p.m., at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main St., Las Cruces. 575-571-1413
El Paso Symphony Orchestra presents Christmas in Vienna, 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre, 125 W. Mills Ave., El Paso. Info: 915-532-3776
December 6-8
La Casa Holiday Bazaar, 4:30 p.m.-4 p.m., at Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave., Las Cruces. Info: LaCasaInc.org
December 6 - 22
No Strings Theatre Company presents A Christmas Carol, 8 p.m. & 2:30 p.m., at The Black Box Theatre, 430 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-523-1223
Las Cruces Community Theatre presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 7:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. at Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St. Info: 575-523-1200
Saturday, December 7
Ace of Races Marathon, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Domenici Fitness & Sports Center, 1051 W. Connecticut Ave., Holloman Air Force Base. Info: 49FSS.com/run/
Living History Tour, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, 301 S. Silver Ave., Deming. Info: 575-546-2382
Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Plaza de Las Cruces, Downtown Las Cruces. Info: 575-201-3853
Farmers Market of Otero County, 9-11 a.m. at Tractor Supply, 2900 N. White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo. Info: 575-430-2081
Silver City Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1120 N. Main St., Silver City. Info: SilverCityFarmersMarket.info
Trombone Christmas, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Atkinson Recital Hall, 1075 N. Horseshoe St., NMSU. Info: 575-646-2421
Tularosa Winter Festival, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. at 408 Granado Street, Tularosa. Info: 575-430-1002
Christmas in the Foothills, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hillsboro Community Center, 316 Elenore, Hillsboro. Info: 575-895-3300
Silver City Holiday Artisan Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center, 3031 Hwy 180 E., Silver City. Info: 575-993-8193
Michael Martin Murphy’s Cowboy Christmas, 2-4 p.m. at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, 108 Spencer Rd., Alto. Info: 575-336-4800
Messy Church, 2-4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 518 Alameda Blvd., Las Cruces. Info: 575-526-6333
Christmas on MainStreet, 4-9 p.m., on New York Ave., Alamogordo. Info: 575-446-3612
City of Las Cruces Tree Lighting, 6-8 p.m., at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., Las Cruces. Info: 575-541-2550
Sangre Gitana, 7 p.m. at Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 Hwy 180 East, Arenas Valley. Info: 575-388-1266 or WhiskeyCreekZocalo.com
Rhythm Mystic, 8 – 11 p.m. at Little Toad Creek, 200 N Bullard St, Silver City. Info: 575-956-6144
