2025 Fiesta Events
Subject to change!
Vendors all three days at City Hall & Healing Waters Plaza.
Beer Garden Saturday from noon to 11:30pm.
The Main Stage is located in the Bank of the Southwest Parking Lot.
2025 Film Fiesta!Sort by Day
Location
Tags
A.C.T Fundraiser & Desert Glow Fest
Bratwurst Fundraiser from 4-6pm, followed by a VIP Dance Party at 7pm ($10 at the door).
Opening Ceremonies
Chachalacas
Hailing from the vibrant city of Albuquerque, the Chachalacas emerge as a dynamic trio on the musical landscape. Their sound knows no bounds, blending...
Read More about Chacalacas!
Mr. Fiesta Contest
Anyone over age 18 can be Mr. Fiesta 2025! Admission to see the show is a suggested $10 donation.
Tequila Nights
Six-piece variety music band local to Arrey/Caballo, N.M., celebrating classic rock, oldies, country and Spanish music.
Rockabilly Strangers
Passionate rockabilly, old country, blues, surf, and rock and roll highlight this Las Cruces-based band’s repertoire.
Color Walk / Run
Starting line: Tractor Supply parking lot. The course is approximately 1.5k. $10 entry free.
Diamond Anniversary Parade
Pint & A Half
Classic T or C duo Tami and Duke Sheppard sing power-folk roots Americana tunes from the Great American West.
T or C Brewery Beer Garden
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Sand Volleyball Tournament
$10 per player, age 14 and up, register by noon on Saturday May 3.
Corn Hole Tournament
$25 per team, bring your own partner. Register on Scoreholio pre-signup! Register at 11:30am.
Steve Stucker Meet & Greet
Meet broadcasting legend and Fiesta Grand Marshall Steve Stucker at the Fiesta Booth on Saturday, May 3 between 2 and 4 pm.
Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo
Gates open at noon, rodeo at 2pm, afterparty at 4pm, dance at 7pm.
Casual Fridays
High-energy band out of Las Cruces known for serving up zesty ska, reggae and rock.
Syd Masters & the Swing Riders
Singer-songwriter Masters leads this award-winning vintage western cowboy swing band, who are prolific recording artists (e.g., “High Country Trail,” “Under New Mexico Skies”).
Papayas con Chile
Lively cumbia, punk, funk and street-style music, with distinctive harmonica and ukulele accents, that echoes from the band’s home base in Las Cruces to...
Read more about Papayas con Chile
Tudy and the Silver Bullet Band
In the lively contemporary of Southwestern music lore, Tudy Romero and the Silver Bullet Band stand as pillars of classic country and local flavor....
Read More about Tudy!Desert Glow Fest
Glowfest featuring TorC.A.V.A.
DJ / Audiovisual show
7PM till midnight
Burt Ferguson & Sierra County Line
Soulful country-Americana, country and rock tunes, with Ferguson on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Tim Thompson on lead guitar/vocals, Eric Mowels on bass and...
Read more about Burt & Sierra County Line
Metalachi
Heavy metal, mariachi and humor intermix as this wildly costumed cover band pays tribute to the legendary likes of Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Queen,...
Read more about Metalachi
NHS Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser
$10. Sponsored by the National Honor Society.
Skateboard Contest
Sunday, 10:00am at the Skate Park at Ralph Edwards Park. All ages are welcome. Free! Prizes will be awarded to all participants.
Kids Fishing Derby
Sunday, 10:00am at Ralph Edwards Pond. Free, for kids aged 12 and under. Sponsored by the NM Department of Game and Fish. Trophies awarded...
Learn MoreSunday Service by Pastor Steve Stucker
Introduced by NM Rep. Rebecca Dow
Music by Impact Church of Elephant Butte
The Club Duck Races
Buy a rubber duck during Fiesta and hope it’s the fastest in the flock on Sunday afternoon!
