Pictured here from last year, this community celebration features music, food, children's activities, craft vendors and loads of family fun!Annual Fundraising Event Features Local Musicians, Food and Fun!
Silver City -- The Silver City Museum's 41st annual July 4th Ice Cream Social happens on the holiday, Friday, July 4th, 11 am - 3 pm, featuring local musicians, food and craft vendors, free children's activities, the ever-popular cake walk, and more. This annual celebration and fundraising event takes place in the beautifully shady and cool museum courtyard at 312 West Broadway. Admission is free.
A beloved community event since 1977, this year's ice cream social features musical performances by the eclectic, one-man-band, Flicker, Tejana singer Keana Huerta, Angelica Padilla, Grant County's favorite Mariachi singer, and The Big Ditch Crickets, a 14-piece community dance band, playing traditional tunes and New Mexican folk music. The Conservatory of Dance and the Silver Ringtones will also offer performances throughout the event.
Nearly a dozen food and craft vendors are featured this year, including Mint Chip Creamery, Blue Skies, Mystic Tree, Ev's Bev, National Cat System, End of the Road Ranch, LG Studios, Cuban Guy, SethBoy Creations, and Caroline Haverly.
Tickets may be purchased for a variety of refreshments, including popcorn, lemonade and water, hot dogs, and a selection of specialty ice cream treats, provided by Food Basket. Free children's activities include story time, huachas, chalk art, jump rope, and more, all of which will be held under a large, shaded canopy. Face painting and jewelry making will also be offered for a small fee. All proceeds from ticket sales help support museum events, exhibitions and programming.
While enjoying this community celebration, visitors can also learn more about current exhibits and programs at the museum, including Nuestra Voz: The Chihuahua Hill Story exhibit, featuring dozens of oral histories from residents of this historic neighborhood, as well as Healers & Heroines: Women and the Shaping of Local Health Care, which explores the vital role that women have played in local health care prevention and services. The Museum Gift Store will also be open for browsing the carefully curated collection of unique and eclectic gift items, including one of the region's best selections of local and regional history books.
This year, the "world-famous" cake walk features dozens of cakes, giving cake lovers a very good chance of leaving with cake in hand. Music lovers will enjoy a wide variety of musical styles throughout the day, including mariachi, regional music, folk and traditional tunes.
Performance Schedule:
11:00 am - Big Ditch Crickets
11:45 am - Flicker
12:30 pm - Angelica Padilla
1:15 pm - Keana Huerta
2:00 pm - Conservatory of Dance
The Silver Ringtones will perform throughout the event.
Local sponsors of this long-standing holiday tradition include Food Basket, The Town of Silver City, and The Silver City Daily Press. Museum staff would also like to thank the Silver City Co-op, Lloyd Studios, Javalina Coffee House, and the Breadbox Bakery for providing breakfast, lunch, coffee, and a lounge area for volunteers.
And volunteers are still needed! For more information and to volunteer, please contact Ana Trinidad, events manager, at (575) 597-0227, or
The Silver City Museum creates opportunities for residents and visitors to explore, understand, and celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of southwestern New Mexico by collecting, preserving, researching, and interpreting the region's unique history. The museum is nationally recognized through its accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.
Admission is free, though a suggested donation of $5 helps support the museum’s education programs, collections care and exhibitions. For more information, please contact the museum at (575) 589-0221/
