Local Events
Local tourist information and events.
Celebrate a fabulous 4th in Glenwood
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 23 June 2024 23 June 2024
Cowgirls and cowboys with flags lead the annual parade. photo by David Thornburg
If you’re longing for the Good Old Days, head to Glenwood for the 4th of July festivities. It starts with an old-fashioned 4th of July parade at 5 p.m. on the 4th, featuring local equestrian units, floats from area businesses and organizations and lots of Red, White and Blue.
This year’s theme is Honoring the Centennial of the Gila Wilderness as well as God Bless America. Valera Hollimon is the Grand Marshall, representing the best of the Glenwood Tradition of Service to her community.
Gala in the Garden: The Art of Food July 20, 2024
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 12 June 2024 12 June 2024
Saturday, July 20, 2024 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Gala in the Garden: The Art of Food
The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability
501 E 13th St., Silver City
Enjoy local food, beverage, live music, and a silent auction!
Wild Wild West Rodeo June 21 and 22, 2024
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 10 June 2024 10 June 2024
Join us for Grant County's annual 1st New Mexico Bank, Wild Wild West Rodeo on June 21 and 22! Held at the Southwest Horseman's Arena in Silver City off Highway 180 East, this exciting event is part of the Renegade Rodeo Series open rodeo by Casper Baca Rodeo Company.
Tickets will be available starting June 17th at Circle Heart Western Wear in Silver City. Grab yours early for just $10 in advance or $15 at the gate. Gates open at 5 pm, and the rodeo kicks off at 7 pm. Don’t miss the opportunity to ride the Corre Caminos Shuttle from the Grant County Veterans Business and Conference Center for only $1 each way.
Starlight Theater Steel Magnolias
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 29 May 2024 29 May 2024
Tickets $10 and multiple showings. See pdf flyer below
GNF Centennial virtual and in-person Speaker Series May 31, 2024
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 27 May 2024 27 May 2024
By Lynn Janes
Events also happen on May 29 and May 30, as well as June 1, 2, 3 . Please see full calendar link below
The Gila National Forest will host a speaker series to celebrate the Centennial of the Wilderness Act, which named the Gila Wilderness as the first designated wilderness area.
A list of the speakers, subjects and locations will be listed below and can also be found on Grant County Beat https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/83744-gila-wilderness-centennial-week-calendarof-events
Memorial Day Remembrance set for Monday, May 27, 2024
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 23 May 2024 23 May 2024
The annual Memorial Day remembrance will take place at 10 a.m., Monday, May 27, 2024 at the Fort Bayard National Cemetery, hosted by the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328, with help of the Allingham-Golding American Legion Post 18, in conjunction with the Grant County Veterans' Coalition, which encompasses all area Armed Forces Veteran organizations.
The day honors all veterans who have died in the service of their country.
According to coordinator Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Dean Bearup, the ceremony will feature two speakers, one federal and one state.
Town and Country Garden Club's third and final production
- Category: Local Events Local Events
- Published: 23 May 2024 23 May 2024
This is the Town and Country Garden Club's third and final production . We are having a living history program telling the life stories of Silver’s early settlers and some later on as well. 23 actors will become the men and women telling interesting challenges they faced. We are dedicating this program to members of the now retired Town and Country Garden Club. For the past 60 years, the club’s mission was to support and improve Memory Lane. With the proceeds from their now closed downtown gift shop, they contributed thousands of dollars to community projects and scholarships at Western New Mexico University. It will be held at the Memory Lane Cemetery.
This will take place on Memorial Day May 27, Monday. At 4 to 7. Free of charge. Visitors should come prepared for a warm, sunny day. The Silver City Museum will continue the program in the future.
Gila National Forest celebrates 100 years of Gila Wilderness
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- Published: 21 May 2024 21 May 2024
The Gila is the birthplace of Wilderness
SILVER CITY, NM, May 20, 2024 – May 29 through June 2, the Gila National Forest will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Gila Wilderness. The week will be packed with activities and events highlighting the value of Wilderness in our modern lives, and giving thanks for the foresight of Aldo Leopold and Forest Service leadership in designating the world’s first area designated as such; the Gila Wilderness was created June 3, 1924.