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JANUARY
  • No annual events at this time.
FEBRUARY
  • ​Chocolate Fantasia​
  • Territorial Charter Day
​MARCH
  • TommyKnocker10
APRIL
  • CDT Trail Fest & Kick-Off​​
  • Red Dot Spring Studio Tour​

MAY​
  • Silver City Blues Festival
JUNE
  • Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo
  • Fiesta Latina!
JULY
  • Independence Day Parade
  • Ice Cream Social​
  • Silver City CLAY Festival
  • Hummingbird Festival
AUGUST​​
  • Copper Country Cruizers Car Show

SEPTEMBER
  • Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Show
  • Taste of Downtown​
  • Signal Peak Challenge
  • Gila River Festival
  • Red Paint Powwow
  • Mimbres Valley Harvest Festival
  • Fort Bayard Days
  • Grant County Fair
  • Southwest Festival of the Written Word
  • Tour of the Gila​
OCTOBER
  • Red Dot Weekend at the Galleries
  • ​Southwest Print Fiesta
  • Gran Fondo​
NOVEMBER
  • Dia de los Muertos​
  • Lighted Christmas Parade​
DECEMBER
  • Tamal Fiesta
  • Victorian Christmas

JANUARY


No annual events scheduled at this time.

FEBRUARY


CHOCOLATE FANTASIA
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Visit participating “Chocolate Stops” inside various galleries and shops – many decorated for the occasion. A delicious way to spend a day!
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TERRITORIAL CHARTER DAY
February 15, 2021
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MARCH


TOMMYKNOCKER 10
No 2020 Date
Mountain Bike Festival at Fort Bayard. Camp with your family and enjoy vendors, music and an awesome setting. 10 hour endurance mountain bike race with an emphasis on entertaining the whole family, and Fido too…
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APRIL


CDT TRAIL DAYS
​April 24-26, 2020
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Outdoor vendors and recreational opportunities celebrate the opening of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition.
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RED DOT SPRING STUDIO TOUR
​April 24-26, 2020
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Silver City Art Association
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MAY


SILVER CITY BLUES FESTIVAL
May 27 & 28, 2022
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Mimbres Region Arts Council
​One of the Southwest’s premier FREE Blues Festivals featuring not only the brightest rising stars of the Blues, but also classic and well-respected performers that have toured the world over. 
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JUNE


WILD WILD WEST PRO RODEO
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Silver City Pro Rodeo
This rodeo features high-flying bull riding, fast riding, roping and much more. The annual rodeo competition features some of the nation’s toughest cowboys and toughest bulls.
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FIESTA LATINA!
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Western New Mexico University
​Experience Latin cultures, rhythms, flavors, artisan crafts, and tequila tasting on the beautiful Western New Mexico University campus set in the mountains of the Southwest.
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JULY


INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
July 4, 2022
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Silver City /
Grant County Chamber of Commerce

A classic 4th of July parade winds through downtown Silver City, followed by music and vendors in Gough Park. Weather permitting, fireworks display at dusk.
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ICE CREAM SOCIAL
July 4, 2022
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Silver City Museum
Enjoy old fashioned ice cream and games for the kids of all ages at the Silver City Museum.
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SILVER CITY CLAY FESTIVAL
July 11 - 17, 2022

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Southwest New Mexico Arts
Culture and Tourism

This week-long celebration offers exhibits, fabulous workshops, youth activities, films and all sorts of mud fun! Also available are free lectures, tours, clay demonstrations and more.
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AUGUST


HUMMINGBIRD FESTIVAL
July 30 - 31, 2022

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Mimbres Culture Heritage Site, Mimbres, NM​
The Hummingbird Festival is a unique opportunity to catch these beautiful birds in action at the height of the season. Festivities include guest speakers and live entertainment.
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COPPER COUNTRY CRUIZERS CAR SHOW
​August 21, 2021
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Copper Country Cruizers
​Come stroll down memory lane and enjoy the car show at no charge. Check out the vendor, refreshments (including breakfast, lunch and more), raffles, music and special events.
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SEPTEMBER

TASTE OF DOWNTOWN
​September 3, 2022
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Silver City Mainstreet
​The annual Taste of Downtown Silver City restaurant tour offers samples from the best of downtown’s restaurants and coffee houses.
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ROLLING STONES GEM & MINERAL SHOW
​September 3, 2022
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Grant County Rolling Stones Gem &
​Mineral Society
One of the Southwest’s premier gatherings of rock hounds, geology enthusiasts and the curious. A fun free family event with dozens of booths, geologic samples, and vendors galore.
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SIGNAL PEAK CHALLENGE
​September 4, 2022
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Gila Hike and Bike
Bike riding, racing and camping in the Gila National Forest. Fun ride on Saturday, followed by a pit-cooked bbq and party, racing on Sunday, and a group ride on Monday morning.
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GILA RIVER FESTIVAL
September 22 - 25, 2022
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Gila Conservation Coalition    
Celebrating the last, free-flowing river in the Southwest, this premier nature festival offers attendees  a variety of expert -guided field trips in the Gila National Forest, the Gila River and in Silver City.
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RED PAINT POWWOW
September 25 - 26, 2021
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International and intertribal event.
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FORT BAYARD DAYS
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Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society
​Learn more about Fort Bayard and the settling of the West. The day includes info on the Buffalo Soldiers, military re-enactments, Native American history and so much more; ending the day with the Buckles and Bustles Military Ball.
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GRANT COUNTY FAIR
September 21 - 24, 2022
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Celebrate the agricultural heritage of this community with traditional exhibits, livestock competitions, carnival rides, music, food and more!
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​MIMBRES HARVEST FESTIVAL
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​Mimbres Valley Health Action League
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TOUR OF THE GILA
September 29 - October 3, 2021
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The Tour of the Gila is one of the most challenging and iconic bicycle stage races in the U.S., attracting over 600 professional and amateur racers. The race has the feel of European racing on the winding, narrow mountain roads in the Gila National Forest.
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OCTOBER


RED DOT WEEKEND AT THE GALLERIES
​October 8-10, 2021
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Silver City Art Association
​A free celebration of art and artists, with galleries showing their latest works of art, including lectures, demos, videos, etc…-any art event you can conceive of. Visit artist studios throughout Silver City and Grant County and watch the creative process in the working environment.
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SOUTHWEST PRINT FIESTA
​October 7 - 10, 2022​
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Mimbres Region Arts Council
​Original fine art prints, letterpress creations, printed wearables and more. Featuring the Silver Steamroller Street Printing event demonstrations, silk screening, Americana music, NM Craft Brew Garden, food and family fun.
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SOUTHWEST WORD FIESTA
October 22 - 24, 2021
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The 2021 festival will be a mixture of virtual and in-person events. Zoom links and venues will be listed here in the weeks leading up to the festival
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GRAN FONDO
​October 2022
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