Sierra County annual events include music festivals, art and craft shows, sporting events, the balloon regatta, and holiday festivities.
Truth or Consequences Fiesta
Annually:
First full weekend in May
Next Event Starts:
May 2, 4:00 pm
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences
Kayak Fishing Tournament
Annually:
Middle weekend in May
Next Event Starts:
May 16, 6:00 pm
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte
Junior Open Fishing Tournament
Annually:
Father’s Day Weekend
Next Event Starts:
June 13, 8:00 am
Elephant Butte Lake State park
Elephant Butte
Fireworks Show at Elephant Butte Lake
Annually:
Fourth of July weekend
Next Event Starts:
July 5, 8:30 pm
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta
Next Event Starts:
August 22, 7:30 am
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte
Pickamania
Next Event Starts:
September 5, 6:00 pm
Black Range Lodge
Kingston
Sierra County Fair
Annually:
The weekend after the Southern NM State Fair
Next Event Starts:
October 2, 4:00 pm
Sierra County Fairgrounds
Truth or Consequences
Chile Challenge 4-Wheel Drive Trail Event
Annually:
The week of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Next Event Starts:
October 15, 7:00 am
Caballo Lake State Park
Caballo
Trinity Site Tour
Next Event Starts:
October 18, 8:00 am
Enter at the Stallion Gate
White Sands Missile Range
Studio Tour: Artists of Sierra County
Annually:
First weekend in November
Next Event Starts:
November 1, 10:00 am
County-wide
Caballo, Cuchillo, Truth or Consequences
T or C Desert Ultra
Next Event Starts:
November 8, 7:00 am
Elephant Butte Fine Arts & Crafts Show
Annually:
Saturday after Thanksgiving
Next Event Starts:
November 29, 9:00 am
Elephant Butte RV Resort Center & Bigfoot Wine Patio
Elephant Butte
Christmas in the Foothills
Annually:
1st Saturday in December
Next Event Starts:
December 6, 10:00 am
Hillsboro Community Center
Hillsboro
Monticello Holiday Store
Annually:
First two full weekends in December
Next Event Starts:
December 6, 10:00 am
Monticello Plaza
Monticello
T or C’s Old-Fashioned Christmas
Next Event Starts:
December 12, 6:00 pm
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences
Monticello Holiday Store
Annually:
First two weekends in December
Next Event Starts:
December 13, 10:00 am
Monticello Plaza
Monticello
Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk
Annually:
2nd Saturday of December
Next Event Starts:
December 13, 5:00 pm
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte
New Year’s Eve Turtle Ascension
Next Event Starts:
December 31, 8:00 pm
Healing Waters Plaza
Truth or Consequences
First Day Hike at Elephant Butte Dam
Next Event Starts:
January 1, 10:00 am
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte
Gathering of Quilts
Annually:
3rd Friday & Saturday in February
Next Event Starts:
February 27, 9:00 am
Truth or Consequences Civic Center
Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences Rock & Gem Show
Annually:
First weekend in March
Next Event Starts:
March 7, 9:00 am
Sierra County Fairgrounds
Truth or Consequences
Christmas in the Foothills
Annually:
1st Saturday in December
Next Event Starts:
December 5, 10:00 am
Hillsboro Community Center
Hillsboro
T or C’s Old-Fashioned Christmas
Annually:
2nd Friday of December
Next Event Starts:
December 11, 6:00 pm
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences
Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk
Annually:
2nd Saturday of December
Next Event Starts:
December 12, 5:30 pm
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte
First Day Hike at Elephant Butte Dam
Next Event Starts:
January 1, 10:00 am
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte
