Sierra County’s Annual Events

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Sierra County annual events include music festivals, art and craft shows, sporting events, the balloon regatta, and holiday festivities.

Gathering of Quilts

Annually:
Last Friday & Saturday in February
Next Event Starts:
2025-02-21T09:00:00
Truth or Consequences Civic Center
Truth or Consequences

Meteoric Truth or Consequences

Annually:
February
Next Event Starts:
2025-02-21T17:00:00
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences

Turtleback Classic Disc Golf Tournament

Annually:
Varies
Next Event Starts:
2025-03-01T08:00:00
Truth or Consequences Municipal Golf Course
Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences Rock & Gem Show

Annually:
First weekend in March
Next Event Starts:
2025-03-01T09:00:00
Sierra County Fairgrounds
Truth or Consequences

Sierra County Student Art Show

Annually:
Spring
Next Event Starts:
2025-04-18T17:00:00
T or C Civic Center, Ralph Edwards Auditorium
Truth or Consequences

Fiesta Golf Tournament

Annually:
Weekend before Fiesta
Next Event Starts:
2025-04-26T09:00:00
Truth or Consequences Municipal Golf Course
Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences Fiesta

Annually:
First full weekend in May
Next Event Starts:
2025-05-02T16:00:00
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences

Kayak Fishing Tournament

Annually:
Middle weekend in May
Next Event Starts:
2025-05-16T07:00:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte

Junior Open Fishing Tournament

Annually:
Father’s Day Weekend
Next Event Starts:
2025-06-13T08:00:00
Elephant Butte Lake State park
Elephant Butte

Fireworks Show at Elephant Butte Lake

Annually:
Fourth of July weekend
Next Event Starts:
2025-07-05T20:30:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park

Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta

Annually:
Varies
Next Event Starts:
2025-08-22T07:30:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte

Pickamania

Annually:
Mid-September
Next Event Starts:
2025-09-05T18:00:00
Black Range Lodge
Kingston

Sierra County Fair

Annually:
The weekend after the Southern NM State Fair
Next Event Starts:
2025-10-02T16:00:00
Sierra County Fairgrounds
Truth or Consequences

Chile Challenge 4-Wheel Drive Trail Event

Annually:
The week of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Next Event Starts:
2025-10-15T07:00:00
Caballo Lake State Park
Caballo

Trinity Site Tour

Annually:
Next Event Starts:
2025-10-18T08:00:00
Enter at the Stallion Gate
White Sands Missile Range

T or C Desert Ultra

Annually:
Late October
Next Event Starts:
2025-11-08T07:00:00
Truth or Consequences

Elephant Butte Fine Arts & Crafts Show

Annually:
Saturday after Thanksgiving
Next Event Starts:
2025-11-29T09:00:00
Elephant Butte RV Resort Center & Bigfoot Wine Patio
Elephant Butte

Christmas in the Foothills

Annually:
1st Saturday in December
Next Event Starts:
2025-12-06T10:00:00
Hillsboro Community Center
Hillsboro

Monticello Holiday Store

Annually:
First two full weekends in December
Next Event Starts:
2025-12-06T10:00:00
Monticello Plaza
Monticello

T or C’s Old-Fashioned Christmas

Annually:
Next Event Starts:
2025-12-12T18:00:00
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences

Monticello Holiday Store

Annually:
First two weekends in December
Next Event Starts:
2025-12-13T10:00:00
Monticello Plaza
Monticello

Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk

Annually:
2nd Saturday of December
Next Event Starts:
2025-12-13T17:00:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte

New Year’s Eve Turtle Ascension

Annually:
December 31
Next Event Starts:
2025-12-31T20:00:00
Healing Waters Plaza
Truth or Consequences

First Day Hike at Elephant Butte Dam

Annually:
New Year’s Day
Next Event Starts:
2026-01-01T10:00:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte

Gathering of Quilts

Annually:
3rd Friday & Saturday in February
Next Event Starts:
2026-02-27T09:00:00
Truth or Consequences Civic Center
Truth or Consequences

Christmas in the Foothills

Annually:
1st Saturday in December
Next Event Starts:
2026-12-05T10:00:00
Hillsboro Community Center
Hillsboro

T or C’s Old-Fashioned Christmas

Annually:
2nd Friday of December
Next Event Starts:
2026-12-11T18:00:00
Downtown T or C
Truth or Consequences

Elephant Butte’s Luminaria Beachwalk

Annually:
2nd Saturday of December
Next Event Starts:
2026-12-12T17:30:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte

First Day Hike at Elephant Butte Dam

Annually:
New Year’s Day
Next Event Starts:
2027-01-01T10:00:00
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Elephant Butte