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02:00pm Historic Downtown Streetlight Dedication :: Social Events
Officials from the MainStreet Project will be on hand to to thank the Town of Silver City for the assistance in the continued development of downtown Silver City.
Location Home Furniture Store
10:30am - 01:30pm Farmer's Market at Ace Hardware :: Social Events
Location Ace Hardware
01:00pm Gin Rummy :: Social Events
Beginners welcome, experts challenged.
Location Tranquil Buzz Coffee House
Contact 575-534-9355
05:00pm "Georgetown NM Mining and the Mimbres Mills" :: Social Events
Enjoy a late afternoon history talk and power point presentation by David Mercer, who is interning with the Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site. A Master's Degree student at NMSU, Mercer lives in the Mimbres ...
Location Mimbres Roundup Lodge
Contact 575-202-9984
12:00pm - 01:00pm Grant County in the Great War :: Social Events
In Grant County, hundreds of men enlisted or were drafted into the military during WWI. Forty of them were killed in action, drowned at sea, or died of disease. This talk will focus on a few of these men, as ...
Location Silver City Museum Annex
Contact 575-538-5921 or
09:00am - 04:00pm CDT Trail Days - Seminars at the Seedboat Gallery :: Social Events
Speakers will cover a broad range of topics, targeted towards everyone from the novice outdoorsperson to experienced long-distance hikers. This year’s lineup tackles social and political issues as well as survival basics and trail stories. Among the more salient topics ...
Location Seedboat Center for the Arts
Contact www.continentaldividetrail.org.
09:00am - 07:00pm Popcorn Fridays at Silver City Food Co-Op :: Social Events
Sample freshly popped organic corn, along with a selection of other delicious food samples. Come by and see what new food there is to try. You might have a delightful surprise for your tastebuds!
Location Silver City Food Co-op
04:00pm - 06:00pm CDT Trail Days - Gear Raffle and Happy Hour :: Social Events
Location Little Toad Creek Brewery
Contact www.continentaldividetrail.org.
09:00am - 04:00pm CDT Trail Days - Seminars at the Seedboat Gallery :: Social Events
Speakers will cover a broad range of topics, targeted towards everyone from the novice outdoorsperson to experienced long-distance hikers. This year’s lineup tackles social and political issues as well as survival basics and trail stories. Among the more salient topics ...
Location Seedboat Center for the Arts
Contact www.continentaldividetrail.org.
10:00am - 01:00pm 50th Annual Great Race Celebration :: Social Events
The free, community event will include live music, food vendors, carnival games, and the opportunity to experience the Great Race competition. Teams will be competing on a route that circles the university campus three times with the start line at ...
Location WNMU Old James Stadium
Contact To register contact Amanda Moffett Lane at
10:00am - 02:00pm Big Ditch Park Celebration :: Social Events
On Saturday at the Kelly Street Entrance to the Park the Mimres Region Arts Council will be working on the mural that depicts the history of the floods in the early 1900's that created the Big Ditch. The Big Ditch ...
Location Big Ditch Park
Contact 575-534-1700 or silvercitymainstreet.com
10:00am - 03:00pm CDT Trail Days - "Base Camp" :: Social Events
“Base Camp,” complete with live music, food trucks, and vendors from premier outdoor gear companies. Afterwards, a parade will commence at the Seedboat and proceed to Little Toad Creek.
Location Morning Star Sports
Contact www.continentaldividetrail.org.
07:30pm Third Annual Trail Days - The Story of a Winter Hike :: Social Events
Hikers and community members will gather at the Murray Ballroom for the keynote address, a dramatic re-telling of Shawn Forry’s milestone attempt to travel from Canada to Mexico on the Pacific Crest Trail – in the dead of winter.
Location Murray Hotel
Contact www.continentaldividetrail.org.
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