Events Along The Turquoise Trail

The following list of events are occurring along The Turquoise Trail. Please use the contact information provided for each if you have additional questions. If you would like to have your Turquoise Trail event included in the list below, please contact Patricia Brown by phone (505) 438-3008 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Cerrillos Hills State Park Events

Visit the Park's website to see all their upcoming events

Mine Shaft Tavern Events

Visit the Tavern's website to see all their upcoming events

KMRD 96.9 FM Madrid Community Radio

Everyday between Jan 1 - Dec 31
Listeners in Madrid, Cerrillos and the surrounding area can tune their radio dials to 96.9 FM to hear the station. If you’re outside of our broadcast range, simply visit our Listen page to tune-in online. KMRD broadcasts 64 live programs every week, curated and hosted by more than 70 DJs from the Madrid, Cerrillos, and 87010 community. KMRD is volunteer-run and supported by you, our listeners.

http://kmrd.fm or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Studio Request Line (505) 473-9696

Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series

Every 4th Saturday Jan 24 - Nov 28 11am - 12:30 pm
Come hear the story of the Mother Road in a year long, monthly speaker series. Each speaker has a different perspective on our shared history. Sponsored by the ABQ Historical Society, East Mountain Historical Society, Historic ABQ Inc., and Los Ranchos Historical Society.

Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series
East Mountain Public Library
487 NM-333, Tijeras, NM 87059
Every 4th Saturday at 11am-12:30pm

Jan 24 Rerouting Route 66 through New Mexico
Feb 28 North Fourth Street - ABQ's original Route 66
Mar 28 Route 66 New Mexico in Pictures
Apr 25 Chinese Merchants of ABQ's Route 66
May 23 New Mexican life along the mother road in Los Ranchos
Jun 27 Route 66 Connected: A photo-ethnographic exploration of contemporary Route 66 in New Mexico
Jul 25 The Italian's Pathway to Prosperity on ABQ's Route 66
Aug 22 The Civil War on Route 66
Sep 26 Motels on Route 66/Central Ave in Albuquerque
Oct 24 Tijeras Canyon: 5 Miles of Road & Hundreds of Stories
Nov 28 The KiMo Theatre: Fact and Folklore

East Mountain Historical Society UPCOMING EVENTS
https://eastmountainhistory.org/eventsEast Mountain History Events

Cerrillos Town Wide Yard Sale

Saturday. Oct 3, 2026
Annual town-wide yard sale from 9-3pm.
Antiques, Collectibles, household, tools and what-not on all streets in town. Set up for residents only. Information on Cerrillos, New Mexico http://www.CerrillosNewMexico.com

Western Market

Sat. October 10, 2026
You can explore the historic movie set and at the same time shop for all types of Western gifts and gear including Western Art, Vintage Western Clothing, Saddles, Horse Tack, Spurs, Cowboy Hats, Movie Posters, Chaps, Pottery, knifesm Western Furniture, Movie Props, Antiques, Navajo Jewelry, Decor, Boots, Trophy Buckles, Navajo Rugs, Beadwork, Leathers Goods, Chimayo & Mexican Textiles, plus a lot more.

Live music - Chuckwagon grub - Carriage rides - Cowboys & Clyde the Buffalo. A free event from 9am - 3pm.
information and vendor sign-up at mortensonranch.com

Mortenson's Eaves Movie Ranch
75 Rancho Alegre Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87508


Madrid Christmas Parade and Christmas Open House

Every full weekend December 5 through December 19, 2026
"This year Madrid is turning up the lights." The holiday events begin at 4PM, Saturday, December 7th, with the famous Christmas Parade. There is overflow parking at the ballpark with shuttle rides including stagecoach rides certain days. After the parade numerous shops will stay open until 7PM every Saturday evening. A QR Code will be available at http://visitmadridnm.com to install a GPS guided walking tour by store introduction and tag lines. The events continue Sunday, December 6th, with live music produced by Joe West and Lori Ottino and special guests. The music events will continue three more weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) through December 19th and there will also be ornament making workshops for children. Entertainment 'on the streets' will include New Mexico favorite bands, The Clan Tinker Circus, and Cati Lord Carolers. All this will take place with beautiful new Christmas lights throughout the village. For a full schedule go to https://visitmadridnm.com.