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Hadley Avenue Closures

Hadley Avenue, from Solano Drive to Walnut Street, will be intermittently closed to through traffic starting Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Smile Hard Media, under contract with the City of Las Cruces, will be installing asphalt art along Hadley Avenue...

Unidad Park Organizing Committee Members Honored

As work continues to rebuild and improve Unidad Community Park, 1500 E. Hadley Ave., the committee who organized residents to help build the park 21 years ago was recently honored by the City of Las Cruces.

Mementos of Unidad Park were recently presented t...

Free Swim Days

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will offer free swim days on May 30, June 19, July 3, and Sept. 5, 2022, at the City’s outdoor pools: East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool, 6141 Reynolds Drive, and Laabs Pool, 750 W. Picacho Ave.&nbs...

West Gallagher Park Renovations Public Meeting #2

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will present renovation design options for Gallagher park, and will facilitate a public discussion and the selection of an option. Your input is important. Please join in the meeting.  &...

Family Game Nights

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department presents “The FUN (F-Family U-Unity N-Needed) Experts Family Game Nights.”

The event will be every Wednesday evening beginning June 1 at Apodaca Park, 804 E. Madrid Ave. The FUN Experts Family Game N...

Plain White T’s to Headline Las Cruces Fourth of July Concert

The City of Las Cruces and New Mexico State University (NMSU) are teaming up to host the City’s annual Fourth of July Celebration Concert and Fireworks display at the Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park, 3205 Arrowhead Drive, on the NMSU campus....

2022 Electric Light Parade Call for Entries

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department is accepting entries for lighted floats to participate in the 2022 Electric Light Parade. This year’s parade theme is “Patriotic Spirit and American Dreams!” 

The parade will begin at 9 p.m....

2022 Movies In The Park

The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department presents the 2022 Movies in the Park series. Movies in the Park will begin at dusk on Saturday, June 11, with “Encanto.” Movies will be shown on select Saturdays from June through September...

2022 Music In The Park Series Begins May 29

The Parks & Recreation Department’s 2022 Music in the Park Series begins at 6 p.m. May 29, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St., with the Mayor’s Jazz Fest.

The Mayor’s Jazz Fest will feature performances by New York based sax player/vocalist and so...

Young Park Erosion Control Project Scheduled Pavilion Closed for Reservations

The City of Las Cruces Public Works Department has scheduled an Erosion Control Project at Young Park, 850 S. Walnut St., from Monday, April 25, 2022, to Saturday May 28, 2022. The project area is adjacent to Young Park Pavilion and along the pat...