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Looking for something spectacular to do over thanksgiving break with the family and out of town visitors... we've got you covered!! The 4th Annual One Huge Fiesta is planned for Black Friday from 2pm till 7pm- downtown Las Cruces NM. We're shutting down a portion of mainstreet and lining it with games and activities, snakes and reptiles, a 1st responders section, Santa from 5pm-7pm, sensory and art station, NMSU groups, local businesses and much more. DJ Mike Gamboa will keep the music going all day and we will close the night with the NMSU band Proud Pete on stage from 5pm-7pm. The pavillion with host the craft vendors market, food vendors, and entertainment. You won't wanna miss it!! We would love to have you!! To Register as a Vendor or business use the link or message us: https://forms.gle/75yoHJr9sSEUmtkW9
Features of the Event:
1. Game Street: We are barricading W Griggs to W Las Cruces and lining it with games and demonstrations hosted by various groups. This section will include: 1st Responders, NMSU clubs, HS clubs, local businesses, local non-profits, snakes & reptiles, our entertainment crew, fairyland, photo op/booth section x2, and hopefully mental health agencies.
2. Pavilion area. This area will include the stage, food trucks, the Sophia tent, craft vendors and hopefully some restaurants passing out small samples (hopefully, we’re working on it).
Stage:
1. DJ Mike Gamboa- sound and stage 2pm7pm
2. Proud Pete- NMSU band from 5pm-7pm on stage.
Photo Booth
3. 2pm-3pm Fairies
4. 3pm-4pm 1st Responders
5. 4pm-5pm Inflatables- Mr Potato Head, clown, dinosaur, raccoon, hippo, shark, red balloon dog
6. 5pm-7pm Santa
Snakes, Reptiles and Local Resources:
1. Prehistoric Companions
2. Tortugas Reptile Rescue
3. Animal Service Center of Mesilla Valley
4. NMSU Entomology Plant Pathology and W**d Science Department
5. Maybe some turtles, working on it
6. Las Cruces Museums
NMSU Clubs-
1. NMSU Society of Physics Students (SPS),
2. NMSU School of Nursing
3. NMSU Society of Engineering Physics (SEPh)-
4. NMSU Entomology Plant Pathology and W**d Science Department- The Bug Club
5. NMSU Collegiate 4 H
1st Responders Section: We will continue to add to this list as groups say yes.
1. Las Cruces Fire Dept
2. Mesilla Valley Search & Rescue
Fairyland – fairies, face painting, games and cuteness.
Sensory Station: Super cool area with like 12 bins of sensory items
Art Station: we set up 3 or 4 projects that the kids and families can do for free.
Street Entertainment
1. Simon Baid- the magician- he’s so good.
2. Britton- the Science Guy
3. The Dream Team- inflatables
4. ? Looking for 1 more here
Additional Features:
1. 5pm-7pm free hot chocolate
2. 2pm-5pm free snow cones
3. Free face painting in fairyland
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N Main St, Las Cruces, NM 88001, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
