Events

Every year in Mesilla

October 2026

Mesilla Plaza · Every month: Fridays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays 12 to 4 p.m. (per the Old Mesilla Association’s schedule)

A weekly farmers and craft market on the plaza.

Mesilla Plaza · May, every year

A fiesta on the plaza, listed in the Old Mesilla Association’s monthly schedule of events.

Mesilla Plaza · September, every year

The Mexican independence-day parade and fiesta.

Mesilla Plaza · September and October, every year

Live mariachi on Sundays, listed in the September and October schedules.

Mesilla · April, every year (per the Old Mesilla Association’s schedule)

A book festival on the monthly schedule of events; check the festival’s own site for dates.

Mesilla Plaza · October to early November, every year

Day of the Dead observances listed in the October schedule.

Mesilla Plaza · November, every year

A reenactment of the treaty (Gadsden Purchase) flag-raising, listed in the November schedule.

Mesilla Plaza · December, every year

The plaza’s holiday season events listed in the December schedule.