In addition to the Santa Fe Fireworks display ($1 admission), if you’re traveling around New Mexico this holiday weekend there are plenty of events to celebrate Independence Day 2010 on the cheap – in fact they’re mostly FREE! Patriotic fun includes free fireworks, parades, and free music concerts. See each link for day, times, and details:
- Acoma Pueblo Sky City Free Sky Works outdoor concert and fireworks starting at 6 pm on July 4 with music from the James Douglas Show and The JIR Project, followed by fireworks at 8pm, at Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City, about two hours southwest of Albuquerque.
- Albuquerque Freedom Fourth 4th July free concerts, fireworks, kids’ activities at Balloon Fiesta Park. (Admission is free but parking is $10, although you can also take the Park & Ride. See info at the link.
- Cloudcroft Games, Street Dance and Parade
- Eagle Nest Parade and Fireworks
- Elephant Butte 4th of July Fireworks Display (park fees waived from 6–9 pm)
- Farmington Freedom Days Parade and Fireworks
- Las Cruces Electric Light Parade, Street Fest, Free Concerts (Unauthorized Journey on Sat 3, and Clay Walker on Sun 4) and Fireworks
- Madrid Fourth of July parade on the Turquoise Trail between Santa Fe and Albuquerque starts at noon on Sunday July 4, from the Back Road to the Ballpark.
- Moriarty Star Spangled 4th of July-Parade and entertainment
- Red River 4th of July Parade, Games and Cookout
- Rio Rancho Holiday Parade and Fireworks on Saturday July 3, with a bike decorating contest, parade, and fireworks.
- Santa Rosa 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks
- Silver City Cowboy Breakfast, Ice Cream Social, Antique Tractor Show, Parade and Fireworks
- Socorro Free Fourth of July concerts and fireworks
- Taos Parade in Arroyo Seco, Fireworks in Taos
- Taos Ski Valley Parade, Games, and Rubber Duck Race
