4th of July Weekend 2025

Celebrate Independence Day in Ruidoso! For 4th of July weekend, local businesses and eateries are going all out with exciting event lineups to keep visitors busy all weekend long. We’re seeing more events listed every day, so we’ll keep adding to the list below!

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Friday, July 4

Downshift Hidden Tap – Live music by New Age Phonographs (6 PM)
Downshift Riverside – Live music by Dave Millsap (5 PM) & Doso Dirtbags (7:30 PM)
Zia QH Futurity Trials NMB @ Ruidoso Downs Race Track
Under a Mountain Sky Concert Series – Van Darien @ Wingfield Park (6-8 PM)
Smokey Bear Stampede Rodeo
30th Annual Lincoln County Art Loop
Win, Place, & Show – Live music by LCL 3.0 (2 PM), Apache Spirit (7:30 PM)
Capitan 4th of July Parade (10 AM)
Star Spangled Celebration @ Inn of the Mountain Gods (12-9 PM)
Red, White, & Brews @ Enchanted Vine
Flying J Ranch Chuckwagon Dinner & Show
Quarters – Live music

Saturday, July 5

Zia QH Derby Trials NMB @ Ruidoso Downs Race Track
All American Tailgate & Drone Light Show (5 PM)
The Texas Tenors 15th Anniversary Tour @ Spencer Theater
Midtown Market @ Country Club Park (9 AM – 1 PM)
Smokey Bear Stampede Rodeo
30th Annual Lincoln County Art Loop
Run White & Blue – 5K Color Run or Walk @ Moon Mountain Recreation Area (8 AM)
Robert Earl Keen LIVE @ Ruidoso Downs Race Track (7 PM)
All American Tailgate & Drone Show @ White Mountain Sports Complex (5 PM)
Lincoln Lecture Series: Rebekha Crockett – Two Forts, Two Tribes: The History of Bosque Redondo & Connections to Fort Stanton (1 PM)
Downshift Hidden Tap – Live music by Chris Baker (6 PM)
Downshift Riverside – Live music by Van Darien (6 PM)
Win, Place, & Show – Live music by Fireman Bob & Cassidy (1 PM), Marc Gerona (4:30 PM) Apache Spirit (7:30 PM)
Bonito Valley Brewing Co – Cruise In & live music by James Hiles (3-6 PM)
Flying J Ranch Chuckwagon Dinner & Show
Quarters – Live music