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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Sun Aug 11, 2019, 10:41 AM Aug 2019

2019 New Mexico State Fair

September 5 - 15th

Expo New Mexico
300 San Pedro Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

$10 general admission for adults,
and $7 for children 6 to 11 and seniors age 65 and older.

Ranked by SmartAsset.com as one of the top 10 state fairs in the nation, the New Mexico State Fair includes a PRCA rodeo and performances by nationally-known country recording stars, plus Indian and Spanish villages, all in the heart of Albuquerque.

Visitors can explore art, agriculture, animals, entertainment, food, carnival rides, exhibits and shopping at one of the largest state fairs in the country.

https://statefair.exponm.com

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2019 New Mexico State Fair (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 OP
I'm looking ar Silver City for retirement. Any opinoion? AJT Aug 2019 #1
I live in Albuquerque left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #2
I live in Albuquerque too and enjoy the state fair. real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #7
Don't know about Silver City, but ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #3
I agree with New Mexicans being friendly. And, real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #5
It's in September left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #6
Love NM! madamesilverspurs Aug 2019 #4

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
2. I live in Albuquerque
Sun Aug 11, 2019, 11:29 AM
Aug 2019
Google tells me it's a four hour drive to Silver City; 235 miles from me.

I have been to Deming, New Mexico numerous times over the years for long weekend 'getaways'.
That's about an hour drive south of Silver City, and very close to the Mexican border, and I'd spend some time in Palomas, Mexico (a little town with dirt streets, and definitely not a tourist attraction) 35 miles south of Deming.

I've enjoyed Deming a lot over the years, but it is now overrun housing immigrants from Mexico.

I'm guessing you've checked out websites such as:


“Sperling's Best Places” Silver City, New Mexico
https://www.bestplaces.net/city/new_mexico/silver_city

City-Data - Silver City, New Mexico
http://www.city-data.com/city/Silver-City-New-Mexico.html

Silver City Daily Press
http://www.scdailypress.com/site/

Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce
http://www.silvercity.org/

Silver City, New Mexico
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_City,_New_Mexico

Official web site of the Town of Silver City
http://www.townofsilvercity.org/

Silver City, New Mexico comments
https://www.bestplaces.net/comments/city/new_mexico/silver_city

real Cannabis calm

(1,124 posts)
7. I live in Albuquerque too and enjoy the state fair.
Thu Aug 29, 2019, 02:55 PM
Aug 2019

Have you ever visited Roswell? When I first moved to NM, I was disappointed with Roswell attractions. Legalizing recreational marijuana might help the weak tourist-trap with newly reported UFO sightings! LOL!

The Nuclear Museum, here in Albuquerque is good; but the Very Large Array Radio telescope facility was incredible!

The Very Large Array (VLA) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) are two of the most important instruments available to the world's radio astronomers. The VLA, dedicated in 1980, has compiled an enviable record of scientific achievement and demonstrated tremendous versatility as a research tool. The VLBA, dedicated in 1993, already has begun to make landmark contributions to our understanding of the universe.

The VLA is located 52 miles west of Socorro, on U.S. Highway 60. It is operated from a control room on the site. A number of maintenance facilities also reside on the site. There is a Visitor Center at the VLA, open every day from 8:30 a.m. to sunset, and more than 15,000 tourists take advantage of its free displays and self-guided walking tour every year.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
3. Don't know about Silver City, but ...
Sun Aug 11, 2019, 11:41 AM
Aug 2019

I grew up in western Pennsylvania,
and over my 73 years I have lived/worked in Connecticut, Maine, Florida, California, Nebraska,Arkansas and, of course, New Mexico.

Of all the places I have lived, I have found New Mexico to be the friendliest of them all.

real Cannabis calm

(1,124 posts)
5. I agree with New Mexicans being friendly. And,
Thu Aug 15, 2019, 03:11 PM
Aug 2019

I didn't know the State Fair was going on now. I might check it out tonight.

madamesilverspurs

(15,806 posts)
4. Love NM!
Sun Aug 11, 2019, 12:01 PM
Aug 2019

Went to high school in ABQ, lived there way back when the balloon races took off from the fair grounds. Been back for some reunions, nothing like watching the morning clouds doing a slow roll down the face of Sandia Peak.

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