Sunset at Bosque del Apache
Festival of the Cranes
Annually in November
17,000 Sandhill Cranes
winter here each year
(Up from 17 in 1940)
Smile!
You're in Chile Country!
Socorro's Historic Plaza
Old San Miguel Mission
The Art Wheel
near Socorro's
Historic Plaza
The Karl G. Janksy Very Large Array
West of Magdalena on the Plains of San Augustin
El Camino Real International Heritage Center
Fort Craig - a remnant
from the Civil War Era
M Mountain, Socorro
Visit Socorro New Mexico
Socorrofest – October 13-14, 2017
Socorrofest began in 2003 to honor and celebrate the FREE State of Socorro. This event is a way to enjoy our historic Plaza and involve the community, as well as visitors, enticing participants with music, arts & crafts vendors, food booths, children’s events, and a large beer and wine tent.
NMT Performing Arts Series: NDI-NM “Roots Revival”
Socorro County youth dance in a gala culmination performance of three weeks of intense dance instruction. NDI-NM teaches excellence, discipline, team work, self-esteem, theater, dance and music, physical fitness, healthy eating, and more than anything, to always Do Your Best!
NMRA Finals Rodeo
New Mexico Rodeo Association Finals Rodeo October 14-15, 2017. $5.00 Admission 12 years and under Free. NM Tech Students Free with ID.
IT’S TIME TO STOCK UP ON YOUR SOCORRO CHILE!!!
There is nothing better than fresh New Mexico chile produced in the rich farm lands of the Rio Grande and the Socorro area has many local family farmers who raise more than five varieties of green chile.
