Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Saturday — Parade of Lights. The fun begins at 6 p.m. as the floats cruise down Route 66 Boulevard from the old Kmart parking lot to the Tucumcari Convention Center. For more information, contact the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce by phone at 575-461-1694 or email [email protected].
Saturday — Christmas Expo. Celebrate the holidays at this seventh annual event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. after the Parade of Lights. If you're around from 1 to 3 p.m., you might spot Santa. Tucumcari Convention Center.
Dec. 8 — Welcome Home Veterans / Pearl Harbor Day. The event will honor all veterans from World War II to the global war on terrorism and their families with a meal at noon. The guest speaker will be guest Brig. Gen. Miguel Aguilar. VFW Post 2528 and Auxiliary, 105 E. Main St., Tucumcari.
Dec. 14 — Christmas Cantata. The annual Christmas event will be at 7 p.m. at the Center Street United Methodist Church. Admission is free, and a reception will follow. Please bring your family to enjoy the music and atmosphere of the season. Center Street United Methodist Church, 406 E. Center St., Tucumcari.
Dec. 16 — Christmas Dinner and Dance. Join the Knights of Columbus Council 6937 for its Christmas Raffle Dinner & Dance. Only 300 tickets will be sold, with the Grand Prize winner taking home $5,000. Even if you don't win, you still get a night of dinner and dancing. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. Ticket price is $100 for two people, with dinner and dance included. Tickets can be purchased from any Knights of Columbus member. You need not be present to win. Tucumcari Convention Center.
To submit items for the calendar, call 575-461-1952, or email [email protected]