Calendar - Dec. 8

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, Saturday — Tucumcari Rawhide Days Christmas Carriage Rides. Take a ride in a 15-minute horse-drawn carriage through downtown Tucumcari. Tickets, which also include a meal and a hot drink, can be purchased at tucumcarirawhidedays.com or at the Tucumcari MainStreet office. Proceeds benefit the Tucumcari Rawhide Days festival. Rides begin at 4 p.m. each day and end at 8:30 p.m. Tucumcari Railroad Plaza.

• Saturday — Ninth annual Christmas Expo. This event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center includes a canned food drive for the Ministry of Hope. 1500 W. Route 66 Blvd.

• Sunday — Light Up Logan Christmas Parade. The Logan-Ute Lake Chamber of Commerces invites residents to show off their Christmas spirit and decorate a float, ATV, or even a bass boat with Christmas lights. The parade starts at 6 p.m., with caroling afterward.

• Dec. 18 — Very Merry Christmas Christmas Dash. The Quay County Health Council is hosting this event from 2 to 3 p.m., funded by Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Registrants can enter the course and walk or run as many laps as they like along an approximate quarter-mile course on Railroad Avenue. All children will receive a Christmas item they can wear as they participate, and each family will receive a commemorative ornament. After the walk or run, Tucumcari MainStreet will offer hot chocolate and cookies, and attendees can browse through craft booths for last-minute gifts. This event is free. Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza.

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