Calendar - Sept. 14

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

• Saturday — Free Museum Day. Take part in free admission at the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum, Tucumcari Railroad Museum, Tucumcari Historical Museum and New Mexico Route 66 Museum, all in Tucumcari, from 1 to 4 p.m.

• Saturday — Cornhole Tournament at Tucumcari Historical Museum. This event from noon to 6 p.m. is open to all skill levels and offers cash prizes. Entry fee is $15 per person. 416 S. Adams St.

• Saturday — Tucumcari Rotary Club Golf Tournament. Proceeds from this event at Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course will fund Rotary scholarships for local high-school students. Sponsorship slots are available, and ball-drop tickets will go on sale soon. Registration will be set up soon. First tee time is scheduled for 10 a.m. For more information, go to https://rotary5520.org/clubinfo/tucumcari.

• Sept. 24 — Fired Up festival. The free annual event will feature art and food booths, fiery entertainment by Odd Lab, car show, fireworks, Prince Tocum and Princess Kari contest and more at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza near Second and Main streets from 4 to 9 p.m.

• Oct. 1 — Free Fun Run. Participate in a 5-kilometer run or walk from Kvols Park in Tucumcari. Registration begins at the park at 7:30 a.m., with the starting gun at 8 a.m.

• Oct. 15 — Altrusa International of Tucumcari’s Holiday Party. This event at the Elks Lodge will include dinner, a dance and the chance to win $15,000 in cash and other prizes. The dinner begins at 6 p.m., with the dance at 8:30 p.m. featuring Limited Edition. Tickets are $100 for two people; contact an Altrusa member to buy one. Sales go to support Altrusa community projects.

• Oct. 22 — The Great Pumpkin Giveaway. The Rex E. Kirksey Ag Science Center in Tucumcari will give away 2,000 pumpkins form 3 to 6:30 p.m., with children as first priority. All guests taking a pumpkins are encouraged to carve it and enter it in the Pumpkin Crawl at the Tucumcari Historical Museum on Oct. 29 for a chance at a $500 cash prize.

• Oct. 29 — Spook-tacular Halloween Block Party. Tucumcari MainStreet is planning a downtown block party with trick-or-treat booths, food trucks, games and more on a blocked-off section of Second Street between Main and Aber streets. Businesses, churches and organizations are invited to set up during the event from 4 to 8 p.m.

To submit items for the calendar, call 575-461-1952 or email [email protected].