Calendar - April 26

• Friday-Saturday — Tucumcari Film Festival. See short and full-length films that celebrate the West, Southwest and the culture that shaped Tucumcari. The festival also will host several film-related panel discussions. Most events will be at the Odeon Theatre and Tucumcari Railroad Depot. For a full schedule or tickets, go to filmfreeway.com/tucumcarifilmfest.

• Friday-Sunday — Chuckwagon Cookoff at Cottonwood Campground at Ute Las State Park. See western-themed meals cooked the old-fashioned way.

• May 6 — Cinco de Mayo Celebration. This age 21+ event from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Tucumcari Convention Center will feature the musical acts Cuarenta y Cinco, El Trio CPR and Al Hurricane Jr. Tickets, which are available at the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

• May 6 — Ute Lake Big Bass Tournament. The Logan Bass Club is organizing this 18th annual event from safe daylight to 3 p.m. that day. The entry fee is $50, with a $500 top prize for the largest bass caught. Entry form is at utelakefishnfun.com or by calling Calvin Liles at (575) 403-6161, Jerry Bob Osborn at (575) 403-7453 or Pete May at (575) 302-2220.

• June 16-18 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. The annual event that salutes the “Rawhide” TV show will feature team roping events, a ranch rodeo, gun show and target-shoot competition, stickhorse races, arts and crafts show, Old Route 66 car and motorcycle show, a parade, fishing derby, a 5K and 10K footrace, chuckwagon displays, cowboy church, golf tournament and a New Mexico Longhorn Breeders Association show. More information can be found at tucumcarirawhidedays.com.

• Sept. 9 — Fired Up Festival. This year’s Tucumcari MainStreet event will feature a stop by the Platinum Hop Tour lowriders. The festival in the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza will run from noon to about 9 p.m.

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