• Saturday — Tucumcari Rotary Club’s Surf and Turf Dinner. The event includes a dinner at the Tucumcari Elks Lodge from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and a dance featuring Limited Edition. Tickets are $40 and are available at go.rallyup.com/trsurfandturf. Proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club’s scholarship and youth leadership programs.
• April 28-30 — 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]