2025 Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo

Next date: Friday, August 01, 2025 | 02:00 PM to 08:00 PM

The Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo is a free community event that will be held on the 1st weekend of August 2025 (August 1st, 2nd & 3rd). This year Los Alamos County will also be coordinating the parade entries. 

2025 Parade Theme: Home Grown Country Dreams

Register to enter the parade scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Register to enter as a contestant: On July 29 & 30, from 5:30 - 9:30 pm, call or Text (719) 580-3022

Vendors: Interested vendors must complete and return a vendor permit forms to the Recreation Division by July 30, 2025. Vendors planning on vending at County sponsored events must have submitted paperwork to the Community Development Division (CDD) for processing.

Rodeo admission prices:

• 2yrs & under: FREE
• Youth (3 - 17) & Seniors (60+): $5
• Adults (18 - 59): $10
• Family of 4: $25
  

  Volunteers Needed: Parade Portion

  Los Alamos County Recreation Division is seeking Adult Volunteers for the Parade portion of this event. Volunteers will be assigned a location where roadblocks are established to help ensure vehicles do not enter the parade route area. 

  The Parade will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025, starting at 10 am. 

  Volunteer check-in is at 9:30 am at the Old Smiths Parking Lot.

• 18 years and older
• Register by August 1st, 2025
• Click Here to Volunteer

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County Fair Exhibits Drop-off & Check-In

Exhibit books are available at both libraries and the NMSU Cooperative Extension Office. Pre-registration non-perishable drop-offs will be accepted July 14 - 23 ( Preserved Foods, Fine Arts, Photography, Spinning, and 4-H exhibits.

Exhibits will be released for pick-up on August 2 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Mesa Public Library.

Perishable items will be accepted starting July 30. For additional questions, please contact Angela Prada at angprada@nmsu.edu. Address: 1251 Bathtub Row, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Age categories: Youth & Adult

Exhibit categories:

Clothing	Knitting
Crochet	Needlework
Quilts	Baked Goods
Preserved Foods	Hobbies & Crafts
Fine Arts	Photography
Horticulture	4-H Projects

 

REGISTRATION

Pre-registration is REQUIRED to facilitate the check-in process. The deadline to pre-register is July 25th for ALL exhibits.

Click here to register: https://acesnmsu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emrSR4MTOb1Wo18. Or bring your form to the Extension office with your exhibit by July 25th.

ENTRIES

NON-PERISHABLE

Entries (except HOBBIES & CRAFTS) will be accepted with the registration form at the Extension Office on: July 14th – July 23rd (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and July 24th – July 25th (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

Non-perishable entries include: Clothing, Knitting, Crochet, Needlework, Quilts, Preserved Foods, Fine Arts, Photography, Spinning, and 4-H exhibits.

LEGOS AND HOBBIES & CRAFTS

Entries will be accepted only on July 30th (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) at Mesa Public Library (3rd Floor).

Entries must be pre-registered by July 25th.

PERISHABLE entries will be accepted on July 30th (3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) at Mesa Public Library (3rd floor). Entries must be pre-registered by July 25th.

Perishable entries include Baked Goods and Horticulture exhibits.

Pool Tournament

TBD, Betty Ehart Senior Center call (505) 662-8920 for more information

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Friday, August 1

• County Fair Exhibits, 2:00 - 8:00 pm, Mesa Public Library
• Friday Night Summer Concert Series: Brandon Saiz, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, Ashley Pond Park

Saturday, August 2

• Festival & Fair, 9:00am - 3:00pm, Ashley Pond Park
• County Fair Exhibits, 10:00 - 3:00pm, Mesa Public Library
• County Fair Parade, 10:00am, Central Ave.
  • All ages are encouraged to register for a parade entry - which can be float, auto, walking, horse, or livestock! Everyone is invited to come out, pick a spot and watch the festivities! Parade entry registration is free, limited to first-come first-served, and opens may 15th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-los-alamos-county-fair-rodeo-parade-tickets-1325347212189?aff=oddtdtcreator
  • Parade attendees need not register.
• Pie Baking Contest(PDF, 57KB), Ashley Pond Park
  • Entry submission: 11:00am - 12:00am
  • Judging: 12:00pam - 1:00pm
• County Rodeo, Including watermelon eating contest, 2:00 - 5:00pm, Brewer Arena
• Cowboy Dinner & Dance, Los Alamos Sheriff's Posse Lodge
  • 5:00 - 7:00pm - Dinner
  • 7:00 - 9:00pm - Dance 

Sunday, August 3

• Stroll the Stables, 9:00am - 12:00pm, North Mesa Stables
  • Enjoy a walk around the stables with your family as part of the Los Alamos County Fair and Rodeo! Meet the animals up close and learn about horses, goats chickens, geese, and lamas as well as various types of riding. Lots of fun for all ages, and afterwards, stay for day two of the Rodeo!
• Rodeo: Tough Enough to Wear Pink, Including watermelon eating contest, 1:00 - 5:00pm, Brewer Arena 

When

Location

The County fair is held in downtown Los Alamos and the Rodeo is held at Brewer Arena

Brewer Arena for the Rodeo, 750 North Mesa, Los Alamos, NM, 87544, View Map