Old-Fashioned Christmas
Friday, December 13, 2024
6-9 pm
Downtown Truth or Consequences, NM
Old-Fashioned Christmas
Friday, December 13 will be a magical and festive night in downtown Truth or Consequences!​
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Broadway will be closed for the duration of this event (from 5pm - 10pm), and Main Ave will be closed during the parade, creating a safe haven for cheery wandering. PLUS we will have events and activities in Healing Waters Plaza and Evelyn Renfro Park.
Schedule:
6 pm: Christmas tree lighting at Evelyn Renfro Park
6:30 pm: Parade of Lights (goes opposite normal direction of traffic in the downtown loop, down Main and back along Broadway) - to enter, see sign-up form below
After parade: Meet Santa at Healing Waters Plaza
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Other Activities:
- Late-night shopping at local businesses (see list below)
- Vendors at Healing Waters Plaza (sign up below)
- Hayride around the downtown loop, after the parade, with stops in front of Turtleback Co-working on Broadway and across from El Cortez on Main.
Wildflower Boutique
412 Main
offering a free beauty gift or $5 in come back bucks for EVERY $50 spent all day on Friday, December 13th
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Love Shack
520 N. Broadway
5 to 9 pm
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Greatfull Grill
426 N. Broadway
Open for dining until 8 pm
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RioBravoFineArt
110 N. Broadway
Refreshments served
Heart to Hand
326 N. Broadway
Music
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Somewhere in Time
419 N. Broadway
The Wild Side Gallery
417 N. Broadway
Free treats!
Truth or Consequences Contemporary
312 Main
Sierra Makers’ Market
614 McAdoo
Free hot cocoa!
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Ingo's Art Cafe
422 N. Broadway
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Ardie's Market and Ice Cream Parlor
408 Main
featuring a hot chocolate float!
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Black Cat Books and Coffee
128 N. Broadway
Participating Businesses
Visit these businesses in downtown T or C that will be open for the event!
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The Charles Hot Springs
601 N. Broadway
Serving various teas and snacks, and a festive area to warm up.
Vic’s Broadwaynewmexico
405 N. Broadway
Featuring Bill's Pecans for $10 lbs. Locally grown. 1/2 lb available for $6.
The Food Dude
parking lot of The Center Gallery Fine Art
201 S. Foch
3 PM – 10 PM
Great food, seating & fire pits!
Outer Edge Pizzeria
719 Main
11 am - 10 pm
A Touch of Yesterday
409 N. Broadway
As always, FREE GIFT WRAP!
and YUMMY refreshments!
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Rebel Roadrunner
413 Broadway
Sweet and savory s’mores!
Dust
404 Main
Christmas refreshments
Forget About It
409 N. Broadway
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Angel Remnants
405 1/2 N. Broadway
Snacks and holiday sales
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Galactic Digs
320 N. Broadway
Serving holiday snacks!
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Hollywood Haute Dawgs
415 B Main
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Parade of Lights
Sign-up Form
Date of Event: December 13, 2024.
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Time: 6:30 pm, staging beginning at 5:30 on Poplar St. near Outer Edge/CHF Thrift Store
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Sign-up form: ENTER HERE
Minimum donation $10: Pay at this link
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Thanks to the following sponsors for providing fantastic prizes for the best parade entries:
Rio Grande Automotive
​Cortez Gas
T or C Brewing Co.
Shattuck Vineyard
Sidekixx
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Vendor
Sign-Up Form
Date of Event: December 13, 2024.
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Time: 6 - 9 pm
Set up starting at 5:30 at Healing Waters Plaza
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