🌱 8750 Music & BBQ Festival 2026 and 11 more events

Morning Raton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 76, low: 54.
• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.

📸 Around Raton

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 14
• 8750 Music & BBQ Festival 2026 →
  Bitter Creek Ranch, Bitter Creek Rd #178, Red River
  10:00 am
Saturday August 15
• One Summer Night →
  Red Willow Park, 211 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos
  4:00 pm
• Dark Sky Night
  Capulin Volcano National Park P.O. Box 40, Des Moines, NM 88418
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 16
• Angel Fire Farmers Market →
  Mountain View Event Center, 380 Fuego St, Angel Fire
  9:00 am
Tuesday August 18
• $5 Beer Tuesday →
  DALEEE KTAOS, 9 NM-150, Taos
  4:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Yoga at the RV Resort →
  Angel Fire RV Resort, 27500 US-64, Angel Fire
  9:00 am
Saturday August 22
• PlayLabz at Twirl — Twirl Taos →
  Twirl, 225 Cam De La Placita, Taos
  11:00 am
• Summer Music Series | The Mango Cakes →
  Mountain View Event Center, 380 Fuego St, Angel Fire
  5:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Live Music @ Elements | Jeremiah Glauser →
  Elements at the Country Club, 100 Country Club Dr, Angel Fire
  4:00 pm
• Drivin N Cryin →
  Taos Mothership, 20 ABC Mesa Rd, El Prado
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Family Music — Twirl Taos →
  Twirl, 225 Cam De La Placita, Taos
  11:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Live Music at the RV Resort | Jeremiah Glauser →
  Angel Fire RV Resort, 27500 US-64, Angel Fire
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Taos

• New Mexico's Eighth Judicial District Court Reintroduces Civil Mediation And Settlement Program (ladailypost.com)
• Albertsons pulls 59 items made with recalled jalapeños from New Mexico stores (abqjournal.com)
• The Road Less Travelled: Mapping New Mexico's Mystical Land of Enchantment (hellomagazine.com)

Las Vegas

• Driver seriously injured in single-vehicle crash in Santa Fe (hurtcallbert.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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