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The City of Alamogordo’s popular summer concert series continues Friday, July 24, with live music by Half N’ Half from 7 to 11 p.m. at Washington Park. Admission is free.
Half N’ Half, a collective of musicians from Las Cruces, Alamogordo, and El Paso, will deliver dynamic entertainment with Southwest flavor. The group mixes covers and originals across a range of genres, styles, and languages.
Event organizers describe the evening as a family-friendly gathering featuring food trucks offering meals, snacks, and treats; craft vendors with one-of-a-kind merchandise; a bounce house for kids; and community resources and organizations sharing local information.
Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. The event is alcohol-free this year—non-alcoholic beverages and refreshments may be brought in, but beer, wine, and liquor are not permitted. Organizers advise staying hydrated in the summer heat.
This is the third of four 4th Friday events scheduled for 2026. The series runs on the fourth Friday of each month from May through August (May 29, June 26, July 24, and August 28). Live bands and performers are subject to change.
Washington Park is located at approximately 1419 E. 1st Street / 100 Washington Avenue in Alamogordo. For vendor registration or questions, contact the City of Alamogordo Special Events office at (575) 439-4159 or specialevents@ci.alamogordo.nm.us. Vendor opportunities remain open through the city’s recreation registration portal.
The free summer series continues to draw families for music, food, and community connection under the desert evening sky.
Sunny, with a high of 99 and low of 71 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
two very difference visions of what our government should look like, and how it should function...one is, go along to get along - the other says search for the truth. it is past time for the truth to be told, to not spare the horses, to let the chips fall where they may.
whose side are you on?
I thought I read here that John Block sux ****? That's not cool. It's a sin.
A sin? According to whose invisible friend? Yours? Those aluminum cans are calling.
block is JAR - just another republican - co-operating to "block" the evidence that their dear leader was involved in plenty of the nastiest of the epstein shenanigans. i can only hope that the survivors, and the public, live long enough for the truth to be revealed.
Is that kinda like being a RINO?
I think I read here a month ago that John Block sux cokc? That's not dignified of our leadership. It's a sin.
this minimizes the effect of using ai specifically to mislead, or give the appearance of truth to falsehoods - and that is a use which we cannot afford, and should not condone...
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
― John Philpot Curran
this situation reflects the fact that doing everything on the cheap, and only using band-aids when problems arise - and problems ALWAYS arise - is going to end up just like this. people who ignore REALITY wind up needing CHARITY to solve the problems that they crea
We appreciate that Mayor McDonald is being proactive on the water infrastructure issue. We feel there may be a reckoning regarding the water issue in the Southwest in the not too distant future. We also appreciate the informative reporting. Keep up the good work!
Wow Stu! Spoken like a person that never got punched in the mouth and it shows. Secondly, I’m not sure proactive is the right term when you state after years of neglect. Does this mean water infrastructure becomes a priority or attempts at Natatoriums and pretty signs?
We need a qualified person, not someone who ran on race.