2025 Music in the Park Series

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department announces the 2025 Music in the Park free concert series.

The series kicks off at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main Street, with the Mayor’s Jazz Fest. The festival will feature New Mexico’s premier jazz vocalist, the Hillary Smith Quintet, accompanied by the Las Cruces High School Jazz Band.

Sunday concerts will continue at 7 p.m. from June 1 through August 31 at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Avenue. Additional Thursday night concerts will be held at 7 p.m. on July 14, July 31, and August 14 at 302 S. Main Street., formerly known as Amador LIVE.

Schedule, times, and locations are subject to change.

The Music in the Park Series features an eclectic mix of performances from local, regional, and nationally recognized artists. Each year, more than 70% of the scheduled performers are from the Las Cruces area, highlighting the region’s talent and musical diversity.

2025 Music in the Park Schedule

May 25 – Plaza de Las Cruces (Mayor’s Jazz Fest)
Las Cruces High School Jazz Orchestra
Hillary Smith Quintet

June 1 – Amador LIVE
Daniel Sanchez – Hard rock, grunge, ’80s/’90s
Fungi Mungle – Classic rock, funk, disco

June 8 – Young Park
Vick Walker Band – Country western
Cactus Creek – Country

June 15 – Young Park
Sax Attitude – Variety
Una Mas y La Chacha – Spanish, cumbia

Saturday, June 21 – Amador LIVE (Make Music Day)
Austin Jimmy Murphy – Jazz
Frank Zona – Jazz

June 29 – Young Park
Papayas con Chile – Cumbia, ranchera
Claudio Tolousse – R&B, cumbia

July 13 – Young Park
Dosage – Alternative rock
Night Moves – Rock ’n’ roll

Thursday, July 17 – Amador LIVE
Mariachi Real de El Paso – Spanish
Los Profes 915 – Norteño, cumbia

July 20 – Young Park
Thee Locomotion Style – Variety
Satisfied – Variety

July 27 – Young Park
My Fault Funk & Jazz Band – Funk, jazz
Electric Church – Electric funk, jazz

Thursday, July 31 – Amador LIVE
Highway FM Band – Classic rock
The Band – ’70s rock, variety

Aug. 3 – Young Park
Ghetto Blaster – Variety
Perfect StrangR – Country

Aug. 10 – Young Park
Encore Band – Variety
Profile Band – R&B

Thursday, Aug. 17 – Amador LIVE
Ghetto Vaquero Band – Country, Tex-Mex
575 Band – Country, classic rock

Aug. 17 – Young Park
Benji Rivas – Country
Brendan Dawes Band – Country

Aug. 24 – Young Park
Flat Blak – Classic rock
Shilling & Company – ’80s pop rock

Aug. 31 – Young Park
Los Brewthers – Cumbia, reggae, variety
Caliente – Cumbia, Latin rock, variety

For more information about the Music in the Park Series, contact Parks and Recreation Community Events at 575-541-2714/TTY 711.