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Every
year more than 30,000 raving chile fanatics converge on the tiny village of Hatch
(increasing the population by nearly 28,000), the Chile Capital of the
World, for this Labor Day weekend festival.
Events
include a chile cook-off, chile roasting, a parade culminating with the
coronation of a Chile Queen, chile pod competition, carnival rides and
fiddling contests. Get there by 10 a.m. on Saturday or you'll miss out.
As for lodging, you might want to look into Las Cruces, Truth or
Consequences, or Deming, NM,
for reservations as the village of Hatch only has 2 motels. The 2009
festival is on: Sept. 5th and 6th
September 5th & 6th, 2009
Hatch Municipal Airport 1 mile west of town on HWY
26
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September 5th & 6th, 2009
Hatch Municipal Airport 1 mile west of town on
HWY 26
(Times may vary from schedule)
- 9:30a.m.: Horseshoe
Tournament Registration Begins
- 10:00 A.M.: Chile
Festival Parade
- 12:00 noon: Opening
Ceremonies /Queen Coronation
- 12:30: Music by Spur
Ride Band - Horseshoe Tournament Begins
- 1:30: Music by Queen
Priscilla Banuelos
- 2:00: Chile Toss
Contest, Chile Eating Contests, Watermelon
Eating Contest
- 2:30: Music by Spur
Ride Band
- 3:00: Las Cruces High
School Mariachis
- 3:30: Chile Queen’s
Scholarship Auction
- 8:00-1:00: Dance to
Lucero de Chihuahua, La Magistral Sonora and
Avion Sierreno
- 12:30: Music by Queen
Priscilla Banuelos - Horseshoe Tournament
- 1:00: Las Cruces High
School Mariachis
- 1:30: Contests
- 2:00: Darrell Hawkins
Rope and Bullwhip Show
- 2:30: Chile Festival
Auction
- 3:30-6:00: Music by
Spur Ride Band
- 8:00-12:00: Dance to
Conjunto Mysterio
Chile Capital Artists Fine Arts Show,
Power of Pioneers Tractor Pull, Bennett’s
Carnival, Foods and Craft Vendors
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