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Music in the Park Series
August 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
2023 Music in the Park Series — Opens May 28
The Parks & Recreation Department’s 2023 Music in the Park Series begins at 7 p.m. May 28, at Plaza de Las Cruces, with the Mayor’s Jazz Fest.
The Mayor’s Jazz Fest will feature performances by El Paso saxophonist Frank Zona and Albuquerque’s Son Como Son.
The Music in the Park Series will begin at 7 p.m. each Sunday from June 4 to August 27, at Young Park, 1905 E. Nevada Ave.
Thursday Night Music on the Plaza will be at 7 p.m. July 13, July 20, and July 27 at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St.
The schedule, times, and locations are subject to change.
The Music in the Park Series is an eclectic mix of performances from local, regional, and nationally recognized artists. Featured performers include El Paso’s Mariachi Los Arrieros, TNT Houston AC/DC Tribute Show Band, country music from Las Cruces’ Yarbrough Band, and El Paso’s party band Fungi Mungle.
This year’s series finishes with Los Angeles based Metalachi, the world’s first and only heavy metal Mariachi band. The Music in the Park Series highlights the great talent and diversity of Las Cruces, southern New Mexico, and New Mexico music.
Each year more than 70 percent of the scheduled musicians are from the Las Cruces area.
This year’s schedule is as follows
A Las Cruces Tradition!
– at Young Park Sunday Night Music in the Park
June 4
Satisfied – Variety
Pure Magic – Variety
June 11
575 Band – Country
Hami Crews – Country
June 18
Natajja – Variety
Mariachi Flores Mexicanas – Mariachi
June 25
Steppin’ Up – Variety
LoPhat – Variety
July 9
Zack Quintana – Rockin’ Blues
Funk of the West – Funk
July 16
Mariachi Los Arrieros – Mariachi
July 23
Fungi Mungle – Variety
Mango Cakes – Variety
July 30
Dream Merchants – Variety
Daniel Sanchez – Variety
August 6
Siempre – Spanish
Cautivo Norteno – Spanish
July 30
Dream Merchants – Variety
Daniel Sanchez – Variety
August 6
Siempre – Spanish
Cautivo Norteno – Spanish
August 13
Joshua Lucero – Variety
Papayas Con Chile – Cumbia/Variety
August 20
Yarbrough Band – Country
Nathaniel Krantz – Country
August 27
Metalachi – Heavy Metal Mariachi Music
Thursday Night Music on the Plaza
July 13
Billy Townes – Jazz and more
Border Jazz – Jazz
July 20
TNT Houston AC/DC Tribute Show Band – Tribute to AC/DC
July 27
Hard Road – Blue Grass/Americana
Benji Rivas – Variety