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2025 Schedule & Event Info

Old Fort Days has something for everyone, big time fun with small town atmosphere.

(Individual event flyers with more information are located below)

Wednesday, June 11th

Saturday, June 14th

Cowboy Camp Meeting 

6:30PM; Fort Sumner Community House

Free Admission

Thursday, June 12th

Cornhole Tournament

6PM; E Ave C. (Infront of the Courthouse)

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Salsa Challange

6PM; E Ave C. (Infront of the Courthouse)

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Dunking Booth

7PM; E Ave C. (Infront of the Courthouse)

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Street Dance

8PM-11PM; E Ave C. (Infront of the Courthouse)

Free Admission

Friday, June 13th

 Billy the Kids Business Crawl

All Day: Punch Cards are available at Dallas Park events and the Chamber booth at the craft show.

Free Admission

Cow Plop

8AM; Dallas Park

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Chicken Bingo

9AM; Dallas Park

Free Admission, Paid Participation

The Kid's Play Zone

10AM-12PM; Dallas Park

(Pet show, Games and Water Activities)

Free Admission

Craft Show

12PM-4PM; Fort Sumner High School Gym

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Little Britches Tombstone Race

4PM; FSHS Football Practice Field

(Registration at 3:30PM)

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Tug of War

6PM; Across from the Senior Center

Free Admission, Paid Participation

WRCA Ranch Rodeo

7PM; De Baca County Fairgrounds

Paid Admission, Paid Participation

 

Old Fort Days Dance

9PM; De Baca County Fairgrounds

-Stateline Band

Free Admission

 Billy the Kids Business Crawl Continues

Cowboy Breakfast

6AM-9AM; Masonic Lodge, North of Post Office

Paid Admission

5K Color Run

7AM; Bosque Redondo Lake (Slough)

(Registration at 6:30AM)

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Team Roping

9AM; De Baca County Fairgrounds

(Books open at 8AM)

Sponsored by Legendary Productions

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Craft Show

9AM-4PM; Fort Sumner High School Gym

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Old Fort Day Parade

10AM; Sumner Avenue

(Theme is the Wild West)

Free Participation

Cattlewomen's BBQ

11AM-1PM; FSHS Cafeteria

Paid Admission

Museum Tours

12PM-4PM; *(Billy the Kid Crawl punch card will be entered twice in the drawing if one of three sites has been visited.)*

-Bosque Redondo Museum, $7 Adm.

-Billy the Kid Museum $8 Adm.

-Billy the Kid Gravesite

(Picture proof Validated at chamber booth)

Horseshoe Pitching Contest

1PM; Bosque Redondo Lake (Slough)

(Registration at 12PM)

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Treaty Commemoration Day

1PM; Bosque Redondo Museum

(Presentation and Dancers)

Free Admission

Allsup's Chimi Eating Contest

5:45PM; Fort Sumner Fox Field

Free Admission

Billy the Kid Tombstone Race

6PM; Fort Sumner Fox Field

(Registration at 5:30PM)

Sponsored by: Open Division:

1st place $2,500 American Ag Credit;

2nd place $1,000 All Pets Animal Hospital.

Couples Division: $750.

Women’s Division: $750 Farm Bureau, Ryan Autrey.

35 and over: $350

Paid Admission, Paid Participation

WRCA Ranch Rodeo

7PM; De Baca County Fairgrounds

Paid Admission, Paid Participation

Sunday, June 15th

Scott Marshall, Christian Pettigrew, Joe Tom White Memorial Team Roping

9PM; De Baca County Fairgrounds

(Books open at 8AM)

Sponsored by Legendary Productions

Free Admission, Paid Participation

Event Information

Little Britches Tombstone Race

Age Groups & Rules:

  • Ages 3 & Under: Stick Horse Race - MUST RIDE THIER HORSE in one direction. 

  • Ages 4 & 5: Stick Horse Race - MUST RIDE THIER HORSE down and back. 

  • Ages 6 & 7: Run to the other end and get lightweight tombstone and come back. Jump over 2 barriers of single hay bales.

  • Ages 8 & 9: Run down and get the tombstone and bring it back to the start and then take it back. Jump over 2 barriers of single hay bales.

  • Ages 10 & 11: Run down and get the tombstone and bring it back to the start and then take it back. Jump over 2 barriers of hay bales - one barrier is a single hay bale and one barrier will be two stacked bales. Tombstone must be in box!

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Lil Britches Tombstone Race is on Friday, June 13th! Registration at 3:30 PM! Race at 4:00 PM $3/kid, cash only!

We've Got "The Kid", and So Much More.

Fort Sumner
Chamber of Commerce

3501 Billy the Kid Dr

Fort Sumner, NM 88119

575-355-7705

© 2025 by Fort Sumner Chamber of Commerce

Contact Us

For more information about Old Fort Days call 575-355-7705 or fill out the form below.

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