Tucumcari Route 66 Festival

Jun
11–13

Come to the best little festival on Rt 66 and start off with the Festival Kick Off Party & Annual Trail Ride through a lounge. Friday will be a day touring local Route 66 Attractions. Morning tour features the Tucumcari Historical Museum & the Dinosaur Museum. Afternoon is a 1-hr drive to tour the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa. Friday night is a Friday Night BBQ Dinner Show w/ Ruby Ann Boxcar. Saturday is a big day all day and into the night w/ a Wang Dang Doodle Parade, cool vendors, Hot Rod & Vintage Car Show, Rt 66 Movie Matinee, Monster Car Crush, Kiddie Korner, Buckeroo Rodeo Rock-n-Roll with the Fireballs, Nomads, and the Atomic Fireballs.

Dates, Location & Info

Dates
Jun 11 – Jun 13
Admission
Festival passes available!
Phone
888-664-7255
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.rt66nm.org/tucumcari66festival

Attractions in Tucumcari

Worth the stop.

Some places don't need much time, just the right moment.

Mesalands Community College’s Dinosaur Museum

Dinosaur, skeleton, fossil, sculpture exhibits, laboratory, classroom, museum shop.

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A place to slow down.

Not every stop needs to be busy to be worth your time.

Tucumcari Historical Museum

Farm / ranch exhibits, Indian artifacts, early-town memoriabilia.

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course

Course Access: PublicHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: 300 days

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Roadside Attraction

Cultural Corridors sculpture, designed by Thomas Coffin, commemorates historic Route 66.

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