🌱 Cerrillos Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race and 10 more events

Hello again Madrid! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Strangers From Afar at The Mineshaft Tavern at The Mine Shaft Tavern & Cantina
• Cerrillos Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race at Cerrillos Hills State Park
• Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Strong winds; partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 29 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 36.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 75 and low of 39 degrees.

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📸 Around Madrid

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madrid

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Strangers From Afar at The Mineshaft Tavern
  The Mine Shaft Tavern & Cantina, 2846 NM-14, Madrid
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Cerrillos Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race
  Cerrillos Hills State Park , 44 Camino Turquesa , Los Cerrillos
  10:00 am
• Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race
  37 Main St , Los Cerrillos
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused
  Cathedral of St John , 318 Silver Ave SW , Albuquerque
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• CrawDaddy Blues Fest
  The Mine Shaft Tavern & Cantina , 2846 NM-14 , Madrid
  3:00 pm

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📣 Madrid Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• IndigenousWays Film Festival 2026
  Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) , Institute of American Indian Arts , 83 Avan Nu Po Road , Santa Fe
  11:00 am
• Stories We Tell- Art Show
  Nye Early Childhood Center Santa Fe, NM 87505
  5:00 pm
• Insider Tour Star Party
  Galisteo Basin Preserve , Astral Valley Rd , Lamy
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Fête de la Funk 2026
  Keeping Together Brewery and Beverage Garden , 2908 Rufina St , Santa Fe
  12:00 pm
• Korvin Orkestar
  Paradiso , 903 Early St , Santa Fe
  1:30 pm
• NM Ale Trail at Beer Creek Brewing Co. — The Santa Fe VIP
  Sky Railway , 430 W Manhattan Ave , Santa Fe
  1:30 pm

Sunday April 19

• Drag Brunch
  Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery - Alegría on Agua Fria , 2791 Agua Fria St , Santa Fe
  11:45 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Santa Fe

• NMSU's Santa Fe County Extension to host fruit tree and berry orchard production series (grantcountybeat.com)
• Checking in with the Santa Fe mayor 100 days after he took office (krqe.com)
• Santa Fe circus production aims to shine light on crucial southwest climate concerns (krqe.com)

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Ok Madrid! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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