Visitors of all ages can celebrate the legendary history of outlaw, Billy the Kid during Old Lincoln Days. The annual event takes place Friday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Aug. 4 and includes the debut of a new exhibit, lectures, gunfight reenactments, music, food, vendors, kids’ activities and the “Last Escape of Billy the Kid” pageant. Co-presented by Lincoln Historic Site, the Friends of Historic Lincoln, the Billy the Kid Pageant committee, and members of the Lincoln community, this annual weekend-long event celebrates the historic town.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, August 2, 2024:

9am-5pm: Lincoln Market Open -- Woods House Orchard

9am-5 pm: Vendors Open -- Throughout Town

10am-4:00pm: Lincoln Historic Site Open -- Throughout Town

10am-4:00pm: Kids Corner -- San Juan Church

10am-4:30pm: Living History Camps Open -- Dolan Outpost

10am-4pm: Wonders on Wheels Bus Open -- Courthouse

11:00am - Herb Marsh "The Capture and Death of Billy the Kid" -- San Juan Church

11:30am - Marrow Bone Springs Gun fighters -- Squire Wilsons House

1pm - Billy the Kid in Pop Culture Exhibit Opening -- Luna House

1:30pm - Marrow Bone Springs Gun fighters -- Tunstall Store

2:00pm - Matt Barbour "An Archaeological Perspective on Hunting in NM -- San Juan Church

3:30pm - Marrow Bone Springs Gun fighters -- Aragon Ruins

5pm - Catholic Mass -- San Juan Church

6pm-7pm: Pageant Cast Meet and Greet -- Courthouse

7:00pm - Tanner Houston Concert -- Pageant Grounds

8:30pm - "Last Escape of Billy the Kid" Pageant -- Pageant Grounds.

Saturday, August 3, 2024:

9am-5 pm: Lincoln Market Open -- Woods House Orchard

9am-5pm: Vendors Open -- Throughout Town

10am-4:00pm: Lincoln Historic Site Open -- Throughout Town

10am-4:00pm: Kids Corner -- San Juan Church

10am-4:30pm: Living History Camps Open -- Dolan Outpost

10am-4pm: Wonders on Wheels Bus Open -- Courthouse

11:00am    - Mary Levin "Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Program and the True History of Smokey Bear" -- San Juan Church        

11:30am    - Marrow Bone Springs Gunlightcrs -- Squire Wilsons House

1pm - Billy the Kid in Pop Culture Exhibit Opening -- Luna House

1:30pm - Marrow Bone Springs Gunfighters -- Tunstall Store

2:00pm - Brandon Dickson "The Dark 1 listory of the Lincoln Courthouse" -- San Juan Church

3:30pm - Marrow Bone Springs Guntightcrs -- Aragon Ruins

6pm-7pm: Pageant Cast Meet and Greet -- Courthouse

7:00pm - La Ultima Concert -- Pageant Grounds

8:30pm - "Last Escape of Billy the Kid" Pageant -- Pageant Grounds

Sunday, August 4, 2024:

9:00am - Lincoln Market Opens -- Woods House Orchard

9:00am - Vendors Open -- 'throughout town

9:00am - Community Church Service -- Community Church

10am-4:00pm: Lincoln Historic Site Open -- 'throughout Town

10:00am - Old Lincoln Days Parade -- throughout Town

11:00am - Pecos Valley Brass Quintet -- Courthouse

11:30am - Doso Dirthags Concert -- Pageant Grounds

1:00pm - "Last Escape ol Billy the Kid" Pageant -- Pageant Grounds

Dates: August 2 - 4, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Lincoln, NM

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