Old Lincoln Days

About the Event

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:

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

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