NMHS News:

Visit living history as Fort Stanton Historic Site and Fort Stanton Inc. Celebrates its annual Fort Stanton Live Celebration from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., at 104 Kit Carson Road, Fort Stanton, NM 88323. 

Visitors will see infantry and artillery demonstrations, presentations from writers and historians, quilters, weavers, potters, site tours, food vendors, and live performances from period-appropriate bands. Dancers from Mescalero Apache Tribe will perform on the parade grounds, and other members from Mescalero will serve Indian tacos and display arts and crafts. 

Enjoy a look into the state’s military and medical past at Fort Stanton Live. $10 for adults and $5 for children 16 and younger. Free admission is offered at the visitor center to Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, NM disabled veterans, and NM foster families.

Purchase tickets online at https://my.nmculture.org/56498/56528.