Pickamania Acoustic Music Festival

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Enjoy a weekend of acoustic music in a relaxed mountain setting, featuring award-winning musicians and the crowd-pleasing Super Jam.

Seating at the outdoor pavilion includes chairs on the grass, with scattered benches under shade trees. Guests are welcome to bring their own camp chairs, shade, popup tents, and picnic baskets. Purchase beverages from Black Range Vineyards, burgers, burritos and tacos from Jim McNutt’s Caballo Grill food truck, and local apple pie.

A stage-adjacent dance floor is available for dancing.

Weekend campers can make use of free primitive camping in the Gila. A small, free USFS campground near Percha Creek just east of Kingston is also available.

Weekend passes are $70, or pay per day at the door.

2026 Musical Lineup:

Friday, September 4 – gates open at 5 ($25)

6-7 – Tif & Mollie
Austin, TX – Alt Rock Originals
7:30-9pmC W Ayon
Las Cruces, NM – Hill Country Blues

Saturday, September 5 – gates open at 2pm ($40)

2-3pm – Jackal
Las Cruces, NM – Folk and Americana Originals
3:30-4:30pm Chris Sanders & Steve Smith
Las Cruces, NM – Americana & Bluegrass originals
5-6pm Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin
Nashville, TN – Folk, Bluegrass & Country
6:30-7:30pm Peter McLaughlin & Chris Brashear
Tucson, AZ – Southwestern Bluegrass
8-9pm Super Jam / Bluegrass All-stars

Sunday, September 6 – gates open at 11am ($25)

11:30-12:45 – Open Mic w/ Gary Harvell, Deena Chappell, and more
1-2pm Burt Ferguson (the Burt & Tim Show)
Truth or Consequences, NM – Folk and Country
2:15-3:15pm Pint & A Half with Guest Jeff Forbes
Hillsboro, NM – Americana and Originals
3:30-4:30pm Dusty Low
El Paso, TX – Folk Rock

Event Details

Date / Time

Friday Saturday & Sunday September 4-6, 2026

Annually

Early September

Location

Black Range Lodge
50 Kingston Main Street

Admission

$70 for a weekend pass; $25 for Friday or Sunday; $40 for Saturday
Contact:
Catherine Wanek
phone Phone:
575-895-5652