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Ruidoso Art and Wine Festival in Ruidoso
The Ruidoso Art and Wine Festival is a regional outdoor event held in the mountain resort village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, combining a juried art show with New Mexico wine tastings. It draws visitors from across the state to the cool pine-forest setting of the Sacramento Mountains, typically over a summer or early fall weekend.
Ruidoso, New Mexico, built its identity as a mountain resort town for people escaping the summer heat of the surrounding desert lowlands, a role it has played since the early twentieth century when lowland New Mexicans and Texans began making seasonal trips into the cool pine forests of the Sacramento Mountains.