Special Events

• 2nd Saturday in March -- Raid Day Commemorative at Pancho Villa State Park for those killed in Villa's attack -- sponsored by Columbus Historical Society
• Fiesta de Amistad -- friendship festival. Parade, barbecue, entertainment. Bi-national cabalgata horseback ride from Mexico to Columbus.
• Cinco de Mayo celebration at Columbus School.
• July 4 -- Fireworks, barbecue and street dance.
• 2nd Saturday in October: Columbus Festival. Parade, all-day entertainment, vendors, and street dance.

Points of Interest

• Columbus Historical Museum
• Pancho Villa State Park
• Historic site of Camp Furlong
• Old U.S. Customs building
• Site of the First Aero Squadron
• Border crossing into Palomas, Mexico
• Tres Hermanas Mountains
• Aerostat -- U.S. Customs surveillance balloon
• City of the Sun