Find below the schedule for the 2026 Las Cruces UkeFest. It is filled with lots of fun ukulele workshops with our four fantastic instructors. We’re using color coding this year to identify the difficulty levels of the classes:

Green: Beginner
Yellow: Intermediate
Red: Advanced

Ukulele Marketplace and Swap Meet

Throughout the days of Saturday and Sunday, the Center Ballroom will be where the ukulele marketplace and swap meet take place. The marketplace will feature a few vendors, Las Cruces Ukes merchandise, and, of course, merch to support our talented instructors. In addition, we provide a space for our registered attendees to buy and sell from each other! Bring your no-longer-favorite ukulele(s) with signage that tells all about it and lists the price and seller. All sales are directly between the buyer and seller. We simply provide a space to sell your ukuleles and related items such as music books, cases, amps, etc.

This year, we will be selling a number of ukuleles that were owned by late Las Cruces Ukes member Ted Powers. Ted willed his entire estate to Mesilla Valley Hospice, so all funds raised through the sales of the Powers Ukuleles will go to support the important work of our area’s only in-patient hospice facility.

Friday, May 29, 2026: NMSU Atkinson Recital Hall

6 p.m.: Registration begins

7 p.m.: Concert (Included with full-festival registration)

Saturday, May 30, 2026: NMSU Corbett Center

8:30 a.m.: Registration begins; Marketplace and Ukulele Swap Meet open (sell your “old” ukes and related items such as music books, Hawaiian shirts, etc.!)

9 a.m.: Welcome & orientation

9:20 a.m.: Workshops begin

11:40 a.m.: Lunch (buffet included in festival registration) and open mic

1:20 p.m.: Workshops continue

3:40 p.m.: Jam session/Open mic led by Gary Costley

Sunday, May 31: NMSU Corbett Center

9 a.m.: Ukulele Swap Meet opens (sell your “old” ukes and related items such as music books, Hawaiian shirts, etc.!)

9:30 a.m.: Workshops begin

11:50 a.m.: Prize drawings and group photo

12:30 p.m.: Gospel According to Uke

1:15 p.m.: Happy trails!