2026 Nichols Ranch Seventh Annual Cherry Festival

Come out for the 2026 Cherry Festival for cherry-picking, cherry pie, and cherry cider! Over 30 food and snack vendors, and more than 85 arts and crafts vendors! Live music from multiple bands each day! Beer and wine from local breweries and wineries! With a petting zoo, mechanical bull, and games, there is fun for all ages! We have a great cherry crop this year!

An annual tradition, the Cherry Festival celebrates the more than 100-year history of cherries grown in the Sacramento Mountains. Nichols Ranch and Orchards invites you to enjoy breathtaking views of the Tularosa Basin including White Sands National Monument, mountain fresh air, and a fun-filled experience that your family will remember for years to come.

L ive Music Schedule

Friday

Noon to 215pm Los Xoloz

245pm to 5pm Roscoe and the Booze Hounds

Saturday

9am-noon Captain Klaus

1230pm-130pm John Paul Jones

130pm-430pm 9-12 Doso Dirtbags

5pm-7pm Phil Hamilton Band

Sunday

9am-1030am Roscoe and the Booze Hounds

1045am-145pm The Mammoth Cults

2pm-5pm Rosewater Blues

Special Considerations

The festival takes place in the mountains at an elevation of 6800 feet. The event is spread out over a large area and requires a lot of walking. Make sure you are prepared for a warm day outdoors and plenty of walking. The festival takes place on a working farm in a rural setting - there are uneven and unpaved walking surfaces.

- Wear good walking shoes

- Hydrate...it can get hot!

- Wagons are useful for carrying all the items you may purchase such as cherries, pies, and cider

- We will have chairs and tables available but you can bring your own chairs if you want make sure you have seating

- Strollers with off-road wheels are recommended. Regular stroller wheels do not do well on our terrain

- A free shuttle is available to take you from the parking lot to the top of the festival grounds and back to the parking lot

****Anyone choosing to participate in agritourism events at the Cherry Festival does so voluntarily and understands and acknowledges that engaging in agritourism activities at the Farm, including but not limited to animal interaction, crop harvesting, and touring the farm grounds, involves inherent risks that may result in injury, illness, or even death. By attending the event, each participant voluntarily assumes all such risks.****