# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Luminarias: Light Up the Desert
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: It’s that time of year again! Join the Asombro Institute for Science Education on Friday, December 12th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for our annual Luminarias: Light Up the Desert event at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park. Come stroll along our paved ADA-accessible trail lit with over 400 luminarias while darkness settles over the surrounding desert. Enjoy free holiday cookies and hot chocolate, shop for stocking stuffers at our pop-up gift shop, roast a marshmallow over the fire, and look through a telescope.

A suggested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family is recommended, though the event is free. Reservations are not required and all ages are welcome.

Asombro staff would like attendees to note that parking is limited. Please bring your patience and willingness to walk, and consider carpooling.

Location: Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N Jornada Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88012

**Please beware of scams in the comments. Asombro is not looking for vendors, and will never charge you a fee.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dona-ana/luminarias-light-up-the-desert/200029123328608
- **Event Categories**: pop-ups, trips-adventures, nonprofit, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1184

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029123328608?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dona+ana-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dona Ana
- **state**: NM
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park
- **lat**: 32.47496267027
- **long**: -106.75164070969
- **full address**: Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, Dona Ana, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Asombro Institute for Science Education (https://allevents.in/org/asombro-institute-for-science-education/26061236)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, Dona Ana, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Asombro Institute for Science Education
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** pop-ups, trips-adventures, nonprofit, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Luminarias: Light Up the Desert ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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