Pickamania Acoustic Music Festival 2026
A project of the non-profit Sierra County Arts Council (SCAC), Pickamania features a talented line-up of musicians performing at the outdoor pavilion at the Black Range Lodge in Kingston, New Mexico. Your support helps the SCAC volunteers bring live music to Sierra County.
Kingston is surrounded by the Gila National Forest, where there is free primitive camping. There is also a small, free USFS campground near the Percha Creek just east of Kingston, and an RV park in the nearby town of Hillsboro, which also has a park with free camping.
The outdoor pavilion and shady landscape at the Black Range Lodge offer a pleasant environment for music and mingling. Food and apple pie are available, with Black Range Vineyards providing wine and beer for purchase throughout the festival. blackrangevineyards.com
Since 2017 Pickamania has been held in the mountain community of Kingston, once a rich silver mining town, now a quiet hamlet surrounded by the Gila National Forest, about 30 minutes west of I-25. Come earlier on Saturday for a tour of the Kingston Ghost Town Museum (10am – 3pm) and an art exhibit at the Historic Percha Bank (10am – 2pm). Fresh-picked organic apples and fresh squeezed apple cider will also be for sale at the Kingston orchard.
The event is presented by the Sierra County Arts Council (SCAC) and advance tickets are available at their website, www.sierracountyarts.org. The SCAC is supported by a grant from New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information call the Black Range Lodge at 575-895-5652, or visit www.blackrangelodge.com.
