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Wagon Mound Bean Day Celebration

The historic event of Bean Day began in 1909 when Higinio Gonzalez and his crew cooked up a pot of beans in wash boilers behind the school house for what was then called the “Mora County Farmers Harvest Jubilee”. The following year, the name “Bean Day” was born to honor the crop that was once staple of the local farming economy. In those days, Wagon Mound was a major center for the production of pinto beans.

Presently, the event kicks off Friday evening at the Wagon Mound Firehouse with a bean-cleaning party to remove rocks and dirt from the dried beans hauled down from Colorado. The 300 lbs. of beans and 800 lbs. of meat are cooked under the ground in a pit that has been dug at the rodeo grounds. The pit is filled with wood and charcoal and burned all afternoon. At dusk, the beef and beans are placed in the pit, supports and metal are placed over the pit and covered with dirt. In the morning, the pit is uncovered, the temperature of the meat is checked, the feast unearthed and taken to the village park for a free giant outdoor meal of 1,500 or more meals.

Schedule of Events
EVENT
TIME
LOCATION
Friday – August 31st
Bean Cleaning Party
6pm
Firehouse
Fundraisesr Dinner
6:30pm
Firehouse
Street Dance
7-11pm
Firehouse
Saturday – September 1st
Street Vendors
All Day
Railroad Avenue
Veterans Memorial Service
9am
Veterans Memorial Park
Car & Truck Show
11:30am
Railroad Avenue
Rodeo
2pm
Rodeo Grounds
Dance
8pm
WMHS Old Gymnasium
Sunday – September 2nd
Street Vendors
All Day
Railroad Avenue
Breakfast
8am
Firehouse
Amateur Horseshoe Tournament
10am
Railroad Avenue
Mud Bog Races
11am
S. Catron Avenue
Rodeo
2pm
Rodeo Grounds
Dance
8pm
WMHS Old Gymnasium
Monday – September 3rd
Street Vendors
All Day
Railroad Avenue
Wonders on Wheels
All Day
Railroad Avenue
Gun Fighter Show
8:45am
Railroad Avenue
Parade
9:30am
Railroad Avenue
Street Races
Following Parade
Railroad Avenue
Free BBQ
12 noon
Railroad Avenue
Gun Fighter Show
12:30pm
Railroad Avenue
Music in the Park
12 noon – 3pm
Park
Bingo
1pm
Santa Clara Parish Hall
Rodeo
2pm
Rodeo Grounds

1 comment to Wagon Mound Bean Day Celebration

  • Casilda Romero Gonzales

    Higinio Gonzales was my father’s Paternal Grandfather. I would LOVE to be a oart of Wagonmound’s Bean Day celebration. Grandpa Higinio had a son named Teodoso, who was My Dad’s father.

    Thank you,

    Casilda Romero Gonzales

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