Las Cruces High School mariachis, chile eating contests and a chile queen coronation—put them together, and you’ve got a whole lot of small-town Southern New Mexico charm. The Hatch Chile Festival turns 38 on Saturday and Sunday at the Hatch Municipal Airport (due south on I-25, then one mile west of Hatch on Hwy. 26). Admission is $10 per carload, and don’t forget to bring a cooler for all that roasted green stuff.