El Paso-area venues are filling Father’s Day weekend with a run of events that start on June 13 and stretch through June 21, giving families a choice of brunch, a festival, a baseball game, bowling and a comedy show. The calendar lands just as Father’s Day weekend approaches on June 20-21, which is why the search for plans is coming up now.
The first date on the list is A Tale as Old as Time Dinner and Waltz at the Plaza Hotel on Saturday, June 13, from 4 to 7 p.m., with tickets priced at $85 for adults and $65 for children ages 2-8. That early start matters because it opens the holiday window before the busy weekend itself and gives readers a fixed night to plan around rather than a last-minute choice.
Ámbar Restaurante inside the Plaza Hotel will follow with a Father’s Day brunch on Sunday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults and children 13 and up will pay $65 each, children ages 6-12 will be charged $32.50, and children 5 and under are free. For households looking for something more affordable, Desert Strike Lanes on Fort Bliss is offering one free game for dads when accompanied by a paying child, plus a $15 combo that includes a one-topping pizza and a fountain drink pitcher.
The strongest draw on the list may be the 7th Annual Cherry Festival, because it runs for three straight days and gives families the broadest window to show up. Held at Nichols Ranch and Orchard, 236 Cottonwood Canyon Road in La Luz, N.M., it runs noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. General admission is $10 for adults, while children 11 and younger are free.
That kind of schedule also leaves room for the other Father’s Day options without forcing everyone into the same hour. The El Paso Chihuahuas will host Toy Story Night on Saturday, June 20, and the game ends with a Fireworks Spectacular. Rosa's Cantina is adding Happy Father's Day drink specials on Coors Light and Michelob Ultra Light buckets, Fireball, Jose Cuervo Gold and Kazis, along with a wing-and-fry platter.
One item on the lineup does not fit the holiday weekend itself, and that mismatch is part of the point. Gabriel "Fluffly" Iglesias and his 1976 Tour: A Fluffy Celebration is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 7 at the Plaza Theatre at 8 p.m., with general tickets ranging from $44 to $118 plus fees. It is not a June outing at all, but it still sits in the same local roundup because the list is doing double duty: it gives readers immediate Father’s Day plans and a later reminder that the calendar keeps going after the holiday is over.
For now, the clearest answer is that the most flexible and likely best-attended option is the Cherry Festival, simply because it offers the longest run, the lowest adult price and the widest age break. The next confirmed event is A Tale as Old as Time Dinner and Waltz on Saturday, June 13, and after that the weekend begins to stack up fast.
