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Celebrate the winter holidays with activities at the Las Cruces Museums. Learn about Kwanzaa and make a first fruits Kwanzaa candle with the Branigan Cultural Center. Catapult into Christmas with the Museum of Nature & Science. Create holiday crafts with the Museum of Art and Railroad Museum. Visit all four museums and receive a special holiday gift! The Branigan Cultural Center is celebrating Kwanzaa at the Winter Festival this year. Kwanzaa is an African-American winter celebration. The name comes from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanzaa" which means "first Fruits."

It' brunch time! Watch and learn how different species of animals eat, and what they eat. Animal Feedings take place in the gallery at the Museum of Nature and Science.