More Than 5,000 Visit Lincoln for the return of Old Lincoln Days and “The Last Escape of Billy the Kid” 

The town of Lincoln came alive August 6-8 with the return of the Old Lincoln Days festival and “The Last Escape of Billy the Kid” pageant, allowing guests to experience history up close in one of the most legendary places in America. New Mexico Historic Sites, the Friends of Historic Lincoln, and the Last Escape of Billy the Kid Pageant Committee worked together to fill Lincoln Historic Site with re-enactments, local art and food vendors, historical lectures and tours, living history demonstrations, children’s activities, and other events.