Catalina cafe

06/17/2026

Feeling so grateful today. Catalina’s Café wouldn’t be what it is without the amazing customers and community who show up for us every single day. Your support, your smiles, your stories — they’re the heart of this place. Thank you for letting us be part of your mornings, your routines, and your celebrations. We are truly blessed. Thank you, Alamogordo.

06/16/2026

Happy New Mexico Day from your Catalina’s Café family — proudly rooted right here in the Land of Enchantment.
Today we celebrate the place we’re blessed to call home: a state older than the nation itself, where cultures intertwine, stories run deep, and the desert sky reminds us daily how magical New Mexico truly is.

From our 23 Native Nations, to our Spanish and Mexican heritage, to the frontier spirit that shaped our towns — New Mexico is a tapestry of history, resilience, and beauty.
And right here in Alamogordo, between the mountains and the gypsum dunes, we feel that pride every single day.

So raise a cup with us — to our home, our people, our chile, our sunsets, and our one‑of‑a‑kind New Mexico soul.

Happy New Mexico Day, neighbors.

06/16/2026

June tastes like lavender fields and cherry orchards at Catalina’s Café.
Our Lavender Cherry Special is made with Floren Family Farms’ fragrant lavender and the sweetest cherries from Nichols Ranch — just in time for their Father’s Day Cherry Festival.
Sip local, support local, and celebrate the season with us.
Learn more about Floren Family Farms and Nichols Ranch.

06/15/2026

Auditions for our Fall production of Disney's "Frozen" are coming up on July 21, 23, & 27! 😃
Did you know we offer a FREE "How to Audition" workshop for children aged 7 - 17 before auditions? The information is all in this flyer! 👇
We want to help you feel prepared! SEE YOU THERE! 🎶

06/15/2026

06/13/2026

Update:

Apricot picking starts Monday, we're watering them over weekend - they are just starting so you'll have to pick only the riper yellow ones - solid green will not ripen

Plenty of ripe large cherries 🍒 to pick this weekend!

Thursday, June 18th we will be closed for Cherry Festival 🍒 preparations and open up for the festival Friday, June 19th at 12 p.m.

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

Small business owners in Alamogordo and Ruidoso: Did you know that the SBDC at NMSUA offers free-of-charge, confidential business counseling to help with starting, managing, and growing your business? Appointments are available in both Alamogordo and Ruidoso. Please call for an appointment at 575-439-3660 or email [email protected]. You can also register online at https://nmsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/signup.

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

06/13/2026

Thank you to Catalina cafe for allowing me to put up some of my photography work! They’re smaller framed prints (5x7), but my art is out there and hopefully will catch some people eyes! Will eventually get some bigger prints made and framed and possibly be up there or other places! It’s always hard for me to choose what pics to get printed! Make sure and stop by and take a look at my photography and grab a coffee, smoothie or bagel there!

06/10/2026

We're only nine days out from the Seventh Annual Nichols Ranch Cherry Festival 🍒 😋

Our theme this year is an early celebration of American Independence and, of course, everything cherry🍒

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🍒Cherries
🍒Cherry Pie
🍒Cherry cider

Food Trucks 🍔🍗🌭
Runyan Ranch Petting Zoo 🐪🐮
Carnival Games 🎯
Arts/Crafts Vendors 🎨🖼🧶
Picacho Peak Brewing 🍻
Tularosa Distillery 🍸
Live music 🎸🎻🪕🎵🎶

⚠️ Because of hot weather and early ripening we may have a limited amount of u-pick cherries - we haven't made that decision yet but we have stockpiled pre-picked cherries so there will be no shortage. Also, ladders will be limited to the 12ft height level and waivers will have to be signed for orchard entry ⚠️

We will be closed Thursday, June 18th to prepare for festival opening.