Events for August 23, 2026

Rudolfo Anaya's New Mexico cornerstone gets a full stage treatment by the Vortex Theatre, running four days at the NHCC's Albuquerque Journal Theatre in a special limited seating configuration. That...

Unicorn Productions brings their burlesque and variety showcase to Launchpad, a room that has hosted everything from metal to comedy and handles late-night chaos better than most Downtown spots. The...

Albuquerque's drum and bass crew 505 Junglists takes over Insideout with a deep lineup spanning jungle, liquid funk, and straight-up bass weight, plus MCs Jaymo G and Luke's B holding...

Four of Albuquerque's own jungle and drum and bass selectors, Xblyssid, Pretty High, S.A.I.N.T, and Dumb and Based, share the decks while MCs Jayzo G and Lukey B hold the...

ATH is throwing a blackout-theme welcome back party at the El Rey to close out their welcome back week, which puts a few hundred people in all black inside one...

ATH is throwing its Welcome Back Week opener as a blackout theme party at El Rey, which means wear black or spend the night feeling underdressed. El Rey's main floor gets dark and loud in a way that actually suits a theme party, but the room is large enough that it never feels suffocating. Grab...

A 2000s throwback night at one of Nob Hill's most architecturally loaded rooms, co-presented by REKLEZ ENT and AM ENT. The Lobo's wide floor and decent sound system make it...

Triple-A Pacific Coast League ball, the Isotopes hosting Las Vegas on a Sunday evening in late August when the heat has usually started to break and the upper deck becomes genuinely pleasant. Isotopes Park sits right on the corridor and draws a crowd that runs from serious baseball people to families who are mostly there...

Benny Bassett brings his bass-forward sound to the food hall stage at Sawmill Market, one of the more eclectic live music settings on the corridor. The room is open and airy, which means the crowd noise competes with the mix, so arriving early to grab a spot close to the stage pays off. Admission details...

Gaia's Door Girls are turning the front of this Central Ave kava bar into a full elote operation for an afternoon, with Coco's Clothing Swap rolling in racks and Bruja Beauty LLC doing looks alongside. This kind of low-key popup lives and dies by turnout, and Gaia's has a genuinely loyal UNM-adjacent crowd that tends...

This is tablao-format flamenco, meaning the performers work close, the room is small, and the interaction between dancer, singer, and guitarist is the whole point. Specific artists are listed as...

Jordan Jonas brings his paranormal storytelling to Painted Lady's Brews & Boos series, a recurring late-night event that leans harder into atmosphere than your average bar talk. Painted Lady's intimate rooms make this kind of thing work better than it has any right to, so sitting close is worth arriving early for. Midnight start time...

Gaia's Kava Root kicks off UNM Welcome Week with a jersey party, the kind of night that draws every freshman who just moved into the dorms and every upperclassman who never misses an excuse. The kava bar format means the drink situation is different from your standard bar crawl stop, which is either a selling...

Gaia's Kava Root is running a no-strings clothing swap the Sunday before the school year picks up, with drop-offs accepted at the shop all week prior so you don't have...

Kappa Sigma and Riot Entertainment take over Gaia's Kava Root for a welcome-back-to-campus party built around one dress code requirement: wear a jersey. Gaia's is a kava bar by default,...

A dress-theme party at Gaia's Kava Root where the ask is simple: wear a jersey, any jersey, and show up. Gaia's is a kava bar, so the vibe skews more...

A ticketed late-night party at Gaia's Kava Root, the kava and kratom bar that draws a crowd running the full UNM-area spectrum from grad students to night owls. The 11...