Events for October 17, 2026

Launchpad's annual Halloween cover band run is exactly what it sounds like: a stretch of October nights where different acts take the stage as someone else entirely, costumes and all....

Chamber Music Albuquerque's full 2026-27 concert season, bought in one subscription, spanning six performances at Simms Auditorium on Central Avenue from October through June. Simms is a genuinely good room...

A full afternoon-into-evening film program presented by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Albuquerque Lodge, now in its tenth year at South Broadway Cultural Center on the corridor. That tenure matters:...

The Lobo Sports Vault takes over one of the most storied rooms on Central for a full Saturday of college football, with a buffet running through the early afternoon and...

Disney's Broadway adaptation of Beauty and the Beast comes through on a full touring production, with the live orchestra, elaborate set pieces, and costume design that make this one of...

Three acts spanning ABQ's own musical geography share a stage to mark six decades of the city's most eclectic public radio station. The Museum Amphitheater sits open to the sky, so October nights here can drop fast once the sun goes, and this one runs until 10:30 p.m. Layers are the move.

Two catalogs, one night: a live tribute act works through the full sweep of both Prince and Michael Jackson, with a Halloween costume contest and themed decor folded into what is essentially a late-night dance event. The Lobo is a genuine theater with a real stage and multiple bars, so the room has more breathing...

A full Broadway touring production of Beauty and the Beast comes to Popejoy Hall, one of the better mid-sized theater rooms in the Southwest for this kind of show. Popejoy's acoustics are genuinely good and the sightlines hold up even from the upper sections, so there's less of a bad seat problem than you'd expect...

Twiztid, the Detroit horror-rap duo who have been working the Psychopathic Records circuit since the late 90s, headline El Rey with Albuquerque's Buffalo Farm opening. El Rey is a long room with a solid sound system and a stage that rewards acts who actually perform rather than just stand there, and Twiztid leans hard into...

Nekrogoblikon's whole thing is costumed goblin characters, legitimately technical melodic death metal, and a crowd that laughs and headbangs in equal measure. Aborted is no warm-up act, they've been one of the more consistent names in brutal death metal for over two decades, so showing up late means missing something real. Sunshine's general admission floor...

A seated tablao-format flamenco show at Hotel Albuquerque, with live guitar, cante, and baile performed in close quarters where you can hear the footwork on the wood. The Old Town-edge location puts this squarely on the corridor, and the room is small enough that there is no bad seat, which matters more for flamenco than...

Night six of Launchpad's annual Halloween cover band marathon, running late into a Saturday night on the corridor. By this point in the series the crowds know the drill and the energy in that room tends to be loose and committed in equal measure. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so sort that before you...

Five years in, Bobble Head Entertainment and the Rhythm Room are marking the R&B Experience anniversary with RL of Next pulling double duty as host and performer, running through a set of recognizable hits. The event runs from late Saturday into Sunday morning, so this is a proper late-night situation, plan accordingly and sleep in...

Four metal acts covering a lot of ground: goblin-themed melodic death from Nekrogoblikon, brutal death metal from Belgium's Aborted, deathcore from Signs of the Swarm, and Party Cannon bringing the absurdist slam. Sunshine Theater's floor holds a crowd well for this kind of show, and the stage sight lines are good even when it fills...

Twiztid, the Detroit horrorcore duo with a loyal Juggalo-adjacent fanbase, rolls into El Rey on the Certified Psychos Tour with three local and regional openers padding out a full night. El Rey's standing room floor gets loud and packed for shows like this, so arrive with enough time to actually find your footing before the...