Events on Central

Fit To Burn is throwing a proper CD release party at Launchpad, backed by five other local acts and a DJ set from Gamma Ray to keep the room moving...

This is a comedy debate show where being wrong is apparently the whole point, staged in The Box Annex, the smaller sibling space to one of Downtown's more reliably weird venues. The format rewards the crowd as much as the performers, so sitting close and being willing to participate will get you more out of...

Two Albuquerque party crews, Lucid and Riot, are throwing a Halloween party in the middle of summer at one of Central Avenue's most reliably fun rooms. El Rey's layout rewards costume effort, with enough floor space to actually move and enough dark corners to disappear if you need to. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...

Late-night long-form improv from the Improv Theatre troupe, running about 45 minutes in one of the more intimate black-box rooms on Central. The Box keeps sight lines honest from every seat, so there's nowhere for a weak scene to hide, which tends to sharpen the performers. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them...

Three days of live tattooing, artist showcases, competitions, and music spread across the Convention Center on Central. Floor conventions like this are where you find regional artists whose waitlists you actually have a shot at joining, which makes it worth attending even if you're not sitting for work this weekend. Parking in the adjacent garage...

The NM Marimba Band brings its full percussion setup to the Old Town Gazebo for a free two-hour afternoon set on a Saturday in July. The gazebo's open-air setup means sound carries well into the plaza, so you can spread a blanket on the grass and still catch every note. Parking near Old Town fills...

Gigi Bella launches her debut collection at Launchpad with seven of the city's working poets sharing the stage: Damien Flores, Jessica Helen Lopez, Zachary Kluckman, Kristin Patton, Marcial Delgado, Katrina Kaye, and Brando Kentreles. Launchpad is a rock room first, which means the sightlines and acoustics work differently than a bookstore or library, so arriving...

RJ Perez brings his acoustic set to Sawmill Market's interior stage for a Saturday afternoon slot that runs two hours. The food hall format means you can grab a bite...

Dezert Penguinz bring their Albuquerque desert-rock sound to Marble's downtown taproom on a Saturday afternoon, which puts this squarely in day-drinking-with-a-soundtrack territory. The outdoor patio at this location handles heat...

Two quarterfinal matches back to back, one on the theater's main screen and every other feed running across 15 screens including a four-panel video wall inside the Sports Lounge at...