Events on Central

Flow Motion Co. takes over Juno for a late-night rave built around fire performance, gogo dancers, a live DJ, and local vendors working the floor. Juno's layout puts you close...

Team Havana brings salsa and more to the Albuquerque Museum's long-running outdoor concert series, now in its 35th year of Friday nights under the sky in Old Town. The museum courtyard is a genuinely good room for this, open air with enough space to actually dance rather than just shuffle near your chair. Admission details...

Improv Theatre takes the stage at The Box for an hour of live, unscripted comedy on a Saturday night on Central. The Box is a small black-box room, which means there is no bad seat but also no hiding from the performers if they pull someone from the audience. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket,...

Three acts share the Moonlight Lounge stage for a late-night run that goes until 6 a.m., with DJ Ren holding the room between Cathedral Bells and headliner Haunt Me. This is a genuine overnight show, not a late start, so plan accordingly and know that Downtown Central at that hour has its own particular energy....

Adobe Disco is a ticketed late-night dance event at Insideout, running from 9 PM to 1 AM on a Friday night in Downtown Albuquerque. Insideout is one of the few...

This is long-form improv, which means no sketch scripts, no safety net, just a ensemble building a full narrative arc in real time from an audience suggestion. The Box is a dedicated performance space rather than a bar with a back room, so the sightlines are good and the crowd tends to actually pay attention....

Innovative Dance Company's student recital takes over the Albuquerque Journal Theatre at NHCC, with young dancers performing a mixed program that spans skill levels and styles. The Journal Theatre is a proper proscenium house with real sightlines and good acoustics, which makes a meaningful difference for a recital compared to a school gymnasium or black-box...

RJ Perez brings his singer-songwriter set to Sawmill Market's central hall, which means you'll be hearing original music inside one of the more acoustically unpredictable food-hall spaces on the corridor. The ambient noise from the surrounding vendors and foot traffic is real, so arriving early to grab a spot closer to the performance area makes...