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Suffolk's long-running symphonic black metal institution comes to Central Avenue the night before Halloween, which is either obvious or perfect depending on your tolerance for thematic coincidence. The Sunshine's floor gets loud and close for heavy shows, so if you want breathing room, arrive early and find your spot before the room fills. Tickets are...
The 1986 film plays on screen while a live orchestra performs the full score underneath it, Bowie songs and all, on Halloween night at one of the most theatrical rooms in New Mexico. The KiMo's 1927 Pueblo Deco interior is already a lot to take in, and a crowd dressed for Halloween watching David Bowie...
TourABQ's Halloween pedaler crawl puts a pack of costumed riders on a guided multi-stop bar route through the city on the night itself. The party bike format means you're moving between bars as a group, so this works best if you commit to the whole ride rather than planning to peel off early. Tickets are...
A seated tablao flamenco performance inside Hotel Albuquerque, one of the few venues in the Southwest running this format with any regularity. The specific cast is still TBD at listing...
The 1986 Bowie-and-Muppets fantasy film screens at the KiMo with a live orchestra playing the score, which means you hear Trevor Jones and David Bowie's songs the way a theater...
Six local acts, six full-set tributes, one Halloween night: the lineup runs from Neutral Milk Hotel to Kataklysm, which tells you this is less a genre show than a chaos...
The Guild's fourteenth year running Rocky Horror on Halloween night, which at this point makes it less a screening and more a Central Avenue institution. The audience participation here runs...
The Lobo Sports Vault takes over a room inside the Historic Lobo Theater for a full afternoon of NCAA football, with a buffet running 11 AM to 2 PM and...
The Deal, Albuquerque's Grateful Dead tribute act, wraps their three-show 2026 Lobo run on Halloween night with a set pulling from the full Dead catalog, long jams included. This is the third and final Lobo date of the year, which tends to mean the band arrives with something to prove, and a 550-person room full...