• In Rhythm Fest 2026 Latin Dance Festival

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
    Barelasall agesDetails

    A three-day Latin dance festival spread across the NHCC campus, Fusion, and the Albuquerque Museum, anchored by Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra on Friday night and 30 workshops covering everything from Casino Salsa and Rumba to Kizomba and Latin Hip Hop. Friday's concert at the museum is a separate venue from the weekend's workshops and socials,...

  • Teatro Paraguas: Esperanza at NHCC Barelas

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
    BarelastheaterDetails

    Carlos Morton's Esperanza adapts the story of the 1951 Empire Zinc strike in Bayard, NM, where Mexican American miners' wives took over the picket line after the Taft-Hartley Act pushed the men off it, and sets that history to music with Teatro Paraguas doing the lifting. Salt of the Earth, the film this draws from,...

  • Gin & Jazz Night on Route 66 at Tractor Wells Park

    Tractor Brewing Wells Park
    DowntownjazzDetails

    Two acts share the bill here, starting with Bossa 66 at 5 pm and handing off to Jazz Traveler at 8 pm, which gives you a genuine evening arc rather than a single set and done. Tractor's Wells Park patio is one of the better outdoor listening situations on this stretch of Central when the...

  • Black Veil Brides Live on Route 66 at El Rey Downtown

    El Rey Theater
    DowntownrockTickets

    Black Veil Brides bring their Vindicatour US 2026 run to El Rey with a full four-band bill that includes Caskets, Archers, and Holy Wars. El Rey's floor gets genuinely packed for national touring acts at this level, so arriving close to doors rather than at headliner time is the difference between a good spot and...

  • Horror House Trivia

    Painted Lady Bed & Brew
    Wells Parkbar-gamesTickets

    Horror trivia at one of the more characterful spots on Central, a brewpub that actually has rooms upstairs, which gives the whole Brews and Boos series a faint gothic logic....

  • Y2K Cover Night at Marble Brewery

    Marble Brewery Downtown
    Downtowncover/tributeDetails

    Marble's Downtown taproom is hosting a cover night built around the Y2K era, which in practice means anything from Destiny's Child to Blink-182 depending on who shows up to play. The room has a long bar and decent floor space, so it works for dancing or just standing around feeling nostalgic with a pint. A...

  • Billy & Bella Live at Thirsty Eye

    Thirsty Eye Brewing Company
    live musicDetails

    Billy & Bella take the stage at Thirsty Eye Brewing Company for an evening show on the Central Avenue corridor. Thirsty Eye is a working brewery with a no-frills room...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Dinner Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    date nightTickets

    This is a seated dinner-format flamenco show in a room that was built for exactly this kind of performance, with a stage close enough that you feel the foot percussion...

  • Tablao Flamenco Friday Show

    Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque
    latinTickets

    Three dancers, a singer, and a guitarist perform traditional tablao flamenco in one of the few dedicated flamenco formats on the corridor. Hotel Albuquerque's performance space keeps the room small...

  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra at Old Town

    Albuquerque Museum
    Old Townlive musicTickets

    The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, a Grammy-winning nine-piece salsa dura outfit from New York, brings the kind of hard-bop Latin brass that doesn't get softened for festival crowds. The museum's outdoor...