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    DowntownDJ set

    International Thursdays at Bourbon & Boots

    Bourbon & Boots runs its weekly International Thursdays late into the night, with a DJ format built around a rotating…

    7:00 pm Bourbon & Boots Details

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    Downtownlive music

    Bands of Enchantment at KiMo Theatre

    Cure For Paranoia takes the KiMo Theatre stage for Bands of Enchantment, a late-night show that wraps up around 11…

    8:00 pm Kimo Theatre Tickets

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    Downtownpunk

    Four-Band Punk Night at Launchpad

    Four bands, one night at Launchpad, with Bethany Home headlining a bill that also features The Tewa, San Paola, and…

    9:00 pm Launchpad Tickets

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  • Foxtide at Launchpad, Downtown Route 66 Show

    Launchpad
    DowntowncorridorTickets

    Foxtide takes the stage at Launchpad, one of the few rooms on Central that still books with genuine curatorial instinct. The show runs late, starting around 8 or 9 PM...

  • Albert Castiglia Live on Route 66 at FUSION 708

    FUSION | 708
    DowntownbluesTickets

    Albert Castiglia plays the kind of blues that doesn't sit still, built on years of touring with Junior Wells and a catalog that keeps getting harder and less polite. FUSION...

  • Isotopes vs. Aviators Baseball

    Isotopes Park
    UNM AreacasualTickets

    Triple-A baseball between the Albuquerque Isotopes and the Las Vegas Aviators, played under the lights at one of the best minor league parks in the Southwest. Isotopes Park sits right...

  • Adults-Only Night Walks at ABQ BioPark

    ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
    Old Towndate nightTickets

    The Botanic Garden runs a 90-minute after-hours walk through the grounds once the families have cleared out, which is a genuinely different experience from the daytime version. The start time...

  • Bass Queens Open Decks Night

    Gaia's Kava Root
    UNM AreaDJ setFreeDetails

    Every Tuesday night, Bass Queens opens the decks at Gaia's Kava Root to anyone who wants to play, from road-tested selectors to people still figuring out their gain staging. The...

  • Isotopes vs. Las Vegas Aviators

    Isotopes Park
    UNM Areaall agesTickets

    The Isotopes host the Las Vegas Aviators for a Thursday night game at Isotopes Park, the triple-A ballpark sitting right on Central Avenue in the UNM corridor. The start time...

  • Bless Me, Ultima at NHCC

    NHCC National Hispanic Cultural Center
    BarelasculturalDetails

    Rudolfo Anaya's New Mexico cornerstone gets a full stage treatment by the Vortex Theatre, running four days at the NHCC's Albuquerque Journal Theatre in a special limited seating configuration. That...

  • Isotopes vs. Las Vegas Aviators

    Isotopes Park
    UNM Areafamily friendlyTickets

    The Isotopes, Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, take on the Las Vegas Aviators in an evening Pacific Coast League game at the ballpark sitting right on Central. Isotopes Park has some of...

  • Hatebreed Live on Route 66 at El Rey Downtown

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownhigh energyTickets

    Hatebreed has been one of the most consistent live acts in hardcore for nearly three decades, and their set is built around crowd participation in a way that actually means it. El Rey's floor is general admission and gets tight fast for a bill like this, so arriving early matters more than it usually would....

  • Hatebreed Summer Slaughter Tour 2026

    El Rey Theater
    Downtownhigh energyTickets

    Six bands of hardcore and death metal anchored by Hatebreed, whose live show has been a reliable demolition derby for nearly three decades, with Terror and Incantation doing serious damage in the supporting slots. El Rey's room is compact enough that even the back wall is in the pit's splash zone, so plan accordingly. Doors...