Events on Central

Leftover Soul has been holding down Friday nights longer than most of the bars that have opened and closed around it, and the vinyl-only rule isn't a gimmick, it's the...

Ivon Ulibarri and Café Mocha bring salsa y más to the museum's long-running outdoor summer series, now in its 35th year, which means the crowd already knows how to use the courtyard space. The sculpture garden fills up fast on warm Fridays, so arriving early gets you a decent sight line and room to actually...

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...

Grupo Super Verza plays live cumbia at Juno, with DJ Tony holding the floor between sets and after the band wraps. Juno is a small room, which means the dance floor fills fast and the sound hits you directly, not from across a warehouse. This one starts late, so arriving by 9 p.m. local is...

Disko Rumba is the cumbia night that has kept Downtown Albuquerque moving for long enough that people plan their weekends around it. Sister Bar's layout rewards actual dancing, with enough floor space that you're not just swaying in place between strangers. This one runs until the early hours, so factor that in before you commit...

A full-night Madonna dance party at one of Nob Hill's most reliably fun LGBTQ+ bars, running from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on a Saturday. The Social Club keeps its floor small and its crowd warm, which means this will feel like a house party with a good sound system rather than a club night....