Events on Central

Mr. AfterHours Presents brings the WHF 360° series to Effex for a Murphy's Law night, which in after-hours DJ culture means the format bends to wherever the energy goes rather...

Long-form improv at The Box means no sketch templates, no safety net, just a troupe building something from nothing in real time over a sustained run. The Box keeps its house tight, so you'll be close enough to see the performers' faces when a scene goes somewhere nobody planned. A ticket link exists, so grab...

Gaia's Kava Root is throwing a late-night hip-hop dance party built around the universal experience of romantic self-destruction, with doors opening at 2 AM and no pretense of wrapping up early. The kava bar format means you can keep the night going without a liquor license complicating things, which is part of why this spot...

This is a proper afterparty, kicking off at 8:30 a.m. and running until 11, so read that correctly: the night rolls straight into morning after CrankDat wraps. Luna Kava Root is a kava bar, not a liquor bar, which actually makes a late-night-turned-early-morning crowd more functional than you might expect. Tickets are through Hold My...

Five bands, one ticket, and a building that has been standing on this stretch of Central since 1938: the Lobo turns 88 with a full-day run featuring Whole Lot of...

Vohn Vocs takes the stage at Sawmill Market for a late-night set in the heart of the Sawmill neighborhood. The food hall setting means you can grab a drink from...

Juanita takes the stage at Thirsty Eye Brewing Company for a Saturday evening set on the corridor. Thirsty Eye is a compact taproom where the bar and the stage share...

New Mexico United brings USL Championship soccer to the stadium that sits right on the Central Avenue corridor, this time against FC Tulsa in what the standings will likely make...