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Albuquerque Culture

Annual Extravaganzas

Albuquerque and the surrounding area are full of wonderful events every year! These events draw in people from around the world to experience what makes New Mexico Special! You will be mesmerized by the tranquil takeover of Hot Air Balloons in October. You will be whimsically brought to your childhood by the river of lights at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens around the winter holidays! You will soak up the sun during our many beer, wine, coffee, and chocolate festivals supporting our local small businesses throughout the year! There are many more Annual events that Albuquerque has to offer.

Head over to our annual events page for more information!

Monthly Events

Albuquerque is full of family friendly events every month! We have many fantastic sport teams including New Mexico United (Soccer), The Isotopes (Baseball), the UNM Lobos, and the New Mexico Ice Wolves (Hockey). We also have lots of great community events happening at Expo New Mexico, the Convention Center and Downtown! Albuquerque boasts many venues for concerts and has great events coming every weekend. We have several fantastic farmers markets all over the greater Albuquerque Area.

There are many things going on around the city go to our Monthly Events page to find out more!

Daily Activites

Every day in Albuquerque there are things to go do and experience. If you like the outdoors you can visit one of Albuquerque’s 290 parks, play golf at one of 10 golf courses, or experience the Sandia Mountains many hiking trails or ride the Tram Car all the way to the top! Albuquerque cuisine is delicious, with over 400 restaurants there is always something new to try!