Arts & Culture Upcoming Events
Shark and Ray Awareness Day
Jul 11, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM
Learn about sharks and rays at the Aquarium!
Zoo Music- Zach Person
Jul 11, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Enjoy an evening with food offerings throughout the ABQ BioPark Zoo and live music.
Second Saturday: Summer Open House
Jul 12, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Free event at Casa San Ysidro
Grand Rising First Peoples United
Jul 12, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Presented by FoxFire Indigenous Scholarship Foundation
Twilight Tour at the Zoo
Jul 15, 2025 from 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM
Experience the sights and sounds of the Zoo at twilight!
Garden Music- Son Como Son
Jul 17, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Surround yourself with the beauty of nature while listening to local, live music at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden.
Third Thursday: Light, Space and the Shape of Time
Jul 17, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Free night at the Museum
Steam Night at the Balloon Museum: Innovate!
Jul 19, 2025 from 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Join us for an exciting evening of science, technology, engineering, art, and math at the Balloon Museum!
Performance: not LOST but FOUND in TRANSLATION
Jul 20, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM
Free performance
Zoo Music- The Mother Hips
Jul 25, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Enjoy an evening with food offerings throughout the ABQ BioPark Zoo and live music.
Garden Music- Damian Wyldes
Jul 31, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Surround yourself with the beauty of nature while listening to local, live music at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden.
Westside Summerfest
Aug 02, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The final edition of the 2025 Summerfest Series!
Concert Series: Chatter at the Museum
Aug 07, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Arnold Schoenberg: String Quartet no. 2
Second Saturday: Anne Hillerman
Aug 09, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Free event at Casa San Ysidro
Macy Gray: On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour
Aug 12, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Presented by Lensic 360
Chatter at the Museum: Ernst Krenek, Erwin Schulhoff, and Erik Satie
Aug 14, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Free concert
Michael Martin Murphey's 50th Anniversary of Wildfire Concert
Aug 17, 2025 from 06:30 PM to 09:30 PM
Presented by Wildfire Productions Inc.
Opening Talk: Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910-1945
Aug 23, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Free event
Levi Platero and Chris Dracup: Funk of the West
Aug 23, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Presented by AMP Concerts
Chatter at the Museum: Alban Berg, Mátyás Seiber
Aug 28, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Free concert
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Magic & Moonlight Tour
Aug 28, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Presented by Lensic 360
Stop Making Sense Screening with Special Guest Jerry Harrison
Oct 12, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Presented by AMP Concerts
The Black Jacket Symphony Presents AC/DC's 'Back in Black'
Oct 20, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Emporium Presents
Romantic Guitar by Candlelight - Benise & Pavlo
Oct 26, 2025 from 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Presented by Spanish Guitar Entertainment
A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY
Nov 02, 2025 from 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Presented by AWR Music Productions, LLC
Live And Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney Featuring Tony Kishman
Jan 17, 2026 from 07:00 PM to 09:30 PM
Presented by Live And Let Die
Welcome To Night Vale: Murder Night in Blood Forest
Jan 26, 2026 from 07:30 PM to 09:30 PM
Presented by Lensic 360
39th Annual Run for the Zoo
May 03, 2026 from 07:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Run for the Zoo… and walk with us too!