Heights Summerfest

Experience a tradition!

Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 5-10 p.m. | North Domingo Baca Park

Celebrate warm weather and outdoor fun at the first Albuquerque Summerfest of 2026—a free community event you won’t want to miss! Enjoy browsing handmade goods in The Shops, savor freshly made cuisine from local food trucks in the Food Court, and cool off with local libations in The Cantina. There’s something for everyone, with free kids’ activities and live performances. It’s everything you love about our city all in one place!

Stage Entertainment

A lively band holding a variety of instruments playing a concert outside on the street.

8:30 Doctor Nativo - Headlining Act - Reggae/Cumbia/Hip-Hop

Doctor Nativo is one of Central America's most prominent talents. His music is contagious and explosive, containing a profound message, linking the ancestral with the contemporary, reimagining and remixing traditional rhythms with socially conscious lyrics that celebrate resistance and grassroots empowerment over a powerful sound combining reggae, cumbia, hip-hop, and pre-Hispanic instruments. The Doctor's new project is a powerful alliance of cultures, combining his signature Reggae-Kumbia with his comrades from Mexico, Belize, and Guatemaya. His music is a celebration of diversity and a call to social awareness, a party with a purpose.

Local Talent

Experience a lineup of talent bringing music, energy, and fun to the stage.

7 pm - ABBAquerque - Tribute Band

Dust off your bell bottoms and feed the goldfish in your platforms! Albuquerque’s premier ABBA tribute band is dripping with glitter and fabulous, gold‑lined sonic joy that will make you the dancing queen.

6 pm - Keeping Up With the Joneses - Funk/ Soul

Keeping up With the Jones Band

Experience Keeping Up With the Joneses as they deliver their unique blend of Earth Tone Music, mixing earthy percussion with funky melodies and soulful vocals that light up the night.

5 pm - The Fabulous Martini-Tones - Surf Rock

The Fabulous Martini Tones - Band

This Albuquerque surf‑rock band fuses California surf, western noir, psychedelic jazz, Bossa Nova, and spy‑movie themes into a sound that’s both retro and refreshingly original. Expect a mix of new creations and nostalgic echoes.

Kids' Activities

Heights Summerfest is fun for the whole family with a variety of free kids’ activities. Play inflatables games, scale a 25‑foot climbing wall, and enjoy free face painting. The Park also features a playground, a splash pad, and a skate park with quarter pipes, ramps, ledges, rails, steep banks, and a 5‑foot metal half pipe for skaters of all levels.

Westside Summerfest Climbing Wall 2023 Westside Summerfest 7

The Cantina

Local breweries, distilleries, and wineries are bringing their award-winning creations to The Cantina. Enjoy the signature drinks from vendors including La Cumbre Brewing Co., Safe House Distilling Co., Canteen Brewhouse, As Above So Below, Boxing Bear Brewing Co., Brew Lab 101 & Cider Co., Left Turn Inc., Hollow Spirits Distillery, Tractor Brewing, Sidetrack Brewing Co., Sheehan Winery, Beer Creek Brewing Co., Mystic Ambrosia Mead, One Distillery, Rolling Still Distillery and Outpost 1706.

Heights Summerfest The Cantina

Food Trucks

Order freshly made cuisine from local food trucks serving a variety of food. Bring your appetite and have a picnic in the park.

The Shops

Local businesses with handmade products are featured in The Shops. Each artisan booth offers unique handcrafted items from art to home goods, clothing to jewelry, and more! Shopping local in one place has never been easier.

Getting There

North Domingo Baca Park is located at 7521 Carmel Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 one block north of Paseo del Norte between Louisiana Blvd and Wyoming Blvd. See Map.

Parking

Guests are welcome to park at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. Free parking is available at La Cueva High School with free shuttles taking event-goers from La Cueva High School to North Domingo Baca Park from 4 pm until 10:30 pm. All shuttles are ADA accessible. Street parking is allowed, however, please abide by all posted parking signs and respect of the neighborhood.