Open Space Events

Bosque Wild Guided Hike the First Saturday of Every Month

Sep 06, 2025 from 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Come join the Open Space Nature Guides and Trail Watch Volunteer Stewards on an adventure into one of the gems of Albuquerque’s Open Spaces on the first Saturday of every month!

Discovery Day: Nature's Superpowers (ages 0-6)

Aug 27, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM — South Valley Library —

Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.

Discovery Day: Nature's Superpowers (ages 0-6)

Aug 28, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM — Erna Fergusson Library —

Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.

Family Nature Club: Exploring Elena (all ages)

Aug 30, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Elena Gallegos Open Space —

Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.

Discovery Day: Nature's Superpowers (ages 0-6)

Sep 03, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM — South Broadway Library —

Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.

Birdwatching 101: A Beginner’s Guide (18 +)

Sep 05, 2025 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM — Juan Tabo Public Library —

Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities including hiking, map and compass, birding, mountain biking, and more.

Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Rock Climb (ages 18+)

Sep 06, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Route 66 Open Space —

Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities.

Open Space Visitor Center arts and craft Fair!

Sep 06, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join us as we celebrate creativity, culture, and community at our Arts & Craft Fair!

Home Composting Basics

Sep 06, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join us for this FREE class for all ages! The class will cover the science, art, materials, methods and benefits of home composting.

Discovery Day: Nature's Superpowers (ages 0-6)

Sep 11, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Lomas Tramway Library —

Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.

Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch

Sep 13, 2025 from 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM — Embudo Trailhead —

Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.

Kid's Nature Poetry

Sep 13, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join us for this Free community event!

Discovery Day: Nature's Superpowers (ages 0-6)

Sep 17, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Cherry Hills Library —

Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.

Birdwatching 101: A Beginner’s Guide (18 +)

Sep 19, 2025 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM — Rudolfo Anaya North Valley Public Library —

Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities including hiking, map and compass, birding, mountain biking, and more.

Family Nature Club: In a Flash (all ages)

Sep 20, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Tingley Beach —

Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.

Hispanic Heritage Celebration- "Celebrating our past, empowering tomorrow's brilliance"

Sep 20, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join the Open Space Visitor Center for this FREE community event!

Foothills Wild Guided Hike

Sep 21, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM — Elena Gallegos, —

Come learn about the local flora and fauna in the Sandia Mountains.

Birdwatching 101: A Beginner’s Guide (18 +)

Sep 25, 2025 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM — Tony Hillerman Public Library —

Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities including hiking, map and compass, birding, mountain biking, and more.

Discovery Day: Nature's Superpowers (ages 0-6)

Sep 26, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM — Central & Unser Library —

Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.

Sharing Our Open Spaces and Trails

Sep 27, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Embudo Trailhead —

Join the Open Space Division to explore Leave No Trace principles, trail etiquette, wilderness safety, fire awareness, and responsible e-bike use in Albuquerque's Open Space areas.

Cold and Flu Tincture Workshop with Dara Saville

Sep 27, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join us for this free workshop! You will learn how tincturing, herbalists can extract the medicinal properties of the plant along with many other beneficial components like vitamins, minerals, and several unknown properties, that may actually help boost the body's immune system and naturally prevent toxic side effects. Modern pharmacologists isolate only a plant's primary medicinal constituent to synthesize for drug manufacturing, which can sometimes cause unexpected side effects. Dara teaches you to gain only the properties needed.

Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch

Oct 04, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM — Piedra Lisa Canyon Trailhead —

Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.

Bucket Composting with Bokashi

Oct 04, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join us for this FREE composting class for all ages!

Family Nature Club: Valuable Volunteering (all ages)

Oct 18, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Tingley Beach —

Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.

Foothills Wild Guided Hike

Oct 19, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM — Elena Gallegos, —

Come learn about the local flora and fauna in the Sandia Mountains.

Now Accepting 2026 Gallery Applications – Open Space Visitor Center

Oct 31, 2025 — Open Space Visitor Center —

We are excited to announce that the Open Space Visitor Center is now accepting gallery applications for the 2026 calendar year!

Family Nature Club: Magnificent Migration (all ages)

Nov 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Open Space Visitor Center —

Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.