Open Space Community Events
2023 Nature Festivals & Block Party
Celebrate nature right in your neighborhood with these completely free events!
Join us for an all-ages, family-friendly, festival including: live music, storytelling, nature-themed carnivale performers, hands-on activities, games, show-n-tell with urban wild birds, Esperanza bike repair clinic (bring your bike), paletas, home resources, on-site language interpreters, and more!
Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00pm
April 22 – Earth Day
Tower Pond Park
601 86th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121
Special Performance Schedule:
10:15am to 10:45am - Storytelling with Michelle Adam
10:45am to 11:30am - Live Music by NM Marimba Band
11:30am to 12:00pm - Conservation Carnivale Performance
12:00pm to 12:45pm - Live Music by NM Marimba Band
May 20 – Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Wilson Park
6000 Anderson Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Special Performance Schedule:
10:15am to 10:45am - Storytelling with Liz Mangual
11:00am to 11:30am - Conservation Carnivale Performance
11:45am to 12:45pm - Live Music with Ka La Kapu (Polynesian Dance Group)
September 23 – Public Lands Day & Latino Heritage Month (Sep 15 – Oct 15)
Wilson Park
6000 Anderson Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Special Performance Schedule:
10:15am to 10:45am - Storytelling with Michelle Adam
11:00am to 11:30am - Conservation Carnivale Performance
11:45am to 12:45pm - Live Music (To Be Announced Soon)
Oct 14 – Latino Heritage Month (Sep 15 – Oct 15)
Tower Pond Park
601 86th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121
Special Performance Schedule:
10:15am to 10:45am - Storytelling with Michelle Adam
11:00am to 11:30am - Conservation Carnivale Performance
11:45am to 12:45pm - Live Music (To Be Announced Soon)
Nature Festival Community Partners:
Esperanza Bicycle Safety & Education Center | Keep Albuquerque Beautiful | Rock Your Body Face & Body Art | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico | Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District | Friends of Valle de Oro- ABQ Backyard Refuge Program | Hawks Aloft | Michelle Adam- Bilingual Storyteller | Conservation Carnivale | We Grow Eco | AMP Concerts | Naomi Todd-Reyes LLC: On-site Language Interpretation | PopFizz Paletas Food Truck
2023 Neighborhood Open Space: Community Concerts
Join us for a totally free all ages, family-friendly evening event highlighting great musical artists and performers. Bring a chair or blanket, picnic dinner, and enjoy free entertainment, paletas, face painting, bosque traveling exhibit truck, rock climbing wall, hands-on nature activity, and incredible views of your public lands under the light of the setting sun.
Saturday from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
May 13 (Mother’s Day Weekend)
Los Poblanos Fields Open Space
1701 Montaño Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
Performance Schedule:
6:00pm - Doors Open (popsicles, hands-on activities, rock climbing wall, and face painting are all available)
6:30pm to 7:00pm - Conservation Carnivale Performance
7:15pm to 8:15pm - Live Music with Chill House Band featuring Hillary Smith
June 17 (Father’s Day Weekend)
Los Poblanos Fields Open Space
1701 Montaño Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
Performance Schedule:
6:00pm - Doors Open (popsicles, hands-on activities, rock climbing wall, and face painting are all available)
6:30pm to 7:00pm - Conservation Carnivale Performance
7:15pm to 8:15pm - Live Music with Side Montero
July 29 Tijeras BioZone Education Center Open Space
15600 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123
Performance Schedule:
6:00pm - Doors Open (popsicles, hands-on activities, rock climbing wall, and face painting are all available)
6:30pm to 7:00pm - Conservation Carnivale Performance
7:15pm to 8:15pm - Live Music with JD Nash and the Rash of Cash
August 26 Tijeras BioZone Education Center Open Space
15600 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123
Performance Schedule:
6:00pm - Doors Open (popsicles, hands-on activities, rock climbing wall, and face painting are all available)
6:30pm to 7:00pm - Conservation Carnivale Performance
7:15pm to 8:15pm - Live Music with Jimmy Climbs
Neighborhood Open Space Community Concert Partners
Parks & Recreation Outdoor Rock Climbing Wall | Rio Grande Community Farm | Conservation Carnivale | AMP Concerts | PopFizz Paletas | Rock Your Body Face & Body Art
For detailed information about the musical guests and performances at Neighborhood Nature Festivals or Concerts, visit our partners at:
AMP Concerts/OpenSpace
2023 City Nature Challenge: Community Science in Your Neighborhood and Beyond
City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an international effort to find and document plants and wildlife in cities around the world. CNC Albuquerque focuses on the Middle Rio Grande Valley and includes observations made in Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia counties. The Open Space Division offers a variety of events for all ages during the event. To learn more about CNC visit City Nature Challenge and iNaturalist
April 28 - May 1, 2023 Public Events with Open Space Division
April 28 – PNM Piedras Marcadas Canyon: Guided Hike, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
You’re invited to participate in a guided hike with educators from Open Space Division and Petroglyph National Monument to explore our local plants and animals on the Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail. Enjoy a beautiful sunset surrounded by all the West Mesa ecosystem has to offer.
April 29 – Elena Gallegos Open Space: Guided Hike, 1:30pm to 3:30pm
You’re invited to participate in a guided hike with educators from Open Space Division to explore our local plants and animals at the Elena Gallegos Nature Trail. This area offers amazing views of the Sandia Mountains while we hike the pinion-juniper habitat of this native landscape treasure.
April 29 – Open Space Visitor Center: Discovery Day Program, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
April 30 – Tingley Beach Bosque Open Space: Guided Hike, 10:00am to 12:00pm
You’re invited to participate in a guided walk with educators from Open Space Division to explore our local plants and animals at Tingley Beach Open Space. This event is in an ADA and stroller friendly area for all to enjoy the diverse Rio Grande riparian ecosystem.
May 1 – Tijeras BioZone Education Center Open Space: Guided Hike, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
You’re invited to participate in a guided hike with educators from Open Space Division and Talking Talons Youth Leadership to explore our local plants and animals at the Tijeras BioZone. Enjoy an evening with the local community as we stroll through the Tijeras Creek riparian zone and share the beauty of the foothills.
Program is free, no registration required. Meet at the parking lot trail head at the "City Nature Challenge Albuquerque Event Meets Here" sign. Program takes places rain or shine. Dress in layers appropriate for a short hike on a sandy trail. Wear closed-toed shoes and bring your smartphone with the free iNaturalist app or SEEK app installed on your phone. (Available on both Google Play and the App Store.) We will also have mini-tablets available to use for the event if you do not have a smart phone.