The IN List 2026: September 7th - 13th
The IN List shares the top experiences and events going on this week in & around Albuquerque. Be sure to keep an eye on Instagram stories from @keepingupinalbuquerque throughout the week for any event changes or additions.
These events are all accurate at the time of posting, but be sure to call ahead or check vendor websites/socials before heading out.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH
Chile Fest at Big Jim Farms
8am–6pm, live mariachi from Tierra del Encanto 11am–noon, 3521 Rio Grande Blvd NW. Final day of the farm's green chile festival — pick your own, watch it roasted, catch a cooking demo, take the kids on a farm field trip. FREE farm entry (chile roasting $5, a few other add-ons paid)
ABQ BioPark
Regular hours, Zoo / Aquarium / Botanic Garden / Tingley Beach. A great fallback if everything else on your usual Monday list is closed today. $10 NM resident adult / $19.50 non-resident per facility (combo tickets available)
Harvest Wine & Music Festival — final day
Noon–6pm, Balloon Fiesta Park. Last day of the three-day festival — New Mexico wineries pouring, live music, food vendors. Ticketed · 21+
Board Game Battle
6–7pm, Top of the BLOCK, Rio Rancho. Tabletop night in the upstairs bar — show up solo or bring a group. No cover listed · 18+
All ABQ Library branches, the Balloon Museum, Albuquerque Museum, KiMo, and the Open Space Visitor Center are all closed for Labor Day; please plan accordingly.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH
Family Storytime
10:30 a.m., Alamosa Library. FREE
Turn Up with Lauren
6-7pm, FUSION Wellness Center (1709 Golf Course Rd SE #104, Rio Rancho). High-energy dance fitness class.
Beginner Pottery Class
11am or 2pm, Sage Valley Pottery. No experience necessary!
"Useless Knowledge" Trivia Night
5pm, Swing n' Pickle
Family Game Night
3:30–5 p.m., Rudolfo Anaya Library. Board and card games spread out on the tables, come and go as you like. FREE · all ages
Family Storytime
4 p.m., Rudolfo Anaya Library. FREE
Karaoke Night
7 p.m., The Block in Rio Rancho. Open mic on the main stage, food hall vendors still serving. FREE · 18+
Baby & Toddler Storytime
10:15–10:45am, Erna Fergusson Library. Books, songs, and movement for ages 0–3. FREE
Music and Movement
11:15–11:45am, Juan Tabo Library. Songs, dancing, and percussion instruments for kids. FREE
Let’s Lego!
3:30–5:30pm, Cherry Hills Library. Open Lego build time, all the pieces are provided. FREE · kids, adult supervision required
Karaoke Night
7:00–8:00pm, The Block, Rio Rancho. Weekly karaoke at Top of the Block · 18+
Night Child / Upon a Field's Whisper / Distances / Thrall
8pm, Launchpad. Four-band rock bill led by local outfit Night Child
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH
Corrales Growers' Market
9 a.m.–noon, Corrales Parks & Rec. The midweek market — smaller than Sunday, easier parking. FREE to browse
Tai Chi
9 a.m., Barelas Senior Center. FREE
Beats and Boogie Storytime
10:30 a.m., International District Library. Storytime with more moving and less sitting. FREE
Preschool Storytime
11 a.m., South Valley Library. FREE · ages 3–5
Water Balloon Wednesday
7:00–8:00pm, The Block, Rio Rancho. Outdoor water balloon battle — dress to get wet · all ages
Stories and Music in the Sky: Leap into Literacy
9:30–10:30am and 11am–noon, Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum. This month's storyteller/music program features local author Nicholas Aragon's Curly Crow books — multilingual stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft. FREE with admission · ages up to 6
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Celebration
5:30pm, Old Town Historic District. Old Town and the NM Hispanic Heritage Committee open the month with a community gathering in the plaza. FREE
Stitch Night
5–7pm, National Hispanic Cultural Center (HLA Conference Room). Informal monthly fiber-arts hangout — bring your own knitting, crochet, or cross-stitch; basic supplies on hand for demos. FREE
Bungalow Collect Presents Disco Rap: Keep It Honest Across America
Doors/show 7pm, Backstage at Revel. Touring hip-hop/disco-funk showcase. $23.15–$57.65 · all ages
Twin Temple — Doomed Lovers Tour
Doors 7pm / show 8pm, Sunshine Theater. LA duo playing what they call "Satanic doo-wop" — 60s girl-group harmonies over occult lyrics, with a theatrical stage show. From $25 advance · all ages
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
New Mexico State Fair opens — Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Gates open today through Sept 20, Expo New Mexico. Opening day of the two-week fair — rides, exhibits, food, livestock barns, and a rotating slate of theme days; today salutes local law enforcement. $15.50 adult / $10.50 senior & child gate admission
Turn Up with Lauren
6-7pm, FUSION Wellness Center (1709 Golf Course Rd SE #104, Rio Rancho). High-energy dance fitness class.
Sunset Salsa
7–8pm, The Block, Rio Rancho. Monthly salsa night with live Latin music from Calle 66. No cover listed · all ages
Plant Bingo
6-9pm, Winrock Towncenter. Pick up your free bingo card starting at 6 PM, grab some food and get settled before the first round begins at 6:30 PM. Bingo will continue until about 8:30 PM, with plant prizes, free tickets to Hyena’s shows, and plenty of laughs from our host, a comedian with Hyena’s Comedy Club.
11 Days: Operation Pineapple Express
7pm, National Hispanic Cultural Center (Wells Fargo Auditorium). One-man play about retired Green Beret Scott Mann's unauthorized rescue of over 1,000 Afghan allies during the fall of Kabul. $34 general ($5 off for students, veterans, first responders, seniors, and NHCC members)
Alt Saus / Carita / Rose Signet / Vox Femme
8pm, Launchpad. ABQ surf-rock band Alt Saus headlines a four-act local bill. Price not published
Sleep
Doors 7pm / show 8pm, Revel. Legendary stoner/doom-metal trio known for riff-heavy epics like "Dopesmoker." $49.90 · all ages
Michael Yo
8:30pm, Hyena's Comedy Nightclub. Emmy-nominated stand-up and TV personality doing family-and-culture-flavored storytelling material. Price via 2-item minimum purchase · 21+, valid ID required
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
New Mexico State Fair — Fire Fighters & Smokey Bear Day / Turnpike Troubadours w/ Xtreme Bulls Rodeo
Fair open all day, Expo New Mexico. Today's theme salutes firefighters and Smokey Bear; after dark it's Turnpike Troubadours with the Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls rodeo at Tingley Coliseum — the concert ticket includes fair gate admission. Gate $15.50/$10.50; concert+rodeo priced separately
Baby Storytime
10:30–11am, Lomas Tramway Library. Books, songs, and fingerplays for the very young — runs weekly through December. FREE · ages 0–2
Mundos de Mestizaje: Torreón Tours
11am, NHCC Torreón Welcome Center. Guided walkthrough of Federico Vigil's 4,000-square-foot fresco tracing Hispanic history from Iberia to the Americas. $2
New Mexico United vs. Indy Eleven
Kickoff 7:25pm, Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. Home USL Championship match, part of the club's "Soccer Salutes Service" night for first responders. Roughly $19–$75+ depending on section
¡Cine Magnífico!: Jone, a veces / Sica
5:30pm and 7pm, NHCC (Bank of America Theatre). Back-to-back Spanish-language films from the Cine Magnífico festival with Instituto Cervantes — a Basque coming-of-age story and a Galician cliffside search, both subtitled in English. FREE · billed as "open to mature audiences"
AMP Concerts presents The Wailers
7:30pm, NHCC (Albuquerque Journal Theatre). Reggae legends mark 50 years of "Rastaman Vibration" with the full album plus classic hits. $34 / $44 / $54
Mean Girls: The Musical — opens
Albuquerque Little Theatre. Tina Fey's musical take on the movie opens its run, local cast taking on the Plastics. Ticket price not published on the venue's own show page — book through ALT's general season portal
The Motherfucker with the Hat — opens
7:30pm, Vortex Theatre. Stephen Adly Guirgis's sharp, foul-mouthed play about a recovering addict whose fragile sobriety unravels over a stranger's hat. $26 general / $21 student · mature content, not a family show
The Mac Heartbreakers
Doors 7pm / show 8pm, Backstage at Revel. Tribute act splitting the set between Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. $21.35 · 21+
Michael Rapaport
7pm and 9:30pm, Quezada's Comedy Club & Cantina, Santa Ana Star Casino, Bernalillo. Actor/comedian/podcaster doing stand-up, two shows.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH
New Mexico State Fair — Ian Munsick w/ Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls
Fair open all day, Expo New Mexico. Country singer Ian Munsick headlines Tingley Coliseum alongside the Xtreme Bulls rodeo — the concert ticket covers fair gate too. Gate $15.50/$10.50; concert+rodeo priced separately
IPCC Family Story Time
10–11am, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Storytelling and hands-on activities built around Native culture and tradition. FREE with admission
The Next Generation Dance Group (Pueblo of Acoma)
11am and 2pm, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Cultural dance performances celebrating the seasons through prayer, song, and dance. Included with admission ($15 adult / $8 senior-student-youth weekend rate)
Fall Kundalini Yoga Class
9–10am, Open Space Visitor Center. Outdoor Saturday-morning yoga overlooking the fields. $10 drop-in
Turn Up with Ashley
9am, Green Dance Studio. High-energy dance fitness class.
Talk: Carolyn Finney
2–3pm, Albuquerque Museum. Cultural geographer and author discusses Black relationships with the outdoors, tied to the museum's "The Woods Before Sunrise" exhibit. Included with admission ($3–$6)
South Valley Growers Market
8am-12pm, Gutierrez-Hubbell House.
Stretch and Sip Yoga
10:30-11:30am, Ex Novo Brewing Company ABQ. Hosted by Erica from Bliss in the City.
Yoga with Rescue Dogs
9:30-10:30am, Kaktus Brewing Company.
Downtown Growers' Market
8am–noon, Robinson Park. This week's theme is a Route 66 scavenger hunt — grab a passport at the info booth and visit vendors for prizes. FREE to attend
Los Ranchos Growers & Art Market
8–11am (growers) / 8am–noon (art), Hartnett Park. Weekly combined produce-and-artisan market. FREE
Watermelon Mountain Jug Band
1–3pm, Old Town Plaza. Free weekend live-music series in the plaza — bring a chair. FREE
Hózhó: Nahasdzáán Dóo Yádithit Ahéhee' — opening reception
4–7pm, Luna and Luz, Old Town. Opening reception for an "Art Migrates" show from Tyana & Lapita Arviso, up through November. FREE
Mean Girls: The Musical
7:30pm, Albuquerque Little Theatre. Second performance of opening weekend.
The Motherfucker with the Hat
7:30pm, Vortex Theatre. $26 general / $21 student · mature content
Michael Rapaport
7pm and 9:30pm, Quezada's Comedy Club & Cantina, Bernalillo. Second night of stand-up. Price not published by the venue
NGHTMRE
Doors 8pm / show 8:30pm, Revel. DJ/producer known for bass-heavy trap and EDM production. $30.65–$49.40 · 18+
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
New Mexico State Fair
Fair open, Expo New Mexico, no grandstand show tonight. Fourth day of the run — rides, livestock barns, food, and exhibit halls; continues through Sept 20. $15.50 adult / $10.50 senior & child gate admission
Movement at the Museum
10am–noon, Albuquerque Museum. Free movement/dance workshop led by grief facilitator breana connor with Albuquerque Dance Connect, exploring grief and memory through movement, tied to the current exhibit. FREE
The Next Generation Dance Group (Pueblo of Acoma)
11am and 2pm, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Same cultural dance program as Saturday. Included with admission
Rail Yards Market
10am–2pm, 777 1st St SW. Weekly outdoor market in the historic rail yards — vendors, food, live music. FREE
Corrales Growers Market
9am–noon (growers), plus an arts market 8am–2pm in the adjacent field, 500 Jones Rd. The bigger of Corrales' two weekly markets. FREE
HOSTcraft Pop-Up: Raven's Woodturning x Down Aisle 12
11am, Old Town Historic District. Local-maker pop-up shop — first 10 customers get 10% off plus a free drink. FREE to browse
Chatter Sunday
10:30am, Chatter ABQ. Chamber music program featuring Crumb's "Lux Aeterna" and Marshall's "September Canons," with flute, soprano, violin, and spoken word. $17 adult / $9 under 30 & students / $5 under 13
Hotel Transylvania — Outdoor Movie Night
7pm, The Block, Rio Rancho. Free outdoor movie, rain or shine — bring a blanket, no outside food or drink. FREE · all ages
The Motherfucker with the Hat — matinee
2pm, Vortex Theatre. Pay What You Will · mature content
Mean Girls: The Musical — matinee
Albuquerque Little Theatre. Closing performance of opening weekend.
The Frights — "You Are Going to Hate This" 10-Year Anniversary Tour
Doors 7pm / show 8pm, Sunshine Theater. San Diego surf-punk band celebrating a decade of their debut album, with two openers. From $28 advance · all ages
Buddy Guy
7pm, Popejoy Hall. Blues guitar legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, on a milestone tour. Price not published on the venue site
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