Things to do in Albuquerque

302 activities, venues and outings in Albuquerque, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 302.

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Albuquerque Isotopes
The Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, play baseball in a beautiful stadium. Seats in the park are both good and cheap—$16 can get you a seat behind home plate. All the concessions and restrooms are along a big concourse behind the seats which is open to the field, so you don't miss any of the action. For $9 a ticket, you can bring a picnic blanket and find a spot in the grassy "Berm" behind right field that's perfect for kids—they can enjoy the grass and play on the playground on top of the Berm. Beware of foul balls—the park is a notorious "launching pad" for hitters that drives pitchers nuts. The park also hosts the new men's soccer team New Mexico United (below).
Season runs from April–September$9–36
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Petroglyph National Monument
On the west side of town, Petroglyph is a unit of the United States National Park System and preserves a significant archaeological site with an impressive number of petroglyphs. Despite their proximity to an urban center, the petroglyphs are in good condition with very little vandalism or theft. The monument has a visitor center with some interpretive exhibits and a few short trails that lead past numerous petroglyphs. Also within the monument are a series of volcanic cinder cones overlooking the city, accessible by hiking trails from Atrisco Vista Blvd along the backside of the monument.
Daily 8AM–5PMFree, parking at Boca Negra Canyon trailhead $1 weekdays/$2 weekends
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Cliff's Amusement Park
This is just about the only amusement park in New Mexico. Fairly small, but with a good number of rides. Thrill rides (including two roller coasters), family rides, kiddy rides, and a water play area.
Open Tue–Sun May–August, plus weekends in April and September; hours vary, may be closed for weatherDay pass (includes general admission and all rides) is $28, children/seniors $25 (parking is free)
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New Mexico United
Pro soccer has arrived! United began play in the second tier of US men's soccer, the USL Championship, in 2019, with home games at Isotopes Park.
Walk-up prices $16–42
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event occurring in the first full week of October in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It has over 500 hot air balloons each year, far from its beginnings of merely 13 balloons in 1972. The event is the largest balloon festival in the world, as well as the most photographed annual event, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year from around the globe.
$10, children ages 12 and under free (parking $15 per car)
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Rio Grande Nature Center
The bosque provides a tranquil setting for this small but delightful nature center, with its wildlife pond and exhibits on the native wildlife. Nature lovers will particularly enjoy the enclosed views of the pond behind the visitor center. Two short trails head into the bosque from the visitor center.
10AM–5PM dailyFree, parking $3
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New Mexico Lobos
UNM sports
The Lobos are big. For a deafening experience in college sports, try to catch a basketball game at "The Pit" (formally named Dreamstyle Arena), the university's semi-underground fieldhouse that has been a house of pain for visiting basketball teams for over 50 years. The women's teams have often been better than the men's in this century, and attract crowds every bit as raucous—when the teams are doing really well, games will sell out. Right across the street is Dreamstyle Stadium, home of the immensely popular Lobos football team.
Football tickets $20–40, $15–20 children. Basketball tickets $8–42, $4–19 children (women's game tickets are cheaper than men's). UNM students are free, guests of students can sometimes get a discount
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KiMo Theater
This historic and beautiful downtown building is a vibrant setting for the local performing arts community, and a venue for some traveling shows. The theater is gorgeous and filled with Pueblo-esque art deco ornamentation, such as beautiful murals, plaster cow skulls and wooden beams.
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Rio Grande Valley State Park
A very pleasant state park running along the banks of the Rio Grande through Albuquerque. The park encompasses almost the entirety of the bosque (cottonwood forest) in the city, which is home to much wildlife, such as geese, roadrunners, beavers, rabbits, squirrels, and numerous other species. Numerous trails criss-cross the park, most notably the Paseo del Bosque paved bike/walk trail which runs the length of the park and offers a scenic walk or bike ride. The park's trails are also utilized by an active equestrian community in the area. There are also several picnic areas and wetland areas, with the two most prominent listed below.
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Tingley Beach
A facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park, this park along the Rio Grande has fishing ponds for adults and children, a model boating pond, a cafe, and a gift shop where you can buy fishing licenses, fishing gear, or rent a pedal boat for a ride on the central pond. Trails lead into the bosque to the edge of the river and to a pair of restored wetland ponds. A narrow-gauge train links Tingley Beach to the Albuquerque Aquarium/Botanical Gardens and the Rio Grande Zoo (listed above under See).
Daily, sunrise to sunsetFree (separate fee required for train rides)
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The Box Performance Space
Featuring sketch comedy, improv, children's shows, and other works. Home to Cardboard Playhouse Productions and Blackout Theatre Company.
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The Cell
Home to the Fusion Theater Company, a local performance group.
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Popejoy Hall
Hosts a schedule of live performances year-round, including Broadway musicals, live theater, dance and music.
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Aux Dog Theatre
An intimate performance space that produces innovative plays year round.
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Open Space Visitor Center
The center for the city's open space program, which encompasses land from around the city to preserve for environmental and recreational use. The visitor center has exhibits on the natural and cultural resources of the area, an art gallery, a nature area, and views of the bosque and mountains.
Tue–Sun 9AM–5PMFree
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Albuquerque Little Theater
Hosting local performances throughout the year.
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Isleta Amphitheater
It's in south Albuquerque; this is the city's primary concert venue.
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Outpost Ice Arena
Has four rinks under one roof. A great place to sharpen your figure skating or hockey skills or just skate for fun. Cheer on the Ice Wolves, an NAHL hockey team.
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Rainbow Ryders
The only one which operates directly from Balloon Fiesta Park during the Balloon Fiesta.
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Tingley Field
Tingley Field (originally named Rio Grande Park) was a baseball stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which served as the home of professional baseball in Albuquerque from 1932 to 1968. It could accommodate 5000 fans, with seating for 3000. The stadium was located on the northeast corner of 10th Street and Atlantic Avenue, across the street from the Rio Grande Zoo.
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Lobo Theater
The Historic Lobo Theater & Event Center is a movie theater, concert venue, and event venue located along historic Route 66, at 3013 Central Avenue NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States of America. The Lobo Theater first opened on August 19, 1938. By the early-1940’s it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc.
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Roosevelt Park
Roosevelt Park is a historic park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places, and is a protected Albuquerque Historic Landmark. The park was built between 1933 and 1935 by manual laborers employed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, turning a sandy arroyo filled with garbage into a rolling, grassy landscape planted with over 2,000 trees and bushes.
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Sunshine Theatre
The Sunshine Building is a historic six-story building in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1924 by local theater owner Joseph Barnett and houses the Sunshine Theater as well as commercial space and offices. The Sunshine operated primarily as a movie theater until the 1980s, though it was also equipped for Vaudeville shows and other live performances.
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Valle del Bosque Park
A Bernalillo County park with a playground, zipline, baseball diamonds, and access to the Rio Grande Bosque.
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Ross Park
4801 Crest Ave SE
Open now · closes 10 pm
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Graves Park
820 Cutler Avenue Northwest
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Grecian Park
Camino Floretta NW
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Highland Park
825 Silver Avenue Southeast
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Hyder Park
700 Pershing Ave SE
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Tiguex Park
1800 Mountain Road Northwest
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Forest Park
210 16th Street Southwest
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Ridgecrest Park
820 Ridgecrest Drive Southeast
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Rio Grande Park
Alcalde Place Southwest
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Burton Park
901 Carlisle Blvd SE
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Cardwell Park
3714 Comanche Rd NE
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Fred Calkins Park
1318 Edith Blvd SE
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Grisham Park
3119 Tiley Dr NE
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Los Duranes Park
2920 Leopoldo Rd NW
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Mariposa Basin Park
6701 Taylor Ranch Rd NW
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Robinson Park
810 Copper Avenue Northwest

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Albuquerque (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).