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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. 🌎

Enjoy Native artists and vendors, cultural dances, live music, speakers, family activities, and more across the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center campus and Avanyu Plaza.

📅 October 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
📍 Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Shop local at Mama’s Minerals’ Annual Arts & Crafts Fair! 🎨

Browse handmade creations from 50+ local artists, carvers, authors, jewelers, and makers. Plus, enjoy face painting, a make-your-own bracelet station, prizes, and more. ✨

📅 October 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
📍 Mama’s Minerals
🎟️ Free to attend

The wildly popular Bard Crawl is back, baby! 🍺🎭

Duke City Repertory Theatre is bringing Hamlet to breweries and other unexpected venues around Albuquerque for a rowdy mix of Shakespeare, b**r, ghosts, revenge, and political intrigue.

Visit ABQToDo.com for all dates, times, and locations.

🎟️ Tickets are pay what it’s worth, with a suggested price of $20.

Fermentation and fungi are back for year three! 🍄

The ABQ Fermentation & Fungi Festival returns to the FUSION campus with fungi producers, fermented foods and drinks, New Mexican vendors, hands-on demonstrations, educational presentations, and the Battle of the Breads competition.

📅 October 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
📍 FUSION | 708
🎟️ https://ow.ly/1YI050ZTz6b

Ready for a comedy show where one wrong word could end your set? 💀

Crypt Keeper’s Comedy Hour puts local comedians to the test with a secret list of “cursed” words. Say one and your set comes to a grim end. Then, you decide if they’ve done enough to lift the curse. Hosted by Sarina Ochoa.

📅 October 8, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
📍 Painted Lady Bed & Brew
🎟️ Pay what you can

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Come see which comics survive the night!

Science meets innovation at Science on Tap: AMPLIFI Program. 🍻

Join Dr. Frank Gibbs of TechSource for a look at how the AMPLIFI Program is helping accelerate nuclear technology through collaboration between national laboratories, universities, and industry. ⚛️

📅 October 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
📍 National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
🎟️ $12, 21+ only

It’s Balloon Fiesta time in Albuquerque! 🎈☀️

The balloons are taking to the skies, fall is just starting, and plenty is happening around town to celebrate. From events and activities to places to eat and things to do, make the most of this Balloon Fiesta season.

Visit ABQToDo.com/balloonfiesta to explore all the events happening during this magical time of the year!

This weekend, celebrate Native art, culture, and creativity at the American Indian Arts Festival. 🎨

Meet and shop directly from more than 50 Native artists, and enjoy all-day cultural dances in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center courtyard.

📅 October 3–4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
📍 Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
🎟️ Free for museum members or with admission

It’s Showtime! 🪦🎬

Catch Beetlejuice under the wings of some of aviation history’s most iconic aircraft at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History this Friday, October 2. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and settle in for outdoor cinema beneath the stars! 👻✈️

📅 October 2, 6–10:30 p.m.
📍 National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
🎟️ $20 advance, $25 at the door. VIP, family bundle and military pricing are also available.

Proceeds support the ongoing restoration of Heritage Park aircraft.

Route 66: The Main Street of America is coming to Albuquerque for its New Mexico state premiere! 🎬

Celebrate 100 years of the Mother Road with this new feature-length documentary from award-winning filmmaker John Paget, exploring the people, places, and everyday heroes keeping Route 66 alive. The screening is part of the film’s 2,400-mile Centennial Roadshow, traveling through all eight Route 66 states.

📅 October 1
📍 KiMo Theatre
🎟️ Tickets & info: MainStreetofAmerica.com