Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque: Día del Libro

Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque: Día del Libro
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm

NHCC Campus

Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque celebrates International Book Day, Día del Libro, with an outdoor event open to the public, featuring a variety of activities. The centerpiece of the event will be a fair featuring booth from independent Albuquerque bookstores offering books in both Spanish and English. The Center will present the first 50 attendees with a complimentary book and a rose.

Free Community Event

Activities Include:

Día del Libro
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 6:00 pm

NHCC Campus

Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque celebrates International Book Day, Día del Libro, with a free outdoor event that is open to the public featuring a variety of activities. The centerpiece of the event will be a fair featuring booths from independent Albuquerque bookstores offering books in both Spanish and English. The Center will present the first 50 attendees with a complimentary book and a rose.

Free Community Event

Activities to include:
10:00 am: Opening ceremonies with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, Guest of Honor; Patricia Pinzón, Cónsul General of México in Albuquerque; Zack Quintero, National Hispanic Cultural Center Executive Director; Carlos Madrid, Director of Instituto Cervantes de Albuquerque; Master of Ceremonies and former Poet Laureate of the City of Albuquerque, Jessica Helen López.

11:00 am: Peruvian Dance and Music performance by Peru-Dance Abq, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Peru in Denver. Main Stage.

11:00 am: Docent-guided tour of the NHCC’s Torreón fresco, Mundos de Mestizaje. NHCC Welcome Center

11:30 am: Free demonstration Spanish class, honoring not only World Book Day but also Spanish Language Day—both celebrated on April 23. Instituto Cervantes, Rm. 128

12:00 pm: Poesía on the Plaza, a poetry session hosted by local group Chicharra Press, featuring local poets Marcial Delgado, Manuel González, Kristin Patton, Zach Kluckman, Jessica López, Marissa Prada, and students from Native American Community Academy. Main Stage.

1:00 pm: Film screening of the Spanish film, El jugador de ajedrez (2017), which will feature a Q&A with producer Juan Antonio Casado—an event organized by the Spanish Resource Center of the Embassy of Spain in Washington. Bank of America Theatre, Roy E. Disney Center for the Performing Arts.

1:30 pm: Tablao flamenco, sponsored by the National Institute of Flamenco. Main Stage.

2:00 pm: Lecture. Cancionero Huehuetenango, on sacred and secular music from the highlands of Guatemala, with Jonatan Alvarado and Ariel Abramovich. Instituto Cervantes, Rm. 128

2:30 pm: Reading with Mexico—an exciting literacy-promotion event with word games, puzzles, and a raffle of 10 bikes for children and teenagers, with music by Mariachi de San José High School, in collaboration with the Consulate General of México. Main Stage.

3:00 pm: Guided tour of the NHCC’s History and Literary Arts Library with Amy Padilla, NHCC Librarian. History & Literary Arts Bldg.

4:00 pm: ¡Viva México!, an unforgettable celebration of Hispanic culture and Mexican independence, spotlighting the huapangos that embody Veracruz’s African and Andalusian roots, with support from the Consulate General of México. Wells-Fargo Auditorium, Roy E. Disney Center for the Performing Arts.

4:00 pm: Music in Spanish. Main Stage.

Special thank you to our sponsors and partners!