7:00 to 8:15 pm Plaza Mayor | National Hispanic Cultural Center Whether you call them ‘farolitos’ or ‘luminarias,’ come celebrate New Mexico’s distinctive holiday lights at the Center! On Dec. 12, join us for a holiday celebration illuminated by the world’s tallest ‘Luminito,’ a 20-foot-tall, steel-reinforced structure inspired by New Mexico’s traditional holiday lights. The […]
7:00 pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2:00 pm Saturday & Sunday Festival Ballet Albuquerque presents an original production, Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment. The beloved holiday classic is transported to territorial New Mexico in the late 1800s, with added elements of the state’s heritage and traditions including Spanish dancers, southwestern snakes, sheep and shepherdesses, […]
2:30 pm Opera Southwest presents New Year’s with the Opera! Featuring Clay Hilley & Sara Duchovnay Close out 2024 and begin 2025 with featured performers tenor Clay Hilley and soprano Sara Duchovnay. Clay Hilley makes an exciting return to Opera Southwest after his stunning portrayal of Radamès in “Aida” back in 2015. Clay comes to us directly from […]
February 16, 19, 21, & 23, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday Opera Southwest presents Adam Del Monte’s Llantos 1492, in partnership with the National Institute of Flamenco “Oh, times of light, how they have fallen through the narrow passage of the hourglass into an ashtray of darkness.” The Reconquista is drawing […]
10:00 am The Center invites students of all ages to attend a special free matinee performance of Carnaval 2025! NHCC requires one chaperone or school staff member for every 15 students at school performances. Limited bus funding for free performances and behind the scenes experiences available — please contact alejandrina.padilla@dca.nm.gov for availability and information. *** THIS […]
7:30 pm NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre The National Hispanic Cultural Center will celebrate Veinte Años of Carnaval at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Carnaval 2025 will once again showcase Frank Leto and PANdemonium, along with the dancers from Odara Dance Ensemble. This vibrant production takes the audience on a journey to four iconic Carnaval destinations—Brazil, […]
2:00 – 4:00 pm New Mexico Philharmonic presents Bach to Brazil Roberto Minczuk, Music Director J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 Worlds collide as Johann Sebastian Bach of 18th-century Germany meets Heitor Villa-Lobos of 20th-century Brazil! The Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 of Bach is an […]
2:00 pm The New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus presents The Unbreakable Harvey Milk . A reprise of two powerful stories about the LGBTQ+ communities by Andrew Lippa. I Am Harvey Milk chronicles the life of the civil rights leader who became one of the first openly gay men to be elected to public office in California. Unbreakable presents a […]
9:00 am to 3:00 pm NOTE: Due to inclement weather, the 32nd Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration will be held in Domenici Education Building. March for Justice: 10:00 am Fiesta: 12:00 – 3:00 pm The Recuerda a Cesar Chavez Committee (RCCC) and the National Hispanic Cultural Center are excited to announce the return […]
April 6, 11, & 13, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday Opera Southwest presents Boccherini’s Doña Clementina. Discover Boccherini’s Gem: The American Premiere of Doña Clementina. Experience love, honor, and Spanish flair in Luigi Boccherini’s opera Doña Clementina, making its American debut. Follow the captivating journey of a courageous young woman navigating passion, loyalty, and […]
