Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2025-04-15 | NHCC Library, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
NHCC | HLA Library
Stories come to life through art, movement, and more! For children ages 3 to 5 and caregivers.
Free Community Event, generously supported by NM Gas.
Bilingual Storytime is designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. For school, childcare, or homeschool groups; please reach out to the NHCC Librarian at amy.padilla@dca.nm.gov to find out about group options and available dates. We are unable to accommodate these groups during the Bilingual Storytime on third Tuesdays.

AfroMundo Festival: Documentary Screening: Together We Stand
2025-04-14 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
Screening of documentary Standing Above the Clouds. Through the lens of mothers and daughters in three Native Hawaiian families, the film explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural sites. Panelists include Hawaiian tradition bearer Pua Case; Alaskan playwright Marleah Makpiaq LaBelle; Grand Canyon Havasupai Carletta Tilousi. Moderated by filmmaker Amber Espinosa. Followed by a Q&A.
Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal.

About the Festival:

From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more.
Mark your calendars and join us for this bilingual, weeklong, arts & humanities series that explores the shared traditions, histories, struggles, activism and aspirations of Black and Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas.
All the programs featured in the 2025 AfroMundo Festival supports NHCC’s mission to preserve, promote and advance Hispanic culture, arts and humanities by broadening understandings of Latinidad, and by introducing intersectional narratives of regions with shared histories, cultures, traditions and plights so as to promote a greater understanding of our shared humanity. AfroMundo is a grassroots, cultural ecosystem where the individual and collective narratives, traditions, and lived experiences of Afro diasporas are expressed through multiple mediums and from local, national, and international perspectives to allow for an exchange of knowledge, and for interrogation as well as critical thinking. AfroMundo further extends the conversation by ensuring that audiences can engage presenters in dialogue.
Ticket reservations are REQUIRED.

AfroMundo Festival: Literary Reading: Changing the Narrative
2025-04-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Presentations by Haitian American poet Patrick Sylvain, Afro-Cuban filmmaker Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy, and Egyptian Palestinian American author, filmmaker, and actor Randa Jarrar. Followed by a Q&A.
Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal.

About the Festival:

From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more.
Mark your calendars and join us for this bilingual, weeklong, arts & humanities series that explores the shared traditions, histories, struggles, activism and aspirations of Black and Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas.
All the programs featured in the 2025 AfroMundo Festival supports NHCC’s mission to preserve, promote and advance Hispanic culture, arts and humanities by broadening understandings of Latinidad, and by introducing intersectional narratives of regions with shared histories, cultures, traditions and plights so as to promote a greater understanding of our shared humanity. AfroMundo is a grassroots, cultural ecosystem where the individual and collective narratives, traditions, and lived experiences of Afro diasporas are expressed through multiple mediums and from local, national, and international perspectives to allow for an exchange of knowledge, and for interrogation as well as critical thinking. AfroMundo further extends the conversation by ensuring that audiences can engage presenters in dialogue.
Ticket reservations are REQUIRED.

AfroMundo Festival: Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion: We Will Not Perish
2025-04-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
3:00 pm
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
Screening of documentary Ayiti Pap Peri: Ayiti Will Not Perish. A spotlight on Haitian expatriates returning to work on behalf of their country. Panelists include the documentary’s director and journalist Cassandre Thrasybule, Haitian American author Patrick Sylvain, Afro Cuban artist and actress Lili Bernard, and documentarist Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy. Followed by a Q&A.
Free Community Event. This event is part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival: Troubled Territories: The Will to Heal.

About the Festival:

From April 12 – 19, enjoy music, literature, oral histories, theater, film, culinary taste feasts, panel discussions, and more.
Mark your calendars and join us for this bilingual, weeklong, arts & humanities series that explores the shared traditions, histories, struggles, activism and aspirations of Black and Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas.
All the programs featured in the 2025 AfroMundo Festival supports NHCC’s mission to preserve, promote and advance Hispanic culture, arts and humanities by broadening understandings of Latinidad, and by introducing intersectional narratives of regions with shared histories, cultures, traditions and plights so as to promote a greater understanding of our shared humanity. AfroMundo is a grassroots, cultural ecosystem where the individual and collective narratives, traditions, and lived experiences of Afro diasporas are expressed through multiple mediums and from local, national, and international perspectives to allow for an exchange of knowledge, and for interrogation as well as critical thinking. AfroMundo further extends the conversation by ensuring that audiences can engage presenters in dialogue.
Ticket reservations are REQUIRED.

Student Matinee: Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words (Not Public)
2025-04-11 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
The Center invites middle and high school students to attend a special free matinee performance of Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words! 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 IS NOT A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE***
About the show: NHCC and our friends and partners at the Vortex Theatre invite you to experience a captivating original play adapted from Margarita Engle’s award-winning young adult novel in verse. Set in 1870s Cuba, this powerful story delves into the complexities of racial, ethnic, linguistic, and national identities. Through dynamic elements of dance, puppetry, and music, the play explores the historical forces—diaspora, colonialism, immigration, and the transatlantic slave trade—that have shaped Hispanic/Latine identity.

Cervantes Film Series: La mirada tabú. Asómate al interior: Pequeño
2025-04-10 | Virtual
12:00 pm MST
All the films can be seen in the link below:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/la-mirada-tabu
Álvaro G. Company and Meka Ribera humorously present us with a moral dilemma in which parents confront their love for their daughter and the novel options of bioethics. It is one of the most transgressive works that have come to the festival La Mirada Tabú, not only because of its subject matter, but also because it gives voice to thoughts that many parents have had at some point and would never confess.
Synopsis: When they are born they are beautiful, almost perfect. But they grow up so fast… I wish there was a way to enjoy that unrepeatable age forever. Petit Toujour combines the latest advances in gene therapy and selective hormone blockade to extend your time with the most beautiful thing you have in the world, your baby. [Source: Line up].
Screening: Pequeño | Director/s: Meka Ribera y Álvaro G. Company |Year: 2023 | Format: Digital | Running time: Cortometraje – 12 min | Genre: Fiction/Ficción | Country: Spain/España | Original version: Spanish/Español | Subtitles: English/Inglés, French/Francés, Portugies/Portugués de Brasil | Rated/Calificacion: +12

In April, the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel will be filled with a selection of short films that focus on the concept of taboo from different perspectives, but always with a thoughtful and considered, rather than critical, look to place viewers in the realm of reflection.
Proceeding from the international film festival La Mirada Tabú, the eight short films in this online film series cover different styles and looks and address different hot topics in 21st-century society using different registers and genres: we will find dramas, comedies, parodies, animations… to learn to face our world from a critical conscience.
Program
April 3: Places (Spain, 2020), by Claudia Barral
April 7: Cuentas divinas (Spain, 2023), by Eulalia Ramón
April 10: Pequeño (Spain, 2024), by Alvaro G. Company and Meka Ribera
April 14: Work it class! (Spain, 2021), by Pol Diggler
April 17: La hija indigna (Argentina, 2018), by Abril Victoria Dores
April 21: Happy Friday (Spain, 2019), by José Antonio Campos
April 24: 3, 2 (lo que hacen las novias) (Spain, 2011), by Jota Linares
April 28: Democracia (Spain, 2013), by Borja Cobeaga

Stitch Night
2025-04-09, 2025-03-12 | HLA Conference Room
5:00 – 7:00 pm
NHCC | HLA Conference Room
Stitch socially with us on the second Wednesday of the Month! Bring whatever knitting, crocheting, weaving, or cross stitch, or fiber art projects you’re working on, and join the conversation with your fellow crafters for an informal craft get-together. If you would like to learn the basics of a particular stitching technique, please bring supplies with you, though we will always have basic crochet and knitting materials on hand for an impromptu demonstration!
Meetings will be in the Conference Room of The History and Literary Arts building from 5:00pm-7:00pm. For young adult and adult audiences.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.

Arte Para Chiquitos
2025-04-08, 2025-03-11 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
Arte para chiquitos is a free, monthly, 45-minute program for babies and toddlers ages 0 months to 4 years and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC Museum, Performing Arts Center, and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama, and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.
Free Community Event. Please register below or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.
This program is generously supported by NM Gas.

Cervantes Film Series: La mirada tabú. Asómate al interior: Cuentas divinas
2025-04-07 | Virtual
12:00 pm MST
All the films can be seen in the link below:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/la-mirada-tabu
Eulalia Ramón, a renowned Spanish actress, presents her first work as a director, produced by her daughter Anna Saura. This is a very black comedy that places a serial killer at the center of a narrative with social undertones that breaks the fourth wall and invites us to ask ourselves about our own taboos.
Synopsis: Monica is a normal woman with a normal life in a normal place in any of these modern times. However, one day, because of an unimportant detail that could have been solved as any other previous disagreement, she kills her husband. Thus she discovers crime as a substitute for anxiolytics, the liberation from all moralism. [Source: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) database].
Screening: Cuentas divinas | Director/s: Eulalia Ramón | Year: 2022 | Format: Digital | Running time: Cortometraje – 14 min | Genre: Ficción Animación/Fisction Animation | Country: Spain/España | Original version: Spanish/Español | Subtitles: English/Inglés, French/Francés, Portugies/Portugués de Brasil, Italian /italiano y español | Rated/Calificacion: +16

In April, the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel will be filled with a selection of short films that focus on the concept of taboo from different perspectives, but always with a thoughtful and considered, rather than critical, look to place viewers in the realm of reflection.
Proceeding from the international film festival La Mirada Tabú, the eight short films in this online film series cover different styles and looks and address different hot topics in 21st-century society using different registers and genres: we will find dramas, comedies, parodies, animations… to learn to face our world from a critical conscience.
Program
April 3: Places (Spain, 2020), by Claudia Barral
April 7: Cuentas divinas (Spain, 2023), by Eulalia Ramón
April 10: Pequeño (Spain, 2024), by Alvaro G. Company and Meka Ribera
April 14: Work it class! (Spain, 2021), by Pol Diggler
April 17: La hija indigna (Argentina, 2018), by Abril Victoria Dores
April 21: Happy Friday (Spain, 2019), by José Antonio Campos
April 24: 3, 2 (lo que hacen las novias) (Spain, 2011), by Jota Linares
April 28: Democracia (Spain, 2013), by Borja Cobeaga

Opera Southwest: Doña Clementina
2025-04-06 - 2025-04-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
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 the trials of family honor, all set to stirring melodies and sung en español.
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes including one intermission.
$29, $49, $69, $89 & $109 with discounts for groups of 8 or more, anyone 30 years old and younger and Opera for All with a WIC or EBT card. Opera for All tickets are limited to 2 per ID and must be purchased at the NHCC box office by calling 505-724-4771 or in person.
For more information on Opera Southwest please click HERE.
Opera Southwest will be hosting Taste of Opera – a pre-show dinner and relaxed conversation with Opera Southwest artistic staff members, on Friday, April 11. Taste of Opera sold separately. Learn more and register HERE.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

CLOSED: Visual Arts Museum: Canceled First Sunday Free Admission
2025-04-06 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
Visual Art Museum Closed
The NHCC Visual Art Museum will remain closed until further notice due to a water leak. We apologize for the inconvenience.
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!

32nd Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration
2025-04-05 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
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 of the annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration – the only celebration of its kind in the country that honors both great civil rights leaders. The legendary Dolores Huerta will be our honored guest!
Since 2007, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has collaborated with Albuquerque’s Recuerda a César Chávez Committee (RCCC) to celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned American civil rights leader César Estrada Chávez, co-founder, with Dolores Huerta, of the National Farmworkers Association and subsequently president of the United Farmworkers of America.
This event will feature a keynote address from Dolores Huerta, presentation of the “Sí Se Puede” Awards, a car show presented by the Drifters Car Club, live dance and music performances, local dignitaries, and fun activities for the entire family.
The Annual César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration is sponsored by the City of Albuquerque and supported by the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and the County of Bernalillo.
Free Community Event.

Theatre: Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:30 pm Fridays & Saturdays
1:00 pm Sundays
*Thursday, April 3rd at 7:30 pm is a special preview/community night
NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium
The NHCC and our friends and partners at the Vortex Theatre invite you to experience a captivating original play adapted from Margarita Engle’s award-winning young adult novel in verse, Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words.
Set in 1870s Cuba, this powerful story delves into the complexities of racial, ethnic, linguistic, and national identities. Through dynamic elements of dance, puppetry, and music, the play explores the historical forces—diaspora, colonialism, immigration, and the transatlantic slave trade—that have shaped Hispanic/Latine identity.
Local playwright Patricia Crespín brings the story to life, centering the historical figure Antonio Chuffat, a young man of Chinese, African, and Cuban descent. Working as a messenger in Cuban fields and navigating a tense colonial world, Antonio discovers the power of words to advocate for the rights and dignity of laborers in his community.
Join us for this intergenerational production that invites audiences to reflect on identity, resilience, and the enduring struggle for justice and belonging.
$26 w/ $2 off for children 10 years old and younger, seniors and NHCC members.
*$5 special price for the Thursday, April 3rd preview/community performance.
This is a general admission event.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.

Cervantes Film Series: La mirada tabú. Asómate al interior: Places
2025-04-03 | Virtual
12:00 pm MST
All the films can be seen in the link below:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/la-mirada-tabu
2018 was a landmark year for women directors and screenwriters working in the film industry. An example of this is this magnificent debut by Claudia Barral: a search in experimental format of human memory in the inhabited and loved spaces and the imprint we leave on them. Sensations and memories that we rarely name out loud.
Synopsis: Places explores the limits of time and its passage. The short film captures the journey to different instants, always from the same place, expanding the possibilities of ellipsis and giving rise to an artistic universe that will always use the same coordinates. [Source: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) database].
Screening: Places | Director/s: Claudia Barral | Year: 2020 | Format: Digital | Running time: Cortometraje – 4 min | Genre: Ficción/Fiction | Country: España/Spain | Original version: EnglishInglés | Subtitles: English/Inglés, French/Francés, Portugues/Portugués de Brasil, Italian/italiano Spanish/Español | Rated/Calificacion: TP

In April, the Instituto Cervantes Vimeo channel will be filled with a selection of short films that focus on the concept of taboo from different perspectives, but always with a thoughtful and considered, rather than critical, look to place viewers in the realm of reflection.
Proceeding from the international film festival La Mirada Tabú, the eight short films in this online film series cover different styles and looks and address different hot topics in 21st-century society using different registers and genres: we will find dramas, comedies, parodies, animations… to learn to face our world from a critical conscience.
Program
April 3: Places (Spain, 2020), by Claudia Barral
April 7: Cuentas divinas (Spain, 2023), by Eulalia Ramón
April 10: Pequeño (Spain, 2024), by Alvaro G. Company and Meka Ribera
April 14: Work it class! (Spain, 2021), by Pol Diggler
April 17: La hija indigna (Argentina, 2018), by Abril Victoria Dores
April 21: Happy Friday (Spain, 2019), by José Antonio Campos
April 24: 3, 2 (lo que hacen las novias) (Spain, 2011), by Jota Linares
April 28: Democracia (Spain, 2013), by Borja Cobeaga

Happy Arte Hour
2025-04-03 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
6:00 – 8:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Artist Lita Sandoval, whose work is part of the Art Museum’s permanent collection, will lead a hands-on workshop using thin metal, decorative elements, sharpies, and repoussé techniques to create contemporary jewelry, an ornament or mini frame.
Please pre-register with the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

New Mexico Gay Men’s Chorus: The Unbreakable Harvey Milk
2025-03-30 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
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 historical arc to the experiences of LGBTQ+ people over the last 12 decades, illuminated by stories drawn from real-life stories throughout LGBTQ+ history.
$20, $30, $45 & $60. Discount tickets for those 30 years old and younger with the NMGMC NextGen Ticket.
Run time: Approx 2 hours

*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.

NHCC Book Club
2025-03-26 | HLA Conference Room
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
NHCC | HLA Conference Room
The NHCC invites lovers of literature, folks who love to read, and those who enjoy talking about the history and vast the array of identities that contribute to Latinidad/Hispanidad to join us! We will meet on the fourth Wednesday of every month in the Center’s HLA Conference Room.
This month, we will be reading Solito: A Memoir. In this gripping memoir, a young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine.
Free community event. Please let us know who will be attending by registering below.

Colcha Community Stitch A-long
2025-03-25 | NM
9:30 am in-person
10:30 am Zoom
Our Colcha Community Stich-A-Long is open to all levels of experience in an informal setting. This workshop is instructed by Annette Gutierrez-Turk. Annette has taught colcha, a Spanish Colonial embroidery style, to groups internationally and at the NHCC for many years. She is also an award-winning artist, most recently recognized in 2019 at Traditional Spanish Market in Santa Fe. Annette will demonstrate as well as answer questions. Join us every month on the fourth Tuesday, in-person at 9:30am and on Zoom at 10:30am. Everyone will have a chance to share what they are working on.
Please register below every month and we will email the zoom link to you. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. Call the NHCC Welcome Center if you need assistance.
Thank you to the Sandia Mountains-EGA for their continued support of this program.
For more on Colcha, please watch this video: Colcha Circle Video
Here is the pattern used in the beginner colcha kit. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge.

Early Childhood Bilingual Storytime
2025-03-18 | NM

New Mexico Philharmonic: Bach to Brazil
2025-03-16 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
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 exuberant classic that will transport you back in time, while the Bachianas Brasileiras pay homage to the Baroque master with contemporary, Brazilian flair. In addition, NMPhil Principal Violist Laura Chang will also take on one of Bach’s most brilliant works.
Run time: Approximately 2 hours
$34, $44, $54, & $78 w/ discounts for students
*Price includes a NHCC facility fee

*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, Opera Southwest, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

Yankwik Xiwitl/Año Nuevo Azteca/Aztec New Year
2025-03-16 | Plaza Mayor
10:00 am: Laying of the Tlalmanalli
12:00 pm: Danza
NHCC Plaza Mayor
Join us for Yankwik Xiwitl or Mexika/Aztec New Year on the NHCC’s Plaza Mayor. The free public event, ushering in the year Matlaktli yei Kalli/ Trece Casa/Thirteen House features fire making with a hand drill, an offering of flowers and fruit and ritual Mexika/ Chichimeka (Aztec) dance. This year marks the end of a 52-year cycle.
Free public event. For more information, e-mail pazehecatl@hotmail.com.

Genealogy Workshops
2025-03-15 | Salón Ortega, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 – 12:00 pm
Explore your cultural heritage at the NHCC with a free genealogy workshop as part of our Siempre Creativo program! These workshops will provide participating seniors with an opportunity to learn about the descendants of a person, their family, or evolution from an ancestor. Join us as we discover where we came from, where we have been and the complex interrelating parts of our familial ancestral lines.
Free Community Event, generously supported by AARP New Mexico. Please register here or call the NHCC Welcome Center at 505-724-4771 for assistance.

NMTC: 2025 New Mexico Women in Tech Awards
2025-03-13 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
3:00 – 5:30 pm
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
The New Mexico Women in Tech Awards celebrate the exceptional women in New Mexico’s tech industry who are advancing their fields. These distinguished women are honored for their innovative drive, professional excellence, mentorship of other women, and positive contributions to their communities.
Approximate run time of event: 2.5 hours
$45, no other discounts

*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, Opera Southwest, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

PAPA Spring Dance Concert 2025
2025-03-06 - 2025-03-08 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
7:00 pm Thursday & Friday
2:00 pm Saturday
The Public Academy for Performing Arts presents the annual Spring Dance Concert featuring beginning to pre-professional ballet, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop, and jazz dance students in grades 6 – 12.
Run time: Approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes
$12, $18, and $24. No other discounts.
*The event is a rental event not an NHCC production. The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of the event, nor is it endorsing the content of the event.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.
*In accordance with the ticketing policies of the event promoter, Opera Southwest, tickets for this event are not permitted to be advertised or re-sold for more than face value. All ticket sales must be purchased through National Hispanic Cultural Center or accompanying host partner.

Happy Arte Hour
2025-03-06 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
Due to strong to sever winds, tonight’s Happy Arte Hour has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please be safe out there.
6:00 – 8:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Artist Lita Sandoval, whose work is part of the Art Museum’s permanent collection, will lead a hands-on workshop using thin metal, decorative elements, sharpies, and repoussé techniques to create contemporary jewelry, an ornament or mini frame.
Please pre-register with the link below (so we know how many materials to prepare). Registration for the following month is available the day after the current program month. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-246-2261 or elenad.baca@dca.nm.gov.
Free Community Event. $5+ donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase supplies.

Visual Art Museum Closed: First Sunday Free Admission Canceled
2025-03-02 | Visual Art Museum, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, United States
Visual Art Museum Closed:
The NHCC Visual Art Museum will remain closed until further notice due to a water leak. We apologize for the inconvenience.
On the first Sunday of every month, the Visual Arts Museum is free to all New Mexico residents!

¡Vamos!
2025-03-01 | Domenici Education Building, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
NHCC | Pete V. Domenici Education Building
Vamos to the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the first Saturday of the month for vibrant monthly family workshops that provide immersive experiences exploring Visual Arts, Performing Arts and History and Literary Arts. Designed to inspire creativity, foster cultural appreciation, and build community, each workshop will offer an inclusive and welcoming space where participants of all ages and backgrounds can come together to explore and celebrate culture through artistic expression, movement, and traditions in an engaging, fun, and educational environment!
Stitch! We will hand sew contemporary mini stuffie ornaments inspired by Mexican Craft. We will use felt and other craft supplies.
Free community event, $5 donations are encouraged to support the program & purchase supplies. Please pre-register below so we know how many materials to prepare. For more information, please call or email Elena Baca at 505-220-7928 or ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov.
NOTE: This program will not be held in January, July, or November.

Carnaval 2025: Veinte Años
2025-03-01 | Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102
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, Trinidad, Cuba, and New Orleans—immersing them in the music, dance, costumes, and cultures of each region. This year, attendees will be invited to dance to the lively rhythms of samba, salsa, calypso, and more.
$28 w/ $2 off for children 10 years old and younger, seniors and NHCC members.
This is a general admission event.
*All NHCC performance/event ticket sales go through the National Hispanic Cultural Center Website. NHCC is a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. You will be redirected to our central ticketing system. DO NOT BUY FROM THIRD PARTIES. If you see a third party app or website, please report it to the Center at (505) 246-2261.
