10:00 am Start on both days In Rhythm Fest: A New Mexico Community Event is two unforgettable days of dance workshops led by top local and international instructors, offering 30 diverse classes in styles like Cuban Salsa (Casino & Rueda), Salsa on 1 & 2, Bachata, Zouk, Kizomba, Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia, Latin Hip Hop, […]
5:00 - 7:30 pm NHCC Visual Art Museum Join us for a free Public Reception celebrating the grand opening of the new Visual Art exhibition What We Bring to the Table! Meet the artists and explore the exhibition featuring artwork from the Center’s staff. About the Exhibition: To celebrate the National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 25th birthday, we explore […]
4:00 pm Limpia Workshop 6:30 pm Film Screening: Bless Me, Ultima New Mexico Gas Company presents Noche de Familia: Noche de Curanderismo, consisting of a limpia workshop and screening of Bless Me, Ultima. Noche de Curanderismo will be dedicated to the immersion and celebration of the indigenous healing practices of Latin America and the Southwest. […]
5:30 – 7:30 pm In collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico, the National Hispanic Cultural Center is proud to host a celebration of Mexican Independence Day featuring vendors, dancing, and much more! On Sept. 15, the Center will be joined by the Consulate of Mexico providing a formal flag unveiling and the traditional Grito, a celebration […]
10:00 am – 8:00 pm National Hispanic Cultural Center Campus Enjoy the Albuquerque Folk Festival this year! Kids under 18 & seniors 85+ enter for free at the gate, day of festival. The Albuquerque Folk Festival offers over 100 events including 5 performance areas, 6 music and dance workshop venues, 3 Jam venues, a musical instrument […]
5:30 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center’s 2nd Annual Luminito Celebration offers an immersive cultural experience grounded in New Mexico’s lively luminaria vs. farolito debate. On December 14, enjoy music, biscochitos, a holiday mercado with local vendors, Matachines dance performances, holiday lights, and more as we celebrate the holiday season! This year’s celebration will begin […]
Thursday, February 26, 2026 4:45 pm The NHCC, Metamorfosis Documentation Project (MDP), and the Consulate of Mexico invite visitors to a screening of the documentary Nan Marie Naaxh, which describes the process of making ceremonial chocolate and its history in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. The film was produced by MDP in collaboration with the Teotitlán […]
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm NHCC | Visual Arts Museum Join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Nuclear Past, Present, and Future: Art in Action is a collaboration between the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium and the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum. The project examines the impact of nuclear technologies, its devastating human […]
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 7:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega 2026 AfroMundo Festival: “Futurism: Manifesting the Envisioned” Featured Regions: U.S. & U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Mariana Islands Panel discussion followed by a Q&A. Panelists include Samoan Chef Devynne Fuga Ah-Mai, and Puerto Rican Chef Pau Rocío. Moderated by Dr. Belinda Deneen […]
Friday, April 24, 2026 5:00 – 10:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega and Fountain Courtyard UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies presents the 3rd Annual Gran Baile: Backyard Baile, alongside Arte por Vida and National Hispanic Cultural Center. Please join us in welcoming our New Mexico community members to the Arte por Vida Series celebrating our New […]
