• Happy Arte Hour

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    6:00 pm NHCC invites adults 21+ 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. Please pre-register 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 email Education Program Manager Elena Baca at ElenaD.Baca@dca.nm.gov. Free (more...)

  • Happy Arte Hour: Featuring Gelli Plate/Monotype with Artist Carol C. Sánchez

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    6:00 pm Our December 5th Happy Arte Hour will feature Artist Carol C. Sanchez and Gelli Plate/Monotype Printmaking. Gelli Plate/Monotype is a basic printmaking process in which an image is created by rolling or painting with ink or paints directly onto a plate and printed onto paper. We will be using gelli plates, which have many possibilities and can be used with a variety of media such as ink pads, watercolor and acrylic paints. NHCC invites adults 21+ for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting. This (more...)

  • AfroMundo Festival: Cross-cultural Healing Ceremonies: Wade in the Water: The Will to Heal

    Salón Ortega 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    7:00 pm NHCC | Salón Ortega Multi-generational, cross-cultural healing ceremonies and offerings from Hawaii, Alaska, New Mexico, Haiti, Cuba and more. 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 (more...)

  • Día Del Niño

    Domenici Education Building 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    11:00 am - 3:00 pm NHCC | Domenici Education Building Join us for a day of celebrating the youth in our community during this free event for families of all ages and sizes! Enjoy Nanny’s Petting Zoo, performances from Voces de Coronado and Ballet Folklorico Fiesta Mexicana, student films, and our Youth Art Market. Learn about birds and bugs with the U.S. Forest Service. Make art, play, climb a rock wall and discover a variety of community resources from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & (more...)

  • Inaugural Native Theater & Performing Arts Festival: Closing Reception: Native Fashion Show

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Wells Fargo Auditorium 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    5:00 – 7:30 pm NHCC | Wells Fargo Auditorium Dancing With Fire Productions in collaboration with the National Hispanic Cultural Center presents the Inaugural Native Theater & Performing Arts Festival. Please join us for our Inaugural Native American Theater & Performing Arts Festival on April 24-27 and May 1-4, 2025 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, featuring music, dance, staged readings, and more! About the Festival: Our Key Host of the festival will be Ms. Lori Chavez, beginning with an Opening Reception with music and dance performances on (more...)

  • In Rhythm Fest: A New Mexico Community Event

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    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, Samba, and more including a special kids class! From body movement to musicality and Guaguancó, there's something for everyone. NM In Rhythm Festival 2025 31 hours of workshops at the National Hispanic (more...)

  • NHCC Art Museum Opening Reception: What We Bring to the Table

    Visual Art Museum 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    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 artworks created by the artists who spend their days (and nights) keeping the Center going. Featured Artworks by: Adri De La Cruz, Visual Arts Set & Exhibition Designer. Anna Lee DeSaulniers, Film (more...)

  • Noche de Familia: Noche de Curanderismo & Bless Me, Ultima

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    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. Curanderismo refers to these practices that rely on natural remedies. The community will have an opportunity to explore curanderismo through a limpia workshop. A limpia is a spiritual clearing practice. The workshop (more...)

  • Mexican Independence Day Celebration in partnership with the Mexican Consulate

    Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

    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 announcement of independence. The courtyard of the celebration will be adorned with Mexican flags and other decorations. The event will feature local vendors selling refreshments while celebrating with traditional music and dance. (more...)

  • The Albuquerque Folk Festival

    NHCC Campus 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM

    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 petting zoo, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, kids’ tent, merch booth, a consignment booth, a free instrument check area, a bike parking area, free parking, free golf cart rides for transport. (more...)