June 2026 NM History & Culture Opportunities

The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM

Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:


LGBTQ/PRIDE MONTH

THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY,  June 21, 2pm, free. Author Suzanne Stauffer presents “How to turn Historical Facts into Historical Fiction”. She’ll use info from the Fred Harvey Company, Santa Fe Railroad, & Las Vegas, NM. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.

JUNE 27 SATURDAY, 11am ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL SPEAKER SERIES-FREE AT 12 LOCATIONS WITH 12 DIFFERENT SPEAKERS:

  • Roger Zimmerman speaks on Rerouting Rt. 66 through Tijeras Canyon, Raymond Sanchez Community Center;
  • Abraham Santillanes speaks on the Many Roads to Old Town – the original Rt. 66; South Valley Library;
  • Donatella Davanzo speaks on Route 66 connected: A photo-ethnographic exploration of the contemporary Rt. 66 in NM, East Mountain Library;
  • Lynne Peckinpaugh presents The Italian’s pathway to prosperity on ABQ’s Rt. 66, Special Collections Library;
  • Gary Herron speaks on Motels on Rt. 66 in ABQ, Pueblo of Isleta Cultural Center;
  • Joe Sabatini speaks on North Fourth St.-ABQ’s original Rt. 66, Martha Lieber Library in Bernalillo;
  • Jacqueline Loring presents “The KiMo Theatre: Fact & Folklore”, Gutierrez Hubbell House on Isleta SW;
  • Chinese Merchants of ABQ’s Route 66 by Aimee Tang; Wheels Museum on 2nd St.;
  • Suzanne Stauffer speaks of the Fred Harvey Indian Detours, Fred Luna Multi Gen Center in Los Lunas;
  • Hazel Lathrop speaks on Tijeras Canyon-Five Miles of Road and Hundreds of Stories, International District Library;
  • Richard Ruddy speaks on Route 66 in Downtown Albuquerque, Wheels Museum;
  • David Montoya speaks about Rt. 66 in the North Valley, Patrick Baca Library at Central & Unser NW.

Details at www.route66speakers.org.

“UNEARTH A STORY” free summer reading program at all 19 branches of the Library. It features archaeology, dinosaurs, paleontology and local history. Continues through July 30. Weekly prizes and special performances. All info & detailed times at abqlibrary.org.

Dozens of JUNE special events-related to JUNETEENTH,  music performers, craft programs, children’s events and more at your 19 public library branches. Pick up Summer reading Guide at any branch or go to abqLibrary.org for daily schedules.

Petroglyph National Monument, 899-0205; Valles Caldera National Preserve, 670-1612; and Salinas Pueblos National Monument, 847-2585. Call and check their websites for details.

JUNE FEAST DAY DANCES AT PUEBLOS AROUND NM -Call the individual pueblo offices to confirm times. Sandia, Ohkay Owingeh.

INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER — Cultural dances every Friday at 2pm, Saturday and Sundays at 11am & 2 pm. More info and ticket prices at indianPueblo.org.

New Mexico music groups at the Rt. 66 Visitors Center, music, exhibits, food trucks. 12300 Central SW, 768-3556. Call city’s 311 for more info.


JUNE 2, 6pm, free. John Fleck, Ribbons of Green: The Rio Grande & the Making of Modern ABQ. Fleck speaks about NM Water issues. Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NWbkwrks.org.

JUNE 3, 1 pm, tickets $15. Amelia White, the most Influential Woman in Santa Fe. Presented by Harry Werksman at the NM History Museum. Sponsored by Friends of the History Museum. NMhistorymuseum.org.

JUNE 3, 7 pm, free. ABQ Concert Band performs at the International Balloon Museum. Bring a blanket or chairs for seating, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. NE. Come through gate BM-6 on east side of building.

JUNE 4, 11, 18, 25, 3 pm, free. Guided 1.5 mile hikes of Piedras Marcadas Canyon open space. Meet at parking lot 9421 Jill Patricia St. near Paradise & Golf Course Rd. Contact Petroglyph Nat. Monument for more info, 899-0205.

JUNE 4, 6 pm, free. Nuclear Past, present & Future: Art in Action panel discussion. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info nhccnm.org.

JUNE 5, 5-8 pm, free. Art Crawl at various galleries across ABQ. Come meet the artists. ArtsCrawlABQ.org.

JUNE 5, 5-8 pm, Downtown ABQ Artwalk- music & art along Central Ave. More details and maps at AbqArtwalk.com.

JUNE 5/6/7, various times, San Felipe de Neri Fiestas in Old Town, free. honoring Al Hurricane Jr and members of the Sanchez Family.

UNE 5, 6 pm, free. Lone Pinon plays at the Winrock Park, east end of Winrock by the Theater. Louisiana & I-40 NE.

JUNE 5, 7:30 PM, FREE. Shakespeare in the park-Julius CaesarNM Veteran’s Memorial, 1100 Louisiana SE at Gibson, then repeats JUNE 6, JUNE 7, JUNE 18, JUNE 20 & 26. More info at NMshakes.org.

JUNE 5, $12 (includes one drink), doors open 6pm, program 6:30.  Shrinking the  Atom Smasher “laser powered acceleration technology”. Dr. Stephen Milton. “Science on Tap”. Museum of Nuclear Science, 601 Eubank SENuclearMuseum.org.

JUNE 5/6, 1-5pm on Friday/10-4 on Saturday. FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA flower show, celebrating America’s 250th. ABQ Garden Center, 10120 Lomas NE in Los Altos Park.

JUNE 6 Remembrance of D- DAY, 1944 WW II invasion of Normandy.

JUNE 6, 10am-12 noon, free. “Touch a Truck” for kids of all ages: fire trucks, aviation snow, refuse, construction vehicles & more. Lots of community info. Corner of Juan Tabo & Central NE. Sponsored by APD and Councilor Grout.

JUNE 6, 10am-4pm, free. Opening of exhibit – The Other Rt. 66:  11am-12:30 pm-music by Paul Pino & Tone Daddies; 2-3:30 pm The Green book and the Roots of Rt. 66 with Candacy Taylor. Albuquerque Museum in Old Town.

JUNE 6, 13, 20, 27, free, 9am. 2.2 mile guided hike in Rinconada Canyon. Leave from Rinconada Canyon parking lot. More info at Petroglyph National Monument, 899-0205 or 897-8816.

JUNE 6, 8am-11am. Historic Fairview Cemetery700 Yale SE. Come clean a plot to commemorate the past. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/The communityofHistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present”.

JUNE 6, 10-2pm, free. Bark in the Park at Quarai Unit of the Salinas Pueblos National Monument, 8 miles north of Mountainair. Bring your 4 legged friends and learn dog etiquette, 847-2585.

JUNE 6, 4-10 pm, free. Evening in Paradise includes bounce house, music, beer garden, free movie Moana. Sponsored by Bernalillo County at Paradise Hills Park, 5801 Paradise Blvd. NW.

JUNE 6, 2-5 pm, Free. Panel discussion, 2-3pm; 3-5 pm reception with food. “Coiling Kin: the Life of Pueblo Pottery.” 25 potters from 14 different pueblo families. Maxwell Museum, 600 University NEMaxwellMuseum.unm.edu.

JUNE 6/7, 9am-4pm, free. Hubbell Rug Show with speaker at 10 am and 2pm. Dine trader Wallace James discusses the history, artistry, cultural significance of rugs. Wnp.org/events, Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Center, 6510 Western Trail NW.

JUNE 6, 8am-5pm, tickets. NM Creative Community sponsored by the NM Economic Development Dept. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info at nmhcc.org.

JUNE 8, 11:45-1pm, free. Rashad Mahmoud, exec director of NM Local News Fund,  speaks about new approaches to local journalism. nmlocalnews.org. Press Women & Friends. Attendance open to the public. Food purchase on your own. Wecks Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE.  Lockettabq@comcast.net.

JUNE 11, 6pm, free. Dr. Maceo Carrillo Martinet speaks about Healing the Land: How Indigenous Cultural Resistance can restore the Earth. Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NWbkwrks.org.

JUNE 12, 7:30 pm, free. Dark Skies/Bright Stars at Abo. Salinas Pueblo National Monument, Mountainair NM. Call 505-847-2585 for more info.

JUNE 12,  7:30 pm, free. Shakespeare Festival presents The Winter’s TaleRepeats June 13, 14, June 19 & 21 June 25 and 27. NM Veterans Memorial 1100 Louisiana SE at Gibson. More info at nmshakes.org.

JUNE 12, 5-7 pm, free. Rt. 66 National Caravan stops at the Cal Linn building (home of Microsoft founding). Big Texan steak eating contest, Car Show, food trucks, business showcase/market, 6320 Linn NE (near San Pedro & Central NE). Park on west side of San Pedro.

JUNE 12, 6-10 pm, free. Noche de Familia with dancing, crafts, activities. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More info nhccnm.org.

UNE 12/13 9am-4pm, free but must attend both days. Earthen Plaster Workshop by Cornerstones Community Partnerships. Contact issac@cstones.org. Gutierrez Hubbell House on 6029 Isleta SW. Wendi Laws, 350-5117.

JUNE 13, 10 am-4pm, $2. Theme is Mystery Books ! Monthly sale of used books, vinyl, posters, music & more. Sponsored by the Friends of the ABQ BernCo Public Library. Main branch, 5th & Copper NW. Will carry purchase to your vehicle. Two-hour free parking across the street at the City garage. Bring your ticket in to be stamped. All proceeds benefit the Library. FriendsofthePublicLibrary.org.

JUNE 13, 8:30-11am, free. Bosque Wild Nature WalkMeet at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. More info at 768-4950.

JUNE 13, free. Be a “Bark Ranger”at the Refuge: Learn how to enjoy with a furry friend. Contact dakota_dominguez@fws.gov. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge,7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667.

JUNE 13, 10 am, free. Model Railroading by Rob Adelman. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW. More info at wheelsMuseum.org or call Leba Freed at 243-6269, or info@WheelsMuseum.org.

JUNE 13, 10-11am, free. ABQ Concert Band plays for the Women’s Veterans Celebration at the NM Veterans Park, 1100 Louisiana SE.  768-4495.

JUNE 13, PRIDE FEST, 1:30-8:30 pm, free. Civic Plaza. Music, various activities.

JUNE 13, 1-8 pm, free. Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the Visitor Center includes Art, music, storytelling. Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact depps@cabq.gov or 768-4951.

JUNE 14, FLAG DAY commemorates  the adoption of the US flag on June 14, 1777. Americans are encouraged to display “Old Glory”.

JUNE 14, 12 noon, free. Monica Poling speaks on “Unlock your personal history with AI.” Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SWMore info at wheelsMuseum.org or call Leba Freed at 243-6269, or info@WheelsMuseum.org.

JUNE 14, 2pm, free. Patrocinos’s Legacy: Woodcarvers of Taos presented by Luis Barela, grandson of famous carver Patrocino Barela. Sandoval County Historical Society Museum. Off 550 just west of Coronado Monument in Bernalillo. More info at SC-hsm.org. SandovalHistory.org.

JUNE 14, 2pm, free. Jane Ziegelman speaks from her book Once there was a Town-The Memory books of a lost Jewish World. NM Veterans Memorial, 1100 Louisiana SE. Sponsored by the NM Holocaust & Intolerance Museum.

JUNE 14, 2pm, free. Bailes de Salon: Traditional NM Dances presented by Lucy Salazar. Learn about these dances then practice them! Corrales Historical Society at the Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Rd. Limited seating, come early. More info at CorralesHistory.org.

JUNE 17, 10am-2pm, free. Polinator Day Celebration Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact depps@cabq.gov or 768-4951.

JUNE 18, 5-8pm, free. 3rd Thursday at ABQ Museum featuring Juneteenth. Business market with Ujima Collective, Music, talks, food & beverage for sale. ABQ Museum in Old Town.

JUNE 18, 6:30-8:30 free. Author reading with Angel Vigil-Borderlands: Living in two worlds: The story of Hispanics in the American SouthwestNational Hispanic Cultural Center, more info at nhccnm.org.

JUNE 19, JUNETEENTH Federal holiday, commemorates 1865 enslaved persons in Texas getting news about Pres. Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation proclamation.

JUNE 19, 5-11pm, free. Celebrate Juneteenth at Civic Plaza: From Freedom to Prosperity. Live music, health clinics, basketball tournament with Kenny Thomas. Civic Plaza downtown.

JUNE 20, 4-8 pm, free. World Refugee Day, various activities, displays, food tastings. ABQ Convention Center, 401 2nd St. NW. Sponsored by the City’s Immigrant & Refugee Affairs office. Call 311 for more info.

JUNE 20, 4-10 pm, tickets $10. Bernalillo Blues Festival at Loretto Park. More info at BernalilloBlues.com.

JUNE 20, 6 pm, free. Star Party at Placitas Community Library. Speaker at 6:30 pm, star gazing till 9pm. 453 Highway 165, 505-867-3355. PlacitasLibrary.com.

JUNE 21, 2 PM, free. ABQ Historical Society presents Author Suzanne Stauffer on “How to turn Historical Facts into Historical Fiction”. She’ll use info from the Fred Harvey Company, Santa Fe Railroad, & Las Vegas, NM. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.

JUNE 21, 6:30 PM, free. Summer Solstice Guided Hike at Piedras Marcadas Canyon. Round trip 1.5 miles. The hike will focus on the solstice marker. Meet at 9421 Jill Patricia NW parking lot. Petroglyph National Monument.

June 21 Observance of Father’s Day & Summer Solstice (longest day of light of the year).

JUNE 21-27, various times & ticket prices. Festival Flamenco 39. National Hispanic Cultural Center. More details of individual events and ticket prices at nhccnm.org.

JUNE 25, 6:30-8 pm, free. Author Virginia Sanchez speaks about her new book: La Cebolla Valley. Sanchez describes the area in the Mora Valley, an important part of the Mora-Las Vegas Trail & how the acequias led to the construction of Morphy Lake. National Hispanic Cultural Center, nhccnm.org.

JUNE 25, 2:30-4 pm, free. Stories in Stone, Ancestral Pueblo Life. Cherry Hills Library, 6901 Barstow St. NE.

JUNE 26, 6:30 pm, free. Abo, Sunset Photography Workshop, Artist in Residence Joyce Geier. Salinas Pueblo National Monument. Mountainair NM.

JUNE 27, 11 am, free. ROUTE 66 SPEAKER SERIES at 12 locations throughout metro area (ABQ, Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Isleta Pueblo, Los Lunas) with different speakers. Go to www.route66speakers.org for list of speakers, details of talks and locations/ addresses.

JUNE 27, 2-4pm, free. Mystery writers Anne Hillerman and Ron Franscell speak about their recent novels. Placitas Library, 453 Hwy 165, 867-3355.

JUNE 27/28 MAGDALENA FRONTIER DAYS, free. Parade, 9am, June 27. Various activities, food, vendors.

JUNE 28, 2 pm, free. Coronado Lecture Series. Archaeologist Sean Dolan from Los Alamos Labs will speak about obsidian volcanic glass used to create scrapers and projectile points. Martha Liebert Library, 124 Calle Malinche in Bernalillo. More info at BernalilloLibrary.org or 505-867-1440.


Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge.7851 2nd St. SW, 505-248-6667.

Valles Caldera National Monument on NM 4 north of Jemez Springs. Go to nps.gov/vall for information.  39201 NM 4. Jemez Springs, NM. Call 505-670-1612 for more info. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/valle-de-oro.

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair.  Contact Natalia Sanchez Hernandez for more info. Call 505-847-2585, nps.gov/sapu/planyourvisit or call 505-847-2585 X 221.

Randall Davey Audubon Center and sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd. in Santa Fe. Tour the gardens and historic Randall Davey house. Fridays @ 2 pm are docent led house tours, $5. Saturdays @8:30 am are guided bird walk. More info at RandallDavey.audubon.org. Monday – Saturday, 8am-4pm

INDIAN EDUCATION AT UNM, iaie.unm.edu. Watch several previously recorded programs about Native American education, the Dine language and more.

HISTORIC SANTA FE FOUNDATION (historicSantaFe.org) offers many free programs to watch: Ron Duncan Hart speaking on the Early Jews in NM; Rob Martinez – The Enduring Hispanic Music of NM.

The Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd St. SW. Monday -Thursday, 9 am-12 noon, Sat. 12 noon-2pm. Call first to confirm, 505-243-6269 or info@wheelsmuseum.org

MURALS OF ALBUQUERQUE (www.murosabq.com) This shows over 130 murals in the ABQ metro area. You click on each picture and it shows the mural, gives its title and address, describes the image, and the artists.

Cibola County History Museum, 525 West High St., Grants NM. Go to the museum’s Facebook page for more information.

NUCLEAR MUSEUM – The Museum has a huge collection of oral history interviews (also transcribed) called Voices of the Manhattan Project. There are some 600 interviews of individuals who were either at the Manhattan Project or a family member who worked there. The  interviews are organized into 39 categories such as: Internment of Japanese Americans, Life in the Secret cities,  Hispanic employees, Native American. https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/educate/atomic-heritage-foundation  https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale SE. invites anyone to come and hoe tumbleweeds and goat heads. The cemetery is open dawn to dusk and accessible through the gates of Fairview Memorial Park. Wear hard soled shoes & bring your own tools. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org or Facebook.com/HistoricFairviewCemetery. “Where the Past meets the Present.


AMAZING HISTORY / CULTURE OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW MEXICO. New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. Read about it, https://newmexicohistory.org/nm-journey-to-become-a-state/. Visit – NewMexicoHistory.org to view thousands of entries: photos, videos, podcasts, Timelines for the five periods of NM History & More! The New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez can be reached at 505-476-7911.

  •  NEW MEXICO HISTORY IN TEN MINUTES (newmexicohistory.orgOn the home page, go to the bottom and click on Video of the Month. The entire list of episodes will appear by clicking on the corner of the video. NM State Historian Rob Martinez is most engaging and informative and there are more than 40 Episodes. The episodes may be heard in chronological order or by topic which is introduced in the first minute or so of the episode.
  • CIVIC AUDITORIUM HISTORY VIDEO (1957-1986) www.modernabq.org. Go to the Resources Tab, then the drop down to the three Civic Auditorium videos. They tell the story of the structure: why it was built, how it was used and why it was ultimately demolished.
  • HOLOCAUST MUSEUM and GELLERT EDUCATION CENTER NM, 616 Central SW. Go to the website nmholocaustmuseum.org. Questions call 247-0606.

ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVED VIDEO PROGRAMS

The Albuquerque Historical Society provides videos of scheduled program presentations. The videos are linked from the appropriate AHS Program pages. Presentations captured on videos to date include: