March 2026 NM History & Culture Opportunities

The Albuquerque Historical Society & the Historical Society of NM

Encourage your participation in the following history & cultural events:


WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY,  MARCH 15, 2026, 2 pm. Noted railroad historian Fred Friedman will discuss Amtrak passenger rail service in NM. Free parking & free admission to the ABQ Museum in Old Town. albuqhistsoc.org.

MARCH 28 SATURDAY, 11am ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL SPEAKER SERIES-FREE AT 12 LOCATIONS WITH 12 DIFFERENT SPEAKERS: Wheels Museum, Abraham Santillanes speaks on the Many Roads to Old Town-the original Rt. 66; Isleta Pueblo Cultural Center, Donatella Davanzo speaks on Route 66 connected: A photo-ethnographic exploration of the contemporary Rt. 66 in NM; International District Library, Lynne Peckinpaugh presents The Italian’s pathway to prosperity on ABQ’s Rt. 66; Raymond Sanchez Community Center, Gary Herron speaks on Motels on Rt. 66 in ABQ; Central Unser Pat Baca Library, Joe Sabatini speaks on North Fourth St.-ABQ’s original Rt. 66;  South Valley Library: Jacqueline Loring presents “The KiMo Theatre: Fact & Folklore;   A Photographic tour of former and current tourist attractions: Route 66 by Sondra Diepen, East Mountain Library;  Los Lunas Multi Generational Center, Gordene MacKenzie speaks on Winemakers, bootleggers, vegetable and dairy sellers, small businesses and artists on Rt 66; Special Collections Library, Chinese Merchants of ABQ’s Route 66 by Aimee Tang;  Jennifer Bohnhoff speaks on the Civil War on Route 66 at Gutierrez Hubbell House; Martha Liebert Library in Bernalillo, Hazel Lathrop speaks on Tijeras Canyon-Five Miles of Road and Hundreds of Stories. Loma Colorado Library in Rio Rancho. Details at www.route66speakers.org.

Dozens of MARCH special events-related to WOMEN’S History Month, Spring, St. Patrick’s Day, music performers, craft programs, children’s events and more at your 19 public library branches. Pick up Event guide at any branch or go to abqLibrary.org for daily schedules.

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.

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.

INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER — Cultural dances every Saturday and Sunday at 12 noon. More info and ticket prices at indianPueblo.org.

New Mexico Magazine 2025 Photo Awards on display. Tularosa Basin Photo Gallery in Carrizozo, NM, 401 12th St. Call for hours.


MARCH 6, 5-8:30 pm, free. Art Crawl at various galleries across ABQ. Come meet the artists. ArtsCrawlABQ.org.

MARCH 6, 5-7 pm, free. Art Walk at NM History Museum in Santa Fe. Come see the Americana at 250 exhibit and talk to Museum staff. Free movie from the 1976 US Bicentennial. 113 Lincoln Ave. NMHistoryMuseum.org.

MARCH 6, 5-8pm, free. Art Walk downtown along Central and other streets.

MARCH 6-8, various ticket prices. KlezmerQuerque Festival of Jewish arts and culture-music, dance, workshops. Congregation Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande NW. See website for times and events: Nahalatshalom.org/KlezmerQuerque-tickets.

MARCH 7, 10:30-12 noon, free. Intro to Bucket Gardening. Main Library, 5th & Copper, free 2 hour parking in City garage across street. AbqLibrary.org.

MARCH 7, 10am-1PM, free. Saturday at the Refuge: Sun Prints. Use sunlight and natural materials to create cyanotype style prints. Contact dakota_dominguez@fws.gov. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge,7851 2nd St. SW, 248-6667.

MARCH 7, 8:30-11am, free. Bosque Wild Nature Walk. Meet at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. More info at 768-4950.

MARCH 7, 10-11am, free. Civil War reenactor Phil Dodd. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details  WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.

MARCH 7, 14, 21 & 28, free, 9am. 2.2 mile guided hike in Rinconada Canyon. Leave from Rinconada Canyon parking lot. More info at Petroglyph National Monument, 899-0205.

MARCH 7, 9am-12 noon. 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”.

MARCH 7, 1-2 pm, free. Japanese Flower arranging Ikebana style. Los Griegos Library, 1000 Griegos NW. 761-4020.

MARCH 7, ch 5.1 KNME, 4pm; repeats March 13, ch. 5.4, 8pm. Actor and writer Morningstar Angeline reflects on her journey to authentic Indigenous storytelling.

MARCH 8, 2pm, free. Rick McGahie speaks about the various railroads in Sandoval County. “5 ½ railroads and 3 interesting neighborhoods”. Sandoval County Historical Society Museum. Off 550 just west of Coronado Monument in Bernalillo. More info at SC-hsm.org.  SandovalHistory.org.

MARCH 9, 11:45-1pm, free. NM Rep. Marian Matthews reviews the accomplishments of the 2026 legislative session. Press Women & Friends, membership not required to attend. Food purchase on your own. Weck’s Restaurant, 7301 Paseo del Norte NE.

MARCH 9, 2-3 pm, free. Dr. Gabriel Melendez speaks about the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo’s impact on the “Citizens by Treaty”-the Mexican population that became Americans overnight & the vibrant Mexican culture of NM. Waters Room of UNM Zimmerman Library.

MARCH 10, 6 pm, free book talk. The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop.  Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. More info at bkwrks.com.

MARCH 11, 10:30-12:30, free. Tour of the historic KiMo Theatre. Sign up through the ABQ Historical Society, albuqhistsoc.org.

MARCH 12, 1:30 pm, free. Genealogy Workshop in Salon Ortega of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, nhccnm.org.

MARCH 12, 19, 26, 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.

MARCH 13, $12 (includes one drink), doors open 5:30, program 6-7:30. Gail Garber from Hawks Aloff presents Raptors of NM along with some visiting birds! Science on Tap. Museum of Nuclear Science, 601 Eubank SENuclearMuseum.org.

MARCH 14, 10 am-4pm, $2. Monthly sale of used books. 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.

MARCH 14, 10:30 am, free. Noted historian Richard Melzer talks about the WPA’s legacy in NM from 1935-1943. National Hispanic Cultural Center Domenici Center room 122. Sponsored by Hispanic Genealogy Research Center. More info at nhccnm.org.

MARCH 14, 10am-12 noon, free. Express Yourself Spring Family Day at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology. “Explore how humans have communicated over Time”. Includes activities like cave painting. MaxwellMuseum.unm.edu500 University NE.

MARCH 14, 7:30-9:30 am, Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch. Hike the Embudo Trailhead and learn about Birdwatching. Far end of 15000 Indian School Rd. NE beyond Tramway. Sponsored by Open Space division, More info, akbezner@cabq.gov or 768-4959.

MARCH 14, 12 noon, free. Explore NM’s rivers with Bjorn Fredrickson. Wheels Museum, 1100 2nd SW. More details  WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.

MARCH 14, 10;30 AM, free. Ranger Ben from Petroglyph National Monument reads to kids. Taylor Ranch Library, Bogart NW near Montano/Unser. 897-8816.

MARCH 14, 2-5 pm, free. Celebrate Pi(e) day with games, music, dancing and pie refreshments. Juan Tabo Library, 3407 Juan Tabo NE, 291-6260.

MARCH 14, 2-3:30 pm, free but call to reserve a spot. #101 anniversary of Special Collections Library-enjoy a behind the scenes tour. Special Collections, Edith & Central NE, be aware of parking restrictions. Call 848-1376.

MARCH 14, 1-3 pm, 2nd Saturday event. free. Casa San Ysidro in Corrales historical site reopens for Spring. Contact Aaron Gardner, agardner@cabq.gov or 768-3918.

MARCH 14, Harvesting the Sunshine, Conserving the Rio Grande. Ch. 5.1, 4pm, repeats March 20, ch 5.4, 8pm. K. Armijo’s revolutionary photovoltaic systems protect crops in the Rio Grande valley.

MARCH 15, 2 pm, free. Noted Railroad historian Fred Friedman will discuss passenger service on the Amtrak in NM. Albuquerque Historical Society, Albuquerque Museum. Free parking south of the Museum and free admissionMore info at albuqhistsoc.org.

MARCH 15, Aztec New Year at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Program details at nhccnm.org.

MARCH 17, 11:15am-1pm, free. Round Table, Exploring Collaborative Curation. Describes three year planning of pueblo pottery exhibit at Maxwell. Panelists include Dolores Lewis Garcia, Acoma; Marita Hinds, Teseque; Deborah Jojola, Isleta, Judy Tafoya, Santa Clara. Event at Hotel ABQ Alvarado Room. 800 Rio Grande NW.

MARCH 17, 12:30-3:30 pm, free. “Make a spring card”, Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE, 888-8100.

MARCH 17, 3:30-5:30pm, free. Esperanza Bicycle clinic helps kids (ages 5-14) with bicycle repairs at Pat Baca/Central Unser Library, 8081 Central NW, 768-4320.

MARCH 19, End of Ramadan observed by Muslims around the world as a month for fasting, prayer, reflection and community.

MARCH 19, 5-8pm, free. 3rd Thursday at ABQ Museum featuring Delilah Montoya & Activating Chicana Resistance. Food & beverage for sale. ABQ Museum in Old Town.

MARCH 19, 7pm, free. The NM Interfaith Dialogue presents “I am a member of the Native American church and Here’s what I want people to know about my Way”, speaker is Sam Salas Jr. Community of Christ Church, 4701 Juan Tabo NE.

MARCH 20 Spring Equinox (equal length of daylight & dark)

MARCH 21, 10:30 am, free. Come learn about women from the 1880S and beyone century who are buried in Historic Fairview Cemetery. Women’s History Month, Main Library Genealogy Center, 5th & Copper. Free two hour parking in the City garage across the street.

MARCH 21, 8:30-11am, free. Bosque Adventure Hike. Meet at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. 768-4950.

MARCH 21, 10-11, free.  Celebrate historic NM Women, presented by Dr. Syvia Ramos Cruz, 1100 2nd SW. More details WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.

MARCH 21, 10-11, free.  Learn about Movies of New Mexico with Ronn Perea  1100 2nd SW. More details  WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.

MARCH 21, 10am-2pm, free. Backyard Refuge Day at the Gutierrez Hubbell House. Includes talks, walks, music, pollinator info, refreshments & entertainment from Conservation Carnivale. Isleta SW. More info from Wendi Laws, wlaws@bernco.gov, 350-5117.

MARCH 21, 10 am, free. Bird Migration in NM with Anne Frost and Laura Banks, President of the Bird Alliance of Central NM. Placitas Library, 453 Highway 165 in Placitas, 505-867-3355.

MARCH 21, 10am-2 pm, free. Bird Fest with speakers, crafts games and live birds. Martha Liebert Library, 124 Calle Malinche in Bernalillo. More info at BernalilloLibrary.org or 505-867-1440.

MARCH 21, 8:30-11am, free. Star Party with the ABQ Astronomical Society. Meet at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. 768-4950.

MARCH 21, Mission of Public Media: Franz Joachim. Ch. 5.1, 4pm and repeats March 26, ch. 5.4, 8pm. Long time KNME NMPBS director Franz Joachim reflects on his long career at KNME.

MARCH 22, 2 PM, free. Ed McCool speaks on Tribes, Pueblos and Federal Control-What you need to Know. Martha Liebert Library, 124 Calle Malinche in Bernalillo. More info at BernalilloLibrary.org or 505-867-1440.

MARCH 22, 10-11, free.  ABQ’s First Motorettes (early electric streetcars), 1100 2nd SW. More details  WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.

MARCH 22, 2 pm, free. Bob Belinoff show some films about Corrales and speaks about the art of filming. Limited seating-come early to get a seat. Old Church in Corrales. 966 Old Church RdCorralesHistory.org.

MARCH 24, 4-5:30 pm, tickets $10. Hewett through the eyes of Indigenous Archaeologists Today by Joseph “Woody” Aguilar (San Ildefonso Pueblo). Campus of SAR in Santa Fe.

MARCH 26, 5:30-7:30 pm, free. The NM Prison Riot of 1980, come learn about a dark event in recent state history. Ages 18 & up, RSVP. Erna Fergusson Library, 3700 San Mateo NE. 888-8100.

MARCH 26, 7pm, Ch. 5.1 KNME; repeats March 27, Ch. 5.4, 9pm, Mysteries beyond Chaco Canyon A New Mexico Production — This striking film illustrates ground-breaking research on the magnificent Chaco Canyon architecture that flourished 1000 years ago across 70,000 square miles of the Southwest. The third film in the Chaco Canyon trilogy blends stories from indigenous and non-indigenous scholars to convey an ancient culture’s vital relevance to us today.

MARCH 28, 10-4pm, free. Salinas Pueblos National Monument in Mountainair  celebrates “Fossil Find”, speaker paleontologist Adam Marsh at 11am at the Manzano Mountain Art Center. Kids activities, art show and more. Call the Monument at 581-6922 or 847-2585for more info.

MARCH 28, 10-11, free.  Commuting by Rail presented by historian & author John Taylor. 1100 2nd SW. More details  WheelsMuseum.org, 505-243-6269.

MARCH  28, 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 which speakers are at which locations and addresses.

MARCH 28, 1-3pm, free. Weed Warriors Volunteer Work Party: help clean out invasive weeds. Tools are provided. Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refge, 7851 2nd St. SW.

MARCH 28, 8:30-11am, free. Make a Bird nest box with Habitat Farms and Central NM Birders. Meet at the Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors NW. Contact depps@cabq.gov, 768-4951 or call 311,

MARCH 28 The New mexico Heritage Rail seeking volunteers to help clean the railyards area on South 2nd stree in prep for April Railroad Days. More info at news@nmHeritageRail.com.

MARCH 30, 6-7 pm, free. Concert of Celtic inspired folk music with Cassie & Maggie from Nova Scotia. International District Library, 7601 Central NE, 768-4970.

MARCH 30-APRIL 3 Spring Break at APS.

MARCH 31, 5:30-6:30, tickets. Los Golondrinas Winter Lecture series — Conexiones: Where the Santa Fe Trail meets the El Camino Real. Presented by Dr. Frances Levine. St. Francis Auditorium of NM Museum of Art. More info at Golondrinas.org.


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

Many of the museums and cultural centers in the ABQ metro area have put programming on their websites, Facebook pages or YouTube links. This includes everything from:

  • concerts, history lectures, video tours of various museum collections,
  • photograph pod casts, curriculum and study guides for children, audio interviews,

All of this is free and even “low tech” individuals can navigate these websites. There are YouTube channels available at no cost to watch to all. You are urged to explore many websites but especially these:

  •  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: