April Family-Friendly Events in Albuquerque

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Lindsey Anderson
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Guide to April New

Is anyone else having a hard time believing that it’s already April? Spring is in full swing, baseball is back, the end of the school year is near and so many fun events are ahead.

Check out our list of family-friendly activities around Albuquerque in April.

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Below are some family-friendly events in the Albuquerque area in April.

 

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Week 1 · April 1 – 5
Week 2 · April 6 – 12
Week 3 · April 13 – 19
Week 4 · April 20 – 30

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Week 1  |  April 1 – 5

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Week 2  |  April 6 – 12

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Week 3  |  April 13 – 19

April 17, 2026

4:00 pm Crafternoon: Key Chains for Kindness For Teens at X Studio
4:00 pm Creative Blackout Poetry
4:00 pm STEM Workshop: Lego Labyrinth
5:30 pm Skate Night at Henry “Kiki” Saavedra Community Center
6:00 pm Lobo Baseball Home Game
6:00 pm Lobo Softball Home Game
6:00 pm Adult Night: SciArt at Explora
6:00 pm UNM 11th Annual Cherry Reel Film Festival
6:30 pm Isotopes Home Game v. Oklahoma City
7:30 pm UNM Opera Theatre Presents Rinaldo by G.F. Handel
7:30 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater

April 18, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
Roads & Rails Festival
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Lobo Aquathlon
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
8:00 am Downtown Growers’ Market
9:00 am Free E-Waste Dropoff
9:00 am Edgewood Spring Clean Up
9:00 am Spring at the Marketplace | A Total Home Market
9:00 am Bosque Farms Growers Market
10:00 am Free Lowe’s kids workshops
10:00 am Marvelous Magnetic Tiles
10:00 am Ape-ril® Discovery Days at the BioPark Zoo
10:00 am 2026 Metro Public Safety Day
10:00 am Kidical Mass ABQ Earth Day, Tie-Dye & Park Day
10:00 am Earth Day at the Botanic Garden
10:00 am Saturday Morning Storytime – The HUB
10:30 am Stories Under the Cottonwood
10:30 am Storybook STEAM Club
10:30 am Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (Taylor Ranch)
10:30 am Garden Critters! Bats
11:00 am Saturday Shake & Shimmy – South Valley Library
11:00 am Healthy Kids Day
11:00 am Family Movie: Home (Main Library)
11:00 am Todos Juntos Fest
12:00 pm Albuquerque’s 320th Birthday Celebration
12:00 pm Centennial Concert Series
12:00 pm 18th Annual Rio Rancho Public Schools Pow Wow
12:30 pm Daddy & Me Splash Time
1:00 pm Read to the Dogs at Lomas Tramway Library
1:00 pm Gather: a casual afternoon of creating art
1:00 pm Family Art Workshops at Albuquerque Museum
1:00 pm Community Baby Shower
1:00 pm Family Monthly Movies at South Broadway (Freakier Friday)
1:30 pm Recycled CD Coasters Craft at Central & Unser Library
1:30 pm Japanese Flower Arranging (Ages 13+)
2:00 pm Lobo Baseball Home Game
2:00 pm Lobo Softball Home Game
2:00 pm Indigenous Connections and Hoop Dancing
2:00 pm Book Page Poetry at Juan Tabo Library
3:00 pm Open Mic at the International District Library
4:00 pm APO Bird Cage String Quartet Concert
5:30 pm STEAM Night at the Balloon Museum: Balloon Building – Fabrication & Beyond
6:00 pm The Three Sopranos
6:30 pm Isotopes Home Game v. Oklahoma City
7:00 pm It Happened At The Airport, presented by Rio Rancho Players
7:00 pm Not Your High School Reunion: Come As You Are Classes ’95-’05
7:30 pm UNM Opera Theatre Presents Rinaldo by G.F. Handel
7:30 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater

April 19, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
Roads & Rails Festival
8:00 am Lobo Aquathlon
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
9:00 am ABQ Mid-Mod Home Tour
10:00 am Spring Mindful Market + Clothing Swap
11:00 am Laughing doesn’t need your help: An ensemble performance in the bosque
12:00 pm Lobo Baseball Home Game
12:00 pm Lobo Softball Home Game
12:00 pm Squidly Fest
12:00 pm Dungeons and Dragons Club For Teens at X Studio
1:00 pm Portfolio Website Creation For Teens at X Studio
1:30 pm Sunday Matinee at Central and Unser
1:30 pm Isotopes Home Game v. Oklahoma City
1:30 pm Free Sunday Matinee – Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (PG-13)
2:00 pm UNM Opera Theatre Presents Rinaldo by G.F. Handel
2:00 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater
2:00 pm It Happened At The Airport, presented by Rio Rancho Players
2:00 pm Free Sunday Family Movies: All Dogs Go to Heaven
3:00 pm The Screwtape Letters

Week 4  |  April 20 – 30

April 20, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
10:00 am Pickleball at Westgate Library
11:30 am Feeling Zine: Community Zine Workshop Series
3:00 pm Mario Kart Mondays – Loma Colorado Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
3:30 pm Garden to Table to Pantry: Preparing and Preserving Your Harvest
4:00 pm Sensory-Friendly & Wheelchair-Accessible Skate Session
5:00 pm International District Book Group
7:30 pm UNM Wind Symphony

April 21, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
9:00 am Sensory-Friendly Mornings at the Aquarium & Botanic Garden
10:00 am Early Childhood Bilingual Story Time at NHCC
10:30 am Toddler Tuesdays at I Scream Ice Cream
10:30 am Earth Day Toddler Tuesday at Cottonwood Mall
10:30 am Jiggle & Jam – Loma Colorado Library
11:00 am Hillerman Stitch Club
11:00 am Sensory Storytime for Adults with Special Needs – South Valley
11:00 am Adult Sense-Sational Storytime – Central & Unser
2:00 pm This is a Stitch Up at Lomas Tramway Library
3:00 pm Free Swim Lessons with Green Feet Swimming
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:00 pm Terrific Tuesday – Loma Colorado Library Craft
3:30 pm Pokémon Battle Academy (ages 5-13)
3:30 pm Lego Club at Cherry Hills Library
3:30 pm Earth Day Slime
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
4:00 pm Intro into Character Modeling (3-Part Class)
4:30 pm Junior Foodies: Kids Cooking Club
6:00 pm Lobo Baseball Home Game

April 22, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
9:30 am Stories and Music in the Sky
9:30 am Stories and Music in the Sky – Earth Science: Celebrating Earth Day
9:30 am E-Waste Collection Event
9:30 am Bumblebee Bounce – Loma Colorado Library
10:00 am Baby & Toddler Storytime at Cherry Hills
10:00 am Music and Movement at Taylor Ranch Library
10:30 am Budding Bookworms Storytime – Loma Colorado Library
11:00 am Preschool Storytime at Cherry Hills Library
11:00 am Family Storytime at East Mountain Library
11:00 am Storytime at Los Griegos Library
11:00 am DUPLO Club for Preschoolers – South Valley Library
11:00 am Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (San Pedro Library)
2:00 pm Craft and Watch: Ferngully Fairy Houses
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:30 pm LEGO Club at Alamosa Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
4:00 pm Earth Day Seed Bombs at South Broadway Library
4:00 pm Teen Study Space at International District Library
4:00 pm Teen Study Space at International District Library
4:30 pm Chess Club – Esther Bone Memorial Library
5:30 pm Tea-Talk & Financial Grace: A Graceful Blend
6:00 pm Esperanza: A Grief & Loss Support Group for mothers who’ve experienced infant loss

April 23, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
10:00 am Baby & Toddler Storytime at Cherry Hills
10:00 am Wheels Museum Storytime
10:00 am Free Color Exploration Kits at Color Wheel Toys
10:00 am Santa Fe Children’s Museum Earth Day Celebration
10:30 am Little Learners Storytime – Esther Bone Memorial Library
11:00 am Preschool Storytime at Cherry Hills Library
11:00 am Storytime at Los Griegos Library
11:00 am Family Storytime at Westgate Library
11:00 am Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (Cherry Hills)
3:00 pm San Pedro Community Puzzle Wall
3:00 pm Community Puzzle Wall at San Pedro Library
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:00 pm Curious Crafters – The HUB
3:30 pm Family Board Games at Alamosa Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
4:00 pm Critter Care 101 (Ages 9-12)
7:00 pm The Rodeo at Tamaya
7:00 pm Mrs. Doubtfire

April 24, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
8:00 am 20th Annual CrawDaddy Blues Fest
10:00 am Gathering of Nations: The Last Dance
10:00 am American Indian Week – Spring Arts Market
10:00 am Free Color Exploration Kits at Color Wheel Toys
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:00 am Native STEAM Day at Explora – Free!
10:30 am Día De Los Niños: Multicultural Storytime
11:30 am Music & Movement at Liv & Mimi’s
2:30 pm Magic The Gathering at Westgate Library
3:00 pm Community Art Studio (Ages 17+)
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:00 pm Spaceballs (PG) at South Broadway Library
4:00 pm Crafternoon: Prize Ribbon Making For Teens at X Studio
5:30 pm City Nature Challenge: Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail
6:00 pm Teen Science Cafe at X Studio
7:00 pm Drag Bingo with SHEnanigans
7:30 pm Mrs. Doubtfire
7:30 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater
8:00 pm Free Movie Night: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

April 25, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
8:00 am Downtown Growers’ Market
8:30 am Chess in the Park – Downtown Growers Market
9:00 am National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Walks 2026
9:00 am Bosque Farms Growers Market
9:30 am World Tai Chi Day Celebration
10:00 am Gathering of Nations: The Last Dance
10:00 am City Nature Challenge: Elena Gallegos Open Space
10:00 am Ape-ril® Discovery Days at the BioPark Zoo
10:00 am American Indian Week – Spring Arts Market
10:00 am Free Hike with Nature Niños
10:00 am The Rio Grande Community Farm Spring Festival and Plant Sale!
10:00 am Park ‘n the Park
10:00 am Star Wars Fest at Loma Colorado Library
10:00 am Bernalillo Arbor Day Sale
10:00 am Día del Libro at the NHCC
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:00 am Saturday Morning Storytime – The HUB
10:00 am Earth Day 2026 in the Railyard Park
10:30 am Friends of the Library Taylor Ranch Pop-Up Book Sale
10:30 am Día de los Niños: Bring-Your-Own-Blanket Picnic Storytime – Juan Tabo
10:30 am April Family Dance–All Ages Community Dance to Live Music
10:30 am SOL Forest School Open House
11:00 am Saturday Shake & Shimmy – South Valley Library
11:00 am Ask a Gardener!
11:00 am Día Del Niño at the National Hispanic Cultural Center
11:00 am Teddy Bear Picnic at The Block
11:00 am Bessie’s Presents Celebrating Route 66 Centennial
12:00 pm Centennial Concert Series
12:00 pm Free Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk at the Open Space Visitor Center
1:00 pm IPCC Family Story Time
1:00 pm Family Art Workshops at Albuquerque Museum
2:00 pm Disney’s My Son Pinocchio, Jr.
2:00 pm Mrs. Doubtfire
2:00 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater
2:00 pm Indigenous Connections and Hoop Dancing
2:00 pm It Happened At The Airport, presented by Rio Rancho Players
2:00 pm New Mexico Rocks! RV Exhibit
2:30 pm Grow Your Own Garden Club
3:00 pm Virtual Reality Gaming at the International District Library!
3:00 pm Free Movies at The Block
3:00 pm Last Saturdays on Harvard
3:00 pm Tron: Ares (2025) PG-13 at Erna Fergusson Library
4:00 pm Bring-Your-Own-Game Social at Juan Tabo Library
5:30 pm Great Ape-ril®: After Hours
7:00 pm NM United Home Game
7:00 pm It Happened At The Airport, presented by Rio Rancho Players
7:00 pm Live Music at The Block
7:30 pm Mrs. Doubtfire

April 26, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Albuquerque Restaurant Week
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
8:00 am Nuclear Museum Free Admission Day for Valencia County & Isleta Pueblo Residents
9:00 am Corrales Growers’ Market
10:00 am Earth Day New Mexico Festival
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:00 am All Nations Skate Jam
11:00 am Laughing doesn’t need your help: An ensemble performance in the bosque
11:00 am South Valley Pride Day
12:00 pm Round Dance Sunday at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
1:00 pm Mrs. Doubtfire
1:00 pm Tiguex Trails and Walk For Teens at X Studio
1:30 pm Sunday Matinee at Central and Unser
2:00 pm Disney’s My Son Pinocchio, Jr.
2:00 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater
2:00 pm It Happened At The Airport, presented by Rio Rancho Players
2:00 pm Sunday Family Movies: It Came From Outer Space
2:00 pm FREE Albuquerque Nuevo Teatro Sings The Movies
6:30 pm Mrs. Doubtfire

April 27, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
10:00 am Pickleball at Westgate Library
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:30 am Dia De Los Niños: Interactive Storytime – Main Library
3:00 pm Mario Kart Mondays – Loma Colorado Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library

April 28, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Isotopes Home Game v. El Paso Chihuahuas
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:30 am Toddler Tuesdays at I Scream Ice Cream
10:30 am Dia De Los Niños: Stories and Songs at Alamosa Library
10:30 am Jiggle & Jam – Loma Colorado Library
11:00 am Hillerman Stitch Club
11:00 am Sensory Storytime for Adults with Special Needs – South Valley
11:00 am Adult Sense-Sational Storytime – Central & Unser
2:00 pm This is a Stitch Up at Lomas Tramway Library
3:00 pm Free Swim Lessons with Green Feet Swimming
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:00 pm Terrific Tuesday – Loma Colorado Library Craft
3:30 pm Pokémon Battle Academy (ages 5-13)
3:30 pm Lego Club at Cherry Hills Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
4:00 pm Lobo Baseball Home Game
6:30 pm Isotopes Home Game v. El Paso Chihuahuas

April 29, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
9:30 am Stories and Music in the Sky
9:30 am Bumblebee Bounce – Loma Colorado Library
10:00 am Baby & Toddler Storytime at Cherry Hills
10:00 am Music and Movement at Taylor Ranch Library
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Music and Movement Storytime at Taylor Ranch
10:30 am Dia De Los Niños: Bilingual Storytime and Craft at South Broadway
10:30 am Dia De Los Niños: Beats and Boogie Storytime – International District
10:30 am Budding Bookworms Storytime – Loma Colorado Library
11:00 am Preschool Storytime at Cherry Hills Library
11:00 am Family Storytime at East Mountain Library
11:00 am Storytime at Los Griegos Library
11:00 am DUPLO Club for Preschoolers – South Valley Library
11:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Storytime and Craft – East Mountain
11:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Bilingual Storytime and Paper Llama Craft – South Valley
11:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Storytime and Craft – Tony Hillerman
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:30 pm LEGO Club at Alamosa Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
4:00 pm Teen Study Space at International District Library
4:00 pm Soldering Natural Jewelry For Teens at X Studio
4:00 pm Teen Study Space at International District Library
5:30 pm Tea-Talk & Financial Grace: A Graceful Blend
6:00 pm Isotopes Home Game v. El Paso Chihuahuas
6:00 pm Esperanza: A Grief & Loss Support Group for mothers who’ve experienced infant loss
6:00 pm Kid Cudi: The Rebel Ragers Tour

April 30, 2026

Indigenous Freeways: Southwest Wildstyle from North to South
8:00 am Shoes-for-Kids Donation Drive
10:00 am Baby & Toddler Storytime at Cherry Hills
10:00 am Wheels Museum Storytime
10:00 am Día De Los Niños: Día Scavenger Hunt – Central & Unser
10:30 am Día De Los Niños: Storytime and Flamenco Demonstration
10:30 am Little Learners Storytime – Esther Bone Memorial Library
11:00 am Preschool Storytime at Cherry Hills Library
11:00 am Storytime at Los Griegos Library
11:00 am Family Storytime at Westgate Library
11:00 am Isotopes Home Game v. El Paso Chihuahuas
11:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Superhero Storytime and Craft – Westgate
11:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Bilingual Reading and Craft – Los Griegos
11:00 am Dia De Los Niños: Storytime and Collaborative Mural – Rudolfo Anaya
11:30 am Dia De Los Niños: Dia de Muertos Mask Painting Craft – Erna Fergusson
1:00 pm Dia De Los Niños: DIY Bilingual Book Craft – San Pedro
3:00 pm San Pedro Community Puzzle Wall
3:00 pm Community Puzzle Wall at San Pedro Library
3:00 pm After School Activities Program at South Valley Library
3:30 pm Focus & Fun Afterschool at the Library
3:30 pm To the Stars and Back: Virtual Reality at South Broadway Library
3:30 pm Halfway to Halloween at Taylor Ranch Library
4:30 pm Dia De Los Niños: La Lotería and Bingo for Families!
5:30 pm Adult Book Club at East Mountain Library
5:30 pm Fairy Flower Crowns at Erna Fergusson Library
6:00 pm Lobo Softball Home Game
6:00 pm Mamas in Bloom
7:00 pm The Rodeo at Tamaya
7:00 pm Full Moon Run
7:30 pm Of Mice And Men at the Adobe Theater

Do you know of any other events happening this month? Feel free to add them to our calendar. 

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Lindsey Anderson
Lindsey Anderson
Lindsey Anderson is a writer, military spouse, and mom to three children (born in 2018, 2019, and 2023). Before having kids, she worked as a newspaper reporter, but now she embraces the role of a stay-at-home mom, navigating the challenges of military life. In the summer of 2024, Lindsey and her family made the move to New Mexico. It’s the third state her two oldest have called home—the seventh house for one and the fourth school for another! Amid the moves and solo parenting stints, Lindsey is dedicated to raising resilient, kind, and open-hearted “military brats.” When they’re not diving into new friendships and activities, you’ll find Lindsey, her husband, and their kids working their way through their extensive New Mexico bucket list.

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