Open Space Events
Bosque Wild Guided Hike the First Saturday of Every Month
Oct 04, 2025 from 08:30 AM to 11:30 AM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Come join the Open Space Nature Guides and Trail Watch Volunteer Stewards on an adventure into one of the gems of Albuquerque’s Open Spaces on the first Saturday of every month!
Open Space Visitor Center Presents: Fall Yoga
Oct 04, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join Margaret Lopez in the grass under the Ash and Cottonwood trees for Saturday morning Yoga this Fall.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch
Oct 04, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
— Piedra Lisa Canyon Trailhead
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Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
Bucket Composting with Bokashi
Oct 04, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join us for this FREE composting class for all ages!
Open Space Trail Watch Volunteer Training
Oct 11, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join us for this free training, and become a steward of the land!
Closing Reception- Small Worlds Exhibition
Oct 11, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Come join us for the closing reception with artist, Tara Armijo-Prewitt’s Small Worlds exhibition!
Join us for the closing reception with Roots 2.0 Mycelium
Oct 11, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Come join us at the Open space Visitor Center for the closing reception of Roots 2.0 Mycelium.
Open Space Visitor Center Presents: Maggot Art!
Oct 18, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Come join this unique art class for FREE! Open to art and bug enthusiasts of all ages.
Family Nature Club: Valuable Volunteering (all ages)
Oct 18, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Tingley Beach
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Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.
Join us for the East Gallery Opening Reception of Scribes 8, Animal Language.
Oct 18, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Come for this free gallery opening at the Open Space Visitor Center East Gallery.
West Gallery Opening Reception: Roots to Routes by P.K. Williams
Oct 18, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join us for this exquisite exhibit!
Foothills Wild Guided Hike
Oct 19, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM
— Elena Gallegos,
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Come learn about the local flora and fauna in the Sandia Mountains.
Open Space Visitor Center Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Oct 25, 2025 from 07:00 AM to 08:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the indigenous nations and peoples of New Mexico and throughout the country and world who continue to thrive to this day. All are welcome to join in the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
Now Accepting 2026 Gallery Applications – Open Space Visitor Center
Oct 31, 2025
— Open Space Visitor Center
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We are excited to announce that the Open Space Visitor Center is now accepting gallery applications for the 2026 calendar year!
Cosmic Carnival and Star Party
Nov 01, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 10:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join us for this free community event in with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society!
Annual Crane Festival at the Open Space Visitor Center!
Nov 15, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Please join us for this free community celebration in the honor of migratory birds!
Family Nature Club: Magnificent Migration (all ages)
Nov 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch
Nov 22, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
— USS Bullhead Memorial Park
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Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch
Dec 13, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
— Boca Negra Canyon Open Space
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Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
2025 Winter Solstice Celebration
Dec 13, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join us for this family friendly community event.
Family Nature Club: All About Adaptations (all ages)
Dec 20, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join an Open Space educator for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.