Parks & Recreation Events
Bosque Wild Guided Hike the First Saturday of Every Month
Mar 01, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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!
A Free Art Workshop!
Mar 01, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 02:30 PM
This workshop is for beginning and first-time painters.
Bosque Birds Exploration
Mar 07, 2025 from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM
A Free program for Teens and Adults Section- Ages 13 and above.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch
Mar 08, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
Star Party with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS)
Mar 08, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Join us for this free event under the stars.
Early Morning Hike Series
Mar 15, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join us for a free morning guided hike for ages 18+.
Family Nature Club: In a Flash (all ages)
Mar 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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.
St. Patty's Skate Jam
Mar 15, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Get ready to roll into the luckiest day of the year at the St. Patrick's Day Skate Jam!
Rise Up a Community in Movement
Mar 15, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM
Come join community Dance Pioneer Romy Keegan will be offering her signature community dance class, Dance de la Terre (Dance of the Earth) as part of the Rise Up: Women in Movement events at the Open Space Visitor Center. Her beginner friendly classes are always welcoming, playful and FUN, offering accessible, natural movement with live drumming, to open and free the Heart, Spirit, Mind and Body! Come DANCE, and CELEBRATE, the Beauty, Wisdom, Grace and Power of the Feminine Spirit, in All Beings!
Opening Gallery Reception for Geometry of Nature
Mar 15, 2025
02:00 PM
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Apr 26, 2025
04:00 PM
Join us as we celebrate the talented artist Donna Loraine Contractor, Catalina Salinas Gamarra, and Carol Lutz.
Outdoor Field School: Freshwater Invertebrates (ages 11-14)
Mar 22, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Middle school-aged youth join two Open Space educators for in-depth learning about the natural world around them through fun, hands-on science outdoors using real scientific field equipment.
Sunset Hike Series
Mar 22, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
Do you enjoy hiking? Or would like to begin hiking with a group? Join our Open Space Coordinator has he takes you on a easy to moderate journey through the city of Albuquerque's beautiful Bosque!
Learn to track Wildlife
Apr 05, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
The tracking workshop will be a hands-on, in-the-field experience, suitable for all skill levels and all ages. It will last 2-3 hours and cover 1 ½ to 2 miles. We’ll learn how to identify tracks and sign left by a variety of bosque wildlife.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Birdwatch
Apr 05, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
Bosque Birds Exploration
Apr 11, 2025 from 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM
A free program for teens and adults ages 13 and above.
A free lecture on Sandia Mountains and the Rio Grande Rift with Les McFadden
Apr 12, 2025 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
An Overview of the Geologic History of the Sandia Mountains and the Rio Grande Rift
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Garden (ages 18+)
Apr 15, 2025 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Garden (ages 18+)
Apr 17, 2025 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Rock Climb (ages 18+)
Apr 19, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM
Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities.
Foothills Wild Guided Hike
Apr 20, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Come learn about the local flora and fauna in the Sandia Mountains.
Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (ages 0-6)
Apr 22, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.
Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (ages 0-6)
Apr 23, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.
Intro to the Outdoors: Learn to Garden (ages 18+)
Apr 25, 2025 from 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Play like a grown-up and join us for classes that introduce the basic principles of various outdoor activities.
Early Morning Hike Series
Apr 26, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
This free guided hike will begin at the Open Space Visitor Center and will travel to Piedras Marcadas Canyon for ages 18 and above.
Morning Trek Series
Apr 26, 2025 from 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join us as we begin our morning at the Open Space Visitor Center and then travel to one of Open Space Premier Properties for a morning of hiking and discovery.
Kundalini Yoga Spring Session
Apr 26, 2025 from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Join Margaret Lopez on the patio for Saturday morning Yoga this Spring.
Family Nature Club: City Nature Challenge (all ages)
Apr 26, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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.
Sunset Hike Series
Apr 26, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
Do you enjoy hiking? Or would like to begin hiking with a group? Join our Open Space Coordinator has he takes you on a easy to moderate journey through the city of Albuquerque's beautiful Bosque!