After a rainy weekend last week, you’re due something fun to do around the Duke City this weekend. Here are just a few of our favorites from the calendar in The Paper.
Live @ Winrock (Friday 29, Music)
The Live @ Winrock Concert Series returns to Winrock Town Center (2100 Louisiana Blvd. NE) with weekly concerts featuring some of your favorite Albuquerque bands live on stage. Plus vendor booths, food trucks, drinks and more. It starts off on Friday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m. Show up early to claim the best spaces and bring your own chairs/blankets. Local blues rockers Hillary Smith & ChillHouse and the Memphis P-Tails are starting off the series. Future weekends (running through July 24) will feature Lone Pinon, Severo y Grupo Fuego, Red Light Cameras, Vibestrong and others. All shows are free and open to the public.
Gallery of Poets: Mary Oishi (Friday 29, Poetry)
Prior to her appearance on the Poetry Cabaret stage at this year’s Pridaezilla (see below), Mary Oishi headlines an event at Expressions Gallery (303 Rio Grande Blvd. NW). Mary served as the Albuquerque Poet Laureate (2020-2022) and is the author of four poetry collections. She is the editor of the 2023 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award-winning anthology: One Albuquerque, One Hundred Poets. Her work is published in fourteen countries and six languages. Oishi converts the nonprofit community art space into a word-slinging poetry stage on Friday, May 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. A suggested $10 donation gets you in the door.
Dinosaur Night at Isotopes Park (Friday 29, Sports)
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is finally open again after an extended renovation. To celebrate the grand re-opening, the museum has teamed up with the Albuquerque Isotopes baseball team for Dinosaur Night at Isotopes Park (1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE). Museum educators will be there to teach about dinosaur fossils, explore the differences between carnivores and herbivores, dig into some fun dig boxes and more. As if that weren’t enough, the first 1,500 fans at the game will get a free dinosaur plushie, so get there early! It all goes down Friday, May 29 at the Albuquerque Isotopes vs. El Paso Chihuahuas game starting at 6:35 p.m. Tickets (https://www.ticketmaster.com/albuquerque-isotopes-vs-el-paso-chihuahuas-albuquerque-new-mexico-05-29-2026/event/1E006429AC6A7313) are $18.55 to $22.55.
Makers District Neighborhood Block Party (Saturday 30, Community)
While you weren’t looking, someone christened the industrial area near Midtown and bordered by Candelaria, Girard and Comanche as “The Makers District.” It’s home to a lot of local brewpubs, hidden restaurants and funky warehouse businesses. On Saturday, May 30 from noon to 6 p.m., the area is hosting the Makers District Neighborhood Block Party. Businesses throughout the Makers District are opening their doors for an afternoon of craft beer, food, art, music, pop-ups, shopping and community. Spend the day discovering everything that makes this industrial destination one of Albuquerque’s most up-and-coming spots. Start at Canteen Brewhouse (2381 Aztec Rd. NE), then hit up La Cumbre Brewing, Los Toasties, Heidi’s, NM Clay and more. There’s even a Brews Cruise Group Bike Ride scheduled for the day if you wanna save on gas.
Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour (Saturday 30, Music)
Stand-up comedian, writer and former radio personality Ali Siddiq spends the night at Kiva Auditorium (401 Second St. NW) on Saturday, May 30. Starting at 7 p.m., “stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller” shares his brutally honest life story from prison to pop-cultural fame. Tickets run $26 to $122 and can be purchased in advance at ticketmaster.com/ali-siddiq-the-custom-fit-tour-albuquerque-new-mexico-05-30-2026/event/1E00643078C63C1B.
Pridezilla 2026 (Saturday 30, Community)
Pride Month kicks off big-time with the annual Pridezilla party at Tractor Brewing Wells Park (1800 Fourth St. NW). Hang out Saturday, May 30 from 3 to 10 p.m. with friends and family. Chris Burnett (of 10 Drink Minimum and Duke City Championship Wrestling) is your host for the day. Outside on the patio, catch musical acts like Blue J and the Pigeons, The Ordinary Things, Eileen and the In-Betweens, Shoulder Voices, Pussy Vape and more. Inside, the cabaret stage is stacked with talent including poetry, magic, comedy and appearances by New Mexico drag royalty. There will be vendors booths and activities, including live glass blowing and on-demand t-shirt printing. Admission is pay-what-you-can and no one will be turned away, but your suggested $10 donation will go directly to local LGBTQ+ nonprofit Casa Q.