Get out! The Paper.‘s staff picks their favorite things to do in ABQ
The goths are coming out in force this weekend forย New Mexico Goth Fest 2025.ย Aug. 29, 30 and 31,ย Insideoutย (622 Central Ave. SW) andย Launchpadย (618 Central Ave. SW) will be packing their stages with bands both local and national. On Friday, headliners include The Discussion (Los Angeles) and Nitemail (Phoenix). Saturday, itโs 13th Sky (Los Angeles) and Voicecoil (Denver). Sunday closes the lid with Curse Mackey (Austin) and Sine (Austin). There will be a dark goods marketplace, merch tables, DJs and plenty more bands to fill out the nights. Doors open atย 6 p.m.ย each night, and festivities run into the wee small hours. Tickets (tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/448512) areย $38.89. This is a 21+ event.
City of Angels (Fri. 29, Performance)
Albuquerque Little TheaterHarvest Wine and Music Festival (Saturday 29, Festival)
Balloon Fiesta Park
What else are you doing this weekend?
Get your groove on.
Yours Truly West Coast Takeover – Phora & Special GuestsThis is an all-ages event.
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Open Mic Mondays in The Paper.
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Games…
Join us in the haunted Beer Garden for a spine-tingling evening at the historic Painted Lady Bed & Brew, a haunted former brothel and saloon nestled in the heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Embrace the eerie ambiance of this storied venue as we host “Scary Movie Bingo,” an event that blends the thrill of scary movies with the excitement of bingo. Watch for jump scares, creepy tropes, and iconic movie quotes to mark off your card for a chance at spooky prizes and ultimate bragging rights.Whether you’re a horror movie buff, a thrill-seeker, or just looking for a hauntingly good time under the stars, grab a pint of our house-brewed beer and settle in for a night of laughter, screams, and maybe even a ghost sighting or two. Costumes encouraged.
Its simple, just come up to the mic make your sound in a tournament style battle of the ears hosted by Dan Pennington. No props, free to enter, sign ups at 6:30pm, and prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd.
3 hours of gem-finding, collection-completing, deal-making board game brouhaha is coming to your friendly neighborhood board game library!Labor Day weekend is Albuquerque’s biggest board game event and it’s your chance to buy and sell used & new board games!We’ll be selling the games that have rotated out of our library as well as some of our rare and hard-to-find games!And that’s not all; people just like you will be selling their games as well – and let me tell you, they’re looking to make a deal!So come on down to Empire bright and early to claim your board game bounty – we open the doors @ 9 and the sale ends at noon when we revert to our normal operations.
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