Santa Fe
Many visitors flock to Santa Fe for the opera alone: the theater is a marvel, with 360-degree views of sandstone wilderness crowned with sunsets and…
Must-see entertainment in New Mexico
Albuquerque
First of all: yes, the city’s baseball team really was named for the episode of The Simpsons, ‘Hungry, Hungry Homer,’ when America’s favorite TV dad tried…
Taos
It figures that the oldest building in Taos is a comfy bar. Built almost four centuries ago by Pueblo Indians, and briefly the office of New Mexico’s…
Taos
Taos' best live-music venue, at the start of Ski Valley Rd, shares its space with much-loved radio station KTAOS 101.9 FM. Local and touring acts stop by…
Santa Fe
Run by Spanish codirectors Antonio Granjero and Estefania Ramirez, this top-flight flamenco company was actually founded in Madrid in 1998, before moving…
Taos
As well as classical music from baroque to contemporary, this ensemble also performs folk- and jazz-flavored compositions from all over the world, with…
New Mexico
After a seven-month repair project, downtown Gallup's centerpiece reopened in 2019. This beautifully restored Spanish Colonial–style theater, which…
Santa Fe
A beautifully renovated 1930 movie house, the theater hosts touring productions and classic films as well as seven different performance groups, including…
Taos
In a remodeled 1890s adobe mansion, the TCA programs local and international performances of everything from chamber music to belly dancing to theater, as…
Albuquerque
Now under new management, it hosts everything from electro-pop to dub-step acts. Over the years, it's featured such stars as Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James…
Santa Fe
Revived by George RR Martin in 2013, this is the top cinema in town for indie flicks; also has book signings, occasional live concerts and an in-theater…
New Mexico
Home of the nonprofit Mesilla Valley Film Society, this splendid old adobe theater screens foreign and art films.
Albuquerque
On the UNM campus, this is one of the city's main venues for local opera, symphony and theater.
New Mexico
The American Southwest Theatre Company performs at the Center for the Arts on the NMSU campus.
New Mexico
The Las Cruces Symphony performs at the NMSU Music Center Recital Hall.
Santa Fe
You don't really come to Vanessie for the food, though there's nothing wrong with it. No, the attraction here is the piano bar, featuring blow-dried…
Albuquerque
The only independently owned, single-screen theater in town programs great indie, avant-garde, Hollywood fringe, political and international features…
New Mexico
One of New Mexico's few remaining drive-in movie theaters lies just north of town and has great views of the surrounding high desert. Call or check its…
Santa Fe
The state's oldest theater company performs avant-garde and traditional theater and musical comedy, typically with evening programs Thursday to Saturday…
Albuquerque
This indoor arena plays host to the state fair, the New Mexico Brew Festival and various hobbyist events, from gem to gun shows.
Albuquerque
The gorgeous, historic KiMo Theatre sees performances by big-name national acts, as well as local ballet, theater and cinema.
Santa Fe
This youth-oriented arts and activity center in a 3500-sq-ft warehouse by the Railyard occasionally hosts live-music acts.
Taos
Catch mainstream flicks at Taos' only movie house, a seven-screen theater right off Paseo del Pueblo Sur.
