Fiesta time: Hispanic Heritage Month events feature music, food and fun in ABQ

Music and food from a variety of Latino cultures will be part of the Hispanic Heritage Fiesta.

The family-friendly street fair will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, on Kinley Avenue NW, adjacent to Juno Brewery, 1501 First St. NW. Kinley Avenue will be closed to through traffic between First and Second streets NW from 5 p.m. to midnight on Sept. 14. The street fair is free and open to the public.

Fiesta time: Hispanic Heritage Month events feature music, food and fun in ABQ

The fiesta coincides with celebrations of Mexico’s Independence Day, which takes place each year on Sept. 16. Attendees will have plenty of room to dance to and enjoy Mexican-style cumbia by Grupo Super Verza and Norteño music by Flamantes de Chihuahua. DJ Tony from Cuba, New Mexico, and DJ Solovino, who shares his time in El Paso and Albuquerque, will keep the music going between the live performances with cumbia, salsa, bachata, reggaeton, meringue and other Latino music genres favorites.

The event was made possible with the help of some financial support provided by Albuquerque District 2 City Councilor Joaquín Baca’s neighborhood activities funds. In-kind support will be provided by the Friends of New Mexico Film, which promotes the development of the arts of filmmaking, theater, video, art, print and other media in the state. More information can be found at junopub.com.

Other Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations will also be taking place throughout the city in September and beyond.

An all-ages festival featuring live music, storytelling, poetry, nature-themed carnival performers, hands-on activities and more will take place at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Open Space Visitor Center, located at 6500 Coors Blvd. NW. Local salsa band, Ivón Ulibarrí & Café Mocha, will headline the event hosted by AMP Concerts. More information about the event can be found at ampconcerts.org.

Globalbuquerque!, New Mexico’s annual celebration of World music and culture returns on Thursday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Sept. 28, to Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza NW. Performances are free to the public. The Global Village of Craft, Culture & Cuisine will offer international wares and food choices. For a full schedule and information, visit globalquerque.org.

The National Hispanic Cultural Center welcomes the Albuquerque Folk Festival on Sunday, Sept. 29. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the NHCC, 1701 Fourth St. SW. It will feature more than 100 events including five performance venues, six music and dance workshop venues, several jam session spaces, a musical instrument petting zoo, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, a kids’ tent and a bicycle valet. More information can be found at abqfolkfest.org.

Events continue through October and can be found at cabq.gov/office-of-equity-inclusion/news.