Elevating the Downtown Experience!
October 8–18, 2026

ABOUT RISING HIGH ARTS FESTIVAL

This multi-disciplinary festival is a collaboration of artists, organizations, and businesses that aim to elevate the Downtown Albuquerque experience for residents and visitors alike.

RISING HIGH MAIN EVENTS

Click each event for a link to more info and ticketing. Ticketing will be added as it becomes available.

Thursday, October 8: AMP Concerts presents Coco Montoya
Thursday, October 8: Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility
Friday, October 9: Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility
Friday, October 9: CARIBE: Salsa Meets Jazz—A Tribute to the Village Gate
Saturday, October 10: Rising High Boogie Jam
Sunday, October 11: Fermentation & Fungi Festival
Wednesday, October 14: FUSION presents Live Figure Drawing
Wednesday, October 14: Horizon Review presents Well Read: Book Market & Reading featuring the current NM Poet Laureate Manuel Gonzalez and the Native American Community Academy (NACA) Spoken Word Poetry Team
Thursday, October 15: Sanctuary Cinema Film Festival Sovereign Lens Film Festival
Thursday, October 15: Three Muses Storytelling
Friday, October 16: Rising High Comedy Event
Saturday, October 17: ABQ Headbangers Market
Sunday, October 18: Elevated Entertainment presents: An Evening with Dee Brown (“Life” Album Release Party)

EXHIBITIONS (Click Exhibition title for more info)

AABA Artist Member Exhibition in FUSION | 708
The Poetry of Flowers Exhibition in FUSION | The Cell