FESTIVAL | OCTOBER 8–18 | PRICES VARY PER EVENT
FUSION Presents the 2026 Rising High Arts Festival!
FUSION is elated to announce the 2026 Rising High Arts Festival on October 8–18! 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. Overlapping with the second weekend of the Balloon Fiesta, we invite art enthusiasts from near and far to enjoy this elevated arts festival!
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: T.J. English Reading & Book Signing, with Q&A session by Hakim Bellamy
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: Unity in Rhythm Drum Circle
Sunday, October 18: Elevated Entertainment presents: An Evening with Dee Brown (“Life” Album Release Party)
EXHIBITIONS (Click Exhibition title for more info)
Free parking is available in FUSION’s lot, and is also free along 1st Street after 6 PM. Quality bar service will be provided by Safe House Distilling Co. and Teller Genuine Vodka. Click here for some nearby dining options.
This festival is possible thanks to the generous support of:
