The Albuquerque Folk Festival will run from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

Schedule

8:00 AM - Instrument Checkroom available in the Education Building
9:45 AM - Performances begin in the Welcome Tent near the NHCC Welcome Center
10:00 AM - Gates open
10:00 AM - Performances begin at the Bank of America Theatre
- Arts and craft vendors and food vendors open
- Indian Classical and Folk Dance workshop begins in the Journal Theatre
- The all-age Family Barn Dance begins at the Salon Ortega
- A Circus Clown Welcome (near the Welcome Center)
- Instrument Petting Zoo opens
- Signups start for the Band Scramble

10:30 AM - All other venues open
- Beer, wine, other beverages, and snacks available at Pop Fizz
- Stages, Workshops, Storytelling, Jams, Children's Tent, Sing Along
11:00 AM - Hoop Dance demonstration near the food trucks
12:00 PM – Chinese dance demonstration on the mall
1:00 PM – Face Painting near the Kids’ tent
1:50 PM – Capoeira parade through the mall
2:30 PM – Special Orchestra near the mall
3:30 PM - Sing-along with Dan Matthews at the Courtyard Stage
- Deadline for Band Scramble signup
- Signups start at the Sign-up Stage in the Wells Fargo Auditorium

4:00 PM - Performances begin at the Albuquerque Journal Theatre
4:00 PM - Instrument Petting Zoo closes
4:15 PM - Band Scramble assignments and prractice locations announced
4:30 PM - Band Scramble practice
- Instrument, singing, and kids workshops close
- Storytelling, Hosted Jams, and Jam with the Band close

5:30 PM - Band Scramble at the Wells Fargo Theatre
- Evening Blues Dance with Felix y Los Gatos at the Ortega Salon, preceded by a Blues Dance workshop at 5:00 PM
- Performances conclude in the Bank of America Theatre
6:30 PM – Sign-up Stage begins at the Wells Fargo Theatre
6:30 PM – Performances conclude at the Courtyard Stage
7:30 PM - Last call to get your instruments from the instrument check room
8:00 PM - Instrument Check Room closes
- Pop Fizz alcohol sales end
- Performances conclude
- Blues Dance ends
- Raffle drawing (hope you bought a bunch of tickets!). Presence not required.
8:00 PM - The party's over...until next year!