Trying to figure out what to do this month? We’ve found three great events this August that offer a terrific time for folks around the ABQ, including a mac & cheese festival, a fun movie night and a romantic night of chamber music. Check out our list below to discover how you can participate in these fun events in Albuquerque!
The Macaroni & Cheese Festival
Date: Aug. 22, 2015
Time: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum - 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: 505-768-6020
Admission: $35 early bird, $45 general admission
Help the New Mexico Cancer Center Foundation by eating some delicious mac & cheese! Everyone’s favorite dish is getting the gourmet treatment as chefs from around the city create some delightfully cheesy treats. Attendees will also get to try some tasty beverages, artisanal goods and sweets treats, while playing fun games. The Mac & Cheese Festival is an over 21 event. For more details, click here.
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Date: Aug. 12, 2015
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Albuquerque Academy, Simms Auditorium - 6400 Wyoming Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: 1-888-221-9836
Admission: $35 - $45
Classical music lovers will fall in love with this fantastic musical event in Albuquerque this August. The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is Aug. 12 and is sure to be a wonderful evening of beautiful music. Attendees will hear selections from Haydn’s String Quartet No. 23, as well as Chausson’s Piano Quartet in A Major and Dvorák’s string Terzetto.
Movies on the Plaza: Finding Nemo
Date: Aug. 14, 2015
Time: 8:10 p.m. – movie begins at dusk
Location: Civic Plaza - 401 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505-768-4575
Admission: Free
Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza is once again holding its Movies on the Plaza night and this month the onscreen adventure is about everyone’s favorite clown fish. “Finding Nemo” is one of Pixar’s most beloved and endearing films, and on Aug. 14, Civic Plaza will be playing the movie for a rapt audience of young and older viewers. Movies on the Plaza is set in an open-air arena at the Plaza. The event is free to public. The film is rated G.