Have
family visiting Albuquerque this December? Or just looking to get into the
holiday spirit? There are lots of great Christmas and holiday events around
Albuquerque appropriate for the whole family.
Whether
you’re looking for some high-speed excitement, a serene lights festival, or the
lighting of the Old Town tree, there’s bound to be an activity in town you’ll
enjoy. 10 Best at USA Today
rounded up some of the events, including:
● Also opening the weekend of
Nov. 29 is the first-ever Cliff’s Magical
Christmas. Albuquerque favorite Cliff’s Amusement Park
opens for the winter through Dec. 29 with a light display, music, holiday food,
Santa Claus and amusement rides.
● The ABQ Biopark’s
annual River of Lights is a beloved Albuquerque tradition that wows crowds Nov.
30-Jan. 5 (closed Dec. 24 and 25). Stroll New Mexico’s largest light display as
carolers sing and hot chocolate flows nightly 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hundreds of
light displays depicting plants, animals and holiday scenes set the grounds
aglow. Admission is $10 (children 3 to 13 are $5; children younger than 3 are
free).
● Old Town gets into
the holiday spirit Dec. 6 with its annual Old Town Holiday
Stroll and lighting of the tree at Don
Luis Plaza, followed by the arrival of Santa Claus. Free concerts begin at 4
p.m., with the lighting at 6:10 p.m. and Santa Parade after. Hundreds of luminarias
line the Plaza – a precursor to the thousands that will flicker on Christmas
Eve. On Dec. 24, all of Old Town is outlined with luminarias as carolers sing
and the hot chocolate flows.
● The next day, Dec.
7, Nob Hill is awash in luminarias and family entertainment noon to 10 p.m. for
its annual Nob Hill Shop
and Stroll and Twinkle Light
Parade. The parade starts at 5:15 p.m.
at the corner of Central and Girard and travels west on Central.
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