We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Albuquerque with posted details yet. In all we found four Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Albuquerque: one turkey trot with a kids’ race and three Black Friday weekend picks. We also list three places and whether they’re open on Thanksgiving Day.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 4 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page.
Sid Cutter Pavilion, Balloon Fiesta Park · North Albuquerque
For kids: Tot Trot is a 50-yard dash for ages 6 and under (includes a youth T-shirt); the Little Turkey Run is for ages 12 and under, with a T-shirt and medal
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday hours from each place’s own page. Worth a quick check that morning.
Friday to Sunday
Tree lightings, light-display openings, farm days and other easy outings Friday through Sunday.
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden · BioPark
With littles: Opening night is Saturday, Nov 28, 5–10pm.
Coronado Center · Uptown
With littles: Santa photos run daily from Nov 21; walk-ups welcome.
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden · ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, Albuquerque, NM
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. Closed Dec 24 and 25. Tickets are timed; buy online ahead.
More to come.Tree lightings and holiday openings often post closer to the holiday. We add them every Thursday.Get the Friday emailKeep planning
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Albuquerque yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
Albuquerque Turkey Trot: Tot Trot and Little Turkey Run: Thu, Nov 26, 2026. Tot Trot is a 50-yard dash for ages 6 and under (includes a youth T-shirt); the Little Turkey Run is for ages 12 and under, with a T-shirt and medal.
Open on Thanksgiving: Kids Empire Cottonwood Mall. Closed on Thanksgiving: Explora and ABQ BioPark Zoo. Check the venue page the morning of, since holiday hours can change.
River of Lights opens, Santa at Coronado Center over Thanksgiving weekend and River of Lights. Dates and times are on each card.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 18, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
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