Light displays / New Mexico
Christmas lights in New Mexico, 2026
1 light displays in Albuquerque: 0 you can drive through and 1 you walk. None has published 2026 dates yet; last year's dates are shown so you can see the usual timing.
Sources last checked October 2, 2026. Listed by opening date, with displays still waiting on 2026 dates at the end.
Dates, hours and prices come from each organizer's own website or the official listing named with it and can change, and some sites still show last season's details. Check with the organizer before you go. How we check
Open this weekend
No New Mexico display on our list has published 2026 dates yet; the list below shows last year's dates where we found them. Check the official site for weather closures.
All New Mexico light displays
- 2026 TBA2025: Nov 29 to Dec 30, 2025
River of Lights
2026 dates not announced yet; the dates shown are from 2025.
- 1.6-mile walking path with over 700 hand-welded light displays
- Two low-sensory nights offered in 2025
- Free Park & Ride from the ABQ BioPark Zoo in 2025
- Closed Dec 24 and 25 in 2025
- Admission
- 2025: adults 13+ $21, youth 3-12 $12; value nights $15 and $10; 2 and under free with a $0 reservation
Source: cabq.gov, checked 2026-10-02 · Report a change
Also in New Mexico: Albuquerque Christkindlmarkt (Christmas market), checked the same way.
More Christmas lights by state in the West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington.
Every listing links to the organizer's page; we list only displays whose dates or details we could confirm there. A display gets a page of its own once it has posted 2026 dates, and a display still waiting on dates gets one only in a state with at least 3 dated displays; until then its full details sit on this page. Know a New Mexico display we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.
