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Memorial Day Weekend

The Heart of ABQ 6.6K Presented by New Mexico True

Come celebrate Route 66 and the International District with fun, music, resources and a speed walk!


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Join Us for Memorial Day Weekend

Speed Walk Kickoff

Speed Walk Kickoff

Speed Walk Kickoff

The Speed Walk will take place at 10 AM at the Highland High School Parking Lot. 

Entrance located off Silver & Monroe 

(park & walk to Expo)

Fair & Music

Speed Walk Kickoff

Speed Walk Kickoff

Community wellbeing fair & music will start at 11 AM at the Villa Espana, Expo New Mexico.

Entrance located off San Pedro & Copper

(Parking available. Shuttle Back to Highland for Speed Walkers. Free Parking All Day At Highland HS)

Other Events

Speed Walk Kickoff

Other Events

Enjoy other events such as:

Local music performances, wellness screenings and services, job & entrepreneurship opportunities. 

There will also be kid & youth activities, family fun, cultural activities & more!

SPEEDWALK KICKOFF AT HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL!

WALK WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AT 10 AM

Join us to celebrate Route 66 and the International District by walking through our neighborhoods to Villa Hispana to join the Wellbeing fair! 1.3-mile route/29 minutes average. Shuttle bus available to Villa Hispana, and available back to tparking lot. Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley will bestow us with the gift of storytelling!

STUDENT PARKING LOT @ SILVER & MONROE

Highland High School, Coal Avenue Southeast, Albuquerque, NM, USA

FREE PARKING and free shuttle

FREE PARKING at Highland School

Join us at 10 am for the Speedwalk Kickoffthe ; a at Highland High School Student Parking Lot. Park for free, walk with us, and take shuttle back to your car when you're done with the fun!

Not walking or joining the speedwalk? That's cool! You can park at Highland High School FOR FREE at any time between 9:30 and 4:00pm and a shuttle will bring you to the expo and then back to your car!

SHUTTLE SERVICE TIMES ON DEMAND, RUNNING ALL DAY

Wellbeing Fair, Music, & Activities @ VIlla hispana

FROM 11 AM TO 4PM

Join us for resources, activities, cultural performances, food, fun, and more!


On foot, please come through GATE 3


Paid Parking is available onsite at GATE 4. Shuttle for those who participated in the speedwalk and anyone who parked at Highland HS to get back to Highland HS parking lot

VILLA HISPANA @ EXPO NM

Villa Hispana, San Pedro Drive Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, USA

FREE SHUTTLE TO FREE PARKING AT HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL

SHUTTLE? RIDE-SHARE? DROP-OFF? USE GATE 4!

Shuttle Bus Pick-up/Drop-Off, drop-off, Ride-share drop-off is outside Pedistrain Gate 4.

PAID PARKING AT EXPO

There is paid pakring at the Expo, Villa hispana for $10 per car, all day. Please drive through Gate 4 to have the closest spot to the event 

community fair map, features, performers

Activities & Event Features


  • Historic 99 Years of Route 66 – Central Speedwalk: Started at Highland HS, working towards the largest speedwalk in the country and 100 years
  • Free Parking at Highland High All Day & Shuttle Service: Complimentary parking and shuttle for attendees
  • First 66 kids/youth under 17 & Active service people/veterans get free meals (check for ticket availability)
  • AAPAC Kids Cultural Corner:
    • Hambone Gathering by Juneteenth Renaissance Institute (Interactive storytelling)

    • Bushido Drum with Kids (Interactive drumming)
    • Jazz Harmonica with Junior Jazzers (Music performance/activity)
  • Well-being Fair:
    • Medical Screenings (Medical Reserve Corps, Oak Street Health, Lions International, Utopia Dental Care)
    • Mental Health Resources (NAMI, Faith Works Counseling, Breaking the Silence, Soul Recovery Cafe)
    • Henna Art for children, youth and adults
    • Face Painting for everyone!
    • STEAM Activities with Explora (Science and art)
    • Youth Sports Obstacle Course (i9 Sports)
    • Free Haircuts for Kids (MOBB Stylez)
    • Balloon Twisting for children
    • Health Insurance Info (BeWellnm, Molina, Presbyterian)
    • Recovery and Housing Resources
    • Voter Registration (League of Women Voters, Fuerzas Unidas Hispanic Caucus)
    • Community Safety Info
    • Artisans and Handmade Goods
  • Adult Games: Corn hole, mini golf, giant Connect Four, Cards, dominoes
  • Bands & Performers
  • Obstacle Courses for All Ages
  • Community Drumming and Peace-building Session
  • Bouncy Castles: Fun inflatables for kids
  • First 66 Kids & First 66 Veterans/Active Service Members Get Free Meal & Drink: Early arrivals receive meal and drink
  • Giveaways: Prizes and swag throughout the day
  • Scavenger Hunt: Interactive quest for all ages
  • Community Art Project
  • Route 66 and Black History Display
  • Pride in Neighborhood Storytelling
  • Community Storytelling


Performances

  • Bushido Kenkyukai Drummers: Japanese drums
  • Van Hahn Lion Dance: Lion dance
  • Hambone Storytelling: Juneteenth Renaissance Institute
  • Omenka Cultural Group: Cultural performance
  • Junior Jazzers: Jazz 
  • The Rodney Bowe Experience: Live band
  • Animated Jukebox: Live band
  • IN Cultural Corner: Bushido drummers for kids/youth, Blues harmonica for kids and youth, Hambone storytelling
  • Special SPEEDWALK Kickoff Performance: Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley will bestow us with the gift of storytelling!



Vendors


  • New Mexico Public Education Department – Summer Reading Program: Information/resources
  • RPNM Republican Party of New Mexico: Information/resources
  • Celina D. Herrera, LLC: Information/resources; activities
  • Cafe Zin/Zinful Creations: Apothecary
  • Faith Works Counseling: Information/resources
  • Oak Street Health: Information/resources; medical/screenings
  • New Mexico Medical Reserve Corps: Medical/screenings; information/resources
  • Wellness Equity Alliance – Health Yeah!: Activities; information/resources
  • NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness): Information/resources
  • Common Spirit St. Joseph's Children: Information/resources
  • Usekwu Foods LLC: Food services
  • Presbyterian Health Plan-Medicare Advantage Plans: Information/resources
  • Sais4mayor: Information about candidate
  • Good Health Wins/NCNW: Information/resources
  • Big Frog ABQ: Information/resources
  • Coral Community Charter School: Information/resources
  • State of the Heart Recovery: Information/resources; recovery/housing
  • Dreams Barber Supply & Dreams Event Studio: Haircare supplies; balloon twisting
  • Fuerzas Unidas Hispanic Caucus: Information/resources
  • Uhuru Pathways Learning Center: Information/resources; college and careers
  • Medi-Connect: Information/resources
  • MPG phix Fat loss: Information/resources
  • The Office of African American Affairs: Information/resources
  • AARP NM: Information/resources
  • Pickles, Jams, Jellies By Bev: Organized Power in Numbers
  • City of Albuquerque OEI
  • City of Albuquerque Hiring Department
  • Fair Districts for New Mexico: Information/resources; activities
  • Monique's Body Art: Face painting
  • Soul Recovery Cafe: Information/resources
  • Forward Party of NM: Information/resources; activities
  • New Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church: Children/youth activities; prayer
  • Explora Science Center (Teen): Activities
  • Lions International: Medical/screenings
  • Breaking the Silence New Mexico: Information/resources
  • BINIcustomsLLC: Children/youth activities
  • Health Insurance – BeWellnm: Information/resources
  • MOBB Stylez 'n Hair Prosthesis LLC: Free haircuts for kids
  • League of Women Voters Central New Mexico: Information/resources
  • Utopia Dental Care: Medical/screenings; dental screening
  • Nyx's Nook: Handmade jewelry, aromatherapy
  • Molina Healthcare of New Mexico: Information/resources
  • New Mexico Asian Family Center (NMAFCF): Information/resources
  • Albuquerque Community Safety Department: Information/resources
  • Face painting by Susan Gomez: Activities
  • Henna Body Art by Zaza: Henna
  • Third Eye Henna: Henna
  • Faith Moving Company: Hiring
  • i9 Sports: Youth sports obstacle course
  • NM Health DOH NUPAC program: Information/resources
  • Whole Self Counseling: Information/resources; activities
  • ABQ Mobile Lab Services: Information/resources; activities
  • UCHEOLY NIGERIAN ANKARA VIBES: Information/resources; activities
  • Native Community Health Network: Information/resources; activities


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