Memorial Day events
Albuquerque
TODAY
Music on Old Town Plaza with the Alex Maryol Trio, playing indie, blues and rock, from 7-9 p.m.
“A Concert for Champions,” Roger Melone conducting the New Mexico Philharmonic in a star-spangled concert of American favorites, and a special appearance by this year’s Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition winners. ABQ BioPark Zoo Amphitheater, 903 10th SW. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., concert starts at 8 p.m. Admission is $55 for adults, $8 for students. Kids 12 and younger free. SUNDAY
Music on Old Town Plaza with Flambeaux, playing traditional New Orleans jazz, from 1-3 p.m.
Memorial Day Ceremony at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial, 5009 Louisiana SE, from 9 a.m. to noon. Featuring a musical prelude by New Mexico’s only official American Legion band, the Dukes of Albuquerque. Speakers will include Mayor Tim Keller and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Rio Rancho
MONDAY
Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, 950 Pinetree Road SE, starting at 11 a.m. The ceremony will include the laying of a wreath to honor fallen veterans. Speakers will include Mayor Gregg Hull and various military personnel. For the first time, the ceremony will include a display of military boots representing fallen service members — some with a personalized tag or portrait of a fallen soldier.
Bernalillo
Old-fashioned Memorial Day picnic to honor fallen heroes. Rotary Park, 370 Rotary Park Road., 10 a.m. to noon. Unveiling of the Mayoral Bricks from the 70th anniversary of the town’s inception. No entrance fee. Hot dogs and beverages provided.
Santa Fe
Santa Fe National Cemetery, 501 North Guadalupe Street, Buffalo Soldier Ceremony, 2-3 p.m. to honor the African American soldiers who served with the U.S. Army unit, which was active 1866-1951.
Memorial Day Ceremony to honor fallen veterans, Santa Fe National Cemetery, from 10-11 a.m.
Angel Fire
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 34 Country Club Road, starting at 6 p.m. with a Remembrance Vigil and a POW/MIA Missing Man Ceremony.
Flag March at intersection of U.S. 64 and N.M. 434 starting at 9 a.m. Marchers will proceed up the hill to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for a Memorial Day ceremony with music, starting at 10:30 a.m.