Neighborhood Nature Festival

Come celebrate nature right in your neighborhood with free pop-up events! We'll have live music, bilingual nature storytelling and puppet show, nature-themed carnivale performers, bosque ecosystem traveling exhibit truck, hands-on science activities, nature-based games, show and tell with urban wild animals, Esperanza bike repair clinic, food trucks, on-site language interpreters, and more!

Vendors include Esperanza Bicycle Safety & Education Center | Transit Department | Keep Albuquerque Beautiful | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico | Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District | Friends of Valle de Oro- ABQ Backyard Refuge Program | Hawks Aloft | Michelle Adam - Bilingual Storyteller | Conservation Carnivale | We Grow Eco | Naomi Todd-Reyes LLC: On-site Language Interpretation | PopFizz Paletas Food Truck

This event is free, but please register to get updated info on the day's activities and the rest of the festivals (running monthly through September). You can also make reservations by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.

Each month will have a different musical guest! This month it's Soriba Fofana and Wassa Ensemble.  Music is from 10-11 AM.

Additional information is available on the City of Albuquerque's website.

Soriba Fofana and Wassa Ensemble share West African Music and Dance with traditional music from Guinea. African melodies from the 8 stringed N'goni, songs, percussion and dance soothe the soul and uplift the spirit.

Master drummer and musician Ibrahimasory Fofana, also known as Soriba, is from the Susu tribe of people who reside on the coastal region of Guinea, Conakry in West Africa. Soriba's love for traditional music began at an early age, and he began studying with Ali Sylla of Les Percussions de Guinea and later with Morcire Camara of Percussion Wassa. He went on to become Director of Music for Percussion Wassa in Matam, Conakry in 2005.

Soriba came to the US in 2009 and began teaching and performing traditional music of Guinea in schools, festivals and in workshops nationwide. He is the director of WASSA Dance & Drum Ensemble in New Mexico. Soriba believes in sharing his traditions with all who are seeking to discover the rich heritage of his country, Guinea.