Free Stuff in New Mexico

Here are all the free things we heard about in a free stuff segment hosted on 89.9 FM KUNM. There are free things all around the state, including food, entertainment, rentals, museums, services, and everything in between!

ABQ Public Library

• Zoo and museum passes
• Cake pans in specialty shapes and sizes
• Ukuleles and jam sessions at the Rudolfo Anaya, Juan Tabo, and Erna Fergusson branches
• WiFi hotspots can be checked out for three weeks
• Packages of seeds
• Lynda.com tutorial and how-to videos for almost anything (web development, design, business, photography, etc.)
• Fake news guide: How to tell if your news is real or fake
• Audio books, music, and other digital media
• Sick houseplant diagnosis by master gardeners
• Community baby showers with gifts, punch, and midwife groups and hospitals from around town

Albuquerque / Bernalillo County

• Chatter at The Albuquerque Museum: Chamber music and extended museum hours
• Free Entry to Albuquerque Museum: Every first Wednesday, every third Thursday during extended after-work hours, and every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Free Entry to New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: First Sunday of every month, free to residents
• Full boxing gym, including three rings, speed bags, heavy bags at Jack Candelaria Community Center
• Lots of BernCo community centers have gyms with cardio machines and weights. Call the one near you to find out what's available.
• Movies on Civic Plaza (through Sept. 28)
• Prado Exhibit on Civic Plaza: 92 full-scale replicas from Spanish National Museum of Art. On Aug. 21, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Albuquerque artists of all types will choose a piece and respond to it.
• Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center