Where to Go Dancing in ABQ
CLUBS, COUNTRY & SALSA
Five places with a real dance floor: a club, a country hall, a DJ bar and two Latin nights.
1. Effex Nightclub
Downtown · Thu–Sat · 9 PM–2 AM · LGBTQ+ club
Three bars, three dance floors and a rooftop patio. House music on Fridays, and touring DJs on the big nights.
2. The Dirty BourbonNE Heights · Thu–Sat · Country
The country dance hall. A 1,300-square-foot floor, with live bands Thursday through Saturday.
3. SisterDowntown · DJ nights · $5 cover most weekends
DJ nights most weekends for five bucks. Flashback 80s, a music-video dance party going since 2015, is the monthly one people plan around.
4. Salsa Night at Marble NE HeightsNE Heights · About monthly · 8 PM–12 AM · $10
Pachanga Productions turns Marble's Montgomery taproom into a salsa floor. $5 with a UNM or CNM ID, 21 and up.
5. Latin Night at Top of The BlockRio Rancho · About monthly · Lesson at 8 PM
Honey Villarreal teaches a lesson first, then it's open dancing. No cover, 21 and up.
Effex for a club night. The Dirty Bourbon if you want to two-step.