Old Town Holiday Plans

Luminarias for the Holiday Stroll

The San Felipe School will be decorating Old Town with luminarias this year for the Holiday Stroll. It is a fantastic fundraiser for the school and a great service to Old Town.

Luminarias will be placed on the Plaza, around the church, and on the main streets and extra luminarias will be put out as well.

We'd like to really fill Old Town this year, and the suggested donation is $75: There are 3 ways to pay:

• Online: Make donation online

• Check via Mail:

  • San Felipe de Neri School
    Attention: Tanya Lujan

    2000 Lomas Blvd. NW
    Albuquerque, NM 87104

    and note "luminarias" on your check.

Remember that these luminarias are for the main parts of Old Town and not for any specific business location. Feel free to put out your own luminarias in front of your business as well.

Award for BEST Holiday Decorations

We thought it would be fun to start a new tradition and have a competition for the BEST Holiday Decorations in Old Town. We will walk the streets in the first week of December (after the holiday stroll) and take pictures of all the wonderful shops, large and small, patios, buildings, homes, plazas, balconies, and more. We will then create a survey and let you choose the BEST Holiday decorations for 2022.

Right now, we don’t have any prizes except for the glory that is associated with winning, but if a few shops are willing to offer some prizes that would be appreciated! Feel free to reply to this email if you would like to offer a prize for the winners.

Traffic and Street Closures for December

Friday, December 2 from 5-9 p.m.
In order to ensure the safety of all shoppers, the following streets will be closed Friday, December 2 in Old Town starting at 2:30 p.m. and will last until approximately 10 p.m.

• Romero St. will be closed from Old Town Rd. to Rio Grande/Mountain Rd.

• San Felipe St. will be closed from Old Town Rd. to Mountain Rd.

• North Plaza St. and South Plaza St. will be closed.

• Church St. and Charlevoix St. will be closed.

• Parking around Plaza Vieja and Plaza Don Luis will not be permitted starting at noon.

Parking will not be allowed on the streets during the closure. If you live in the area and need access, please let us know ahead of time to coordinate at bortiz@cabq.gov. Happy Holidays!

River of Lights Traffic:
River of Lights is from Nov. 26-Dec. 30, 2022 5pm-10pm | Closed December 24 & 25

Traffic will be heavy on Rio Grande from I-40 to Central. To avoid traffic when coming to Old Town, exit 12th Street on I-40 then west on Mountain towards Old Town.