ABQ Headbangers Market

2025 ABQ Headbangers Market Event Description

The Headbangers Market is a step into a realm beyond the ordinary, where darker-themed arts, crafts, and live heavy music collide.

This event was created for individuals who embrace the darker side of aesthetics as well as the heavier side of music. The Headbangers Market brings together a blend of arts, crafts, and music merchandise, paired with live musicians on stage entertaining the crowd with powerful, energetic music as well as performers delivering captivating acts . While the music is mostly Heavy Metal, their goal is to create an inclusive experience that resonates with the Metal, Rock, Goth, Punk, and Horror community while also extending a warm welcome to those who may just want to explore something different. They curate vendors who create handmade, macabre and gothic items as well as those who offer Heavy Metal merchandise and memorabilia for the music fans. In addition, they hold a raffle with prizes donated by businesses and local community members who were willing to contribute gift certificates, musical equipment and a variety of other prizes. They take pride in supporting local scene while striving to create an immersive and memorable event that uplifts the New Mexican community aligned with these subcultures.
In the short time they have been around, they have developed a strong following and, to their surprise, we were recently nominated as Top 5 of the 2024 in the "Best Annually Produced Event” category of the New Mexico Entertainment Magazine. This will be their 6th Headbanger’s Market and they’re looking forward to, once again, expanding our audience through FUSION!