� Sadness, Madness, & Mayhem III � A Haunted Costume Carnival with Dust City Opera

Schedule

Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Historic El Rey Theater | Albuquerque, NM

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It’s baaaaack… and even wilder than before!
Dust City Opera returns for the third annual Sadness, Madness, & Mayhem—an outrageous night of alternative folk music, circus arts, haute haunted fashion, and mystical madness at the Historic El Rey Theater!
� EARLY BIRD TICKETS just $22 through August 3!
Buy early & you’re entered to win a signed Mayhem 2025 poster!
Featuring:
Dust City Opera – New Mexico's beloved alt-rock orchestra
Giovanni String Quartet
Movement Caravan Circus Troupe
Expect live music, carnival games, surreal photo ops, and spine-tingling surprises. Come dressed to impress… and to haunt.
#SadnessMadnessMayhem #DustCityOpera #HauntedCarnival #ElReyTheater #ABQevents #NewMexicoMusic #CircusCulture #CostumeCarnival #MayhemReturns
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The Historic El Rey Theater, 622 Central Ave SW,Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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