WALKTOBER - National Walk to School Month

WALKTOBER is the annual celebration of National Walk to School Month at Albuquerque Public Schools. Every October, a handful of schools will host WALKTOBER Events.

WalkTober Logo

2026 WalkTober Events:

Below is the 2026 WalkTober schedule, with links to the PDF flyers for each school

1. Montezuma ES: Thursday, October 1st, 2:30 pm-3:45 pm

2. Emerson ES: Friday, October 2nd

Session 1: 2:00 pm- 2:50 pm
Session 2: 3:05 pm- 3:50 pm

3. Los Ranchos ES & Taylor MS Joint Event: Wednesday, October 14th: 9:30 am-10:45 am

Begin in Los Ranchos ES Gym at 9:30 pm

4. Kirtland ES: Friday, October 16th, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm

5. La Mesa ES Event 1: Thursday, October 22nd, 8:30 am- 9:30 am

6. Inez ES: Friday, October 23rd, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

7. Lowell ES: Tuesday, October 27th, 9:15 am- 10:15 am

8. La Mesa ES Event 2: Thursday, October 29th, 8:30 am-9:30 am

At each WalkTober Event:

Students will walk a designated route in their neighborhood
Students will learn and practice pedestrian safety
Students and Staff will receive APS Vision Zero T-Shirts and Visibility Ribbons

Contact Cordell Bock (cordell.bock@aps.edu) if you would like to host a Walktober Event at your school.

WALKTOBER in the Media

APS kicked off the first annual WALKTOBER in School Year 2023-24 at 5 Schools, including: Alamosa ES, Cleveland MS, La Mesa ES, Lowell ES, and Monte Vista ES.