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October 24th 2026

Empty bowls 2025 Raised $27,000 at this event

821 bowls donated

575 people attended

55 Gallons of Soup

50 Volunteers

The committee is working to improve your experience this year with two serving line, more soup and a second room with bowls giving the dining room more seating.

Save the Date October 24th 2026

Caleb Esquivel Ceramics, Drawing & Painting,

We had a very successful empty bowls fundraiser for

2025 raising over $27,000
2024 raising over $20,000
2023 raising over $20,000

All funds raised benefit The Storehouse New Mexico. We are working on this year's Albuquerque Empty Bowls the event will be in Albuquerque,

Saturday, October 24th 2026 at St. John’s UMC

What is new this year, we are expanding, with two serving lines and more seating.

How can you help Make bowls here is a flyer

Attend and buy tickets, here is a link

We can alway use your help on the day of the event contact a member of the committee. Our committee: Chair Melissa Alexander, Mary Donato, James Creamer, Rosalie Hipple, Leonard Baca, Amy Lavender, Danee Gallegos, Charlotte Ownby and Teresa Carson.

Albuquerque Empty Bowls will benefit

The Storehouse New Mexico, was very please with the results of the fundraiser along with members of the committee. On December 5, 2023 we all got together to go over the results of the Albuquerque Empty bowls fundraiser. We went over the survey that the Storehouse New Mexico conducted to improve the fundraiser. We all want next year’s fundraiser to be more successful and improved. A date selected and on the schedule with Saint John’s United Methodist Church for Saturday, September 28, 2024. Let us know your thoughts of the event and click one of the links above to be involved for next year, there are lots of opportunities to help.

for the 2026 event see links below
DownLoad Flyer Bowl Donation

2023 Thank you

Video of event by NM Clay

Video of event by APS

KRQE TV interview of event

New Mexico Living interview

Albuquerque Journal Article

Past Events - 2025 - 2024 - 2023

We thank the Albuquerque community for your support You raised $20,000 in 2023 for the Storehouse New Mexico, here is the Thank You sheet

The flyer below is our Thank you for 2024, we raised over $21,000 in 2024 for the Storehouse New Mexico

We are looking forward to 2025

Local potters are working to bring back Empty Bowls to Albuquerque and

NMPCA is helping to spread the word.

The public is invited to Albuquerque Empty Bowls at St. John’s United Methodist Church at 2626 Arizona St. NE in Albuquerque on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handmade bowls made by Albuquerque potters and food donated by area restaurants and food establishments will be provided to reincarnate the popular fundraiser to help alleviate food insecurity in our area. Storehouse New Mexico --a nonprofit community-based food pantry that provides free groceries to people in need-- will benefit from all bowl sales. Tickets will be on sale soon at Storehouse website: https://storehousenm.org $35 includes bowl, soup, bread, dessert, drink. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Albuquerque Empty Bowls, the event, is Albuquerque’s version of the grassroots movement by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns around the world to raise money for food related charities to care for and feed the hungry in their communities (https://emptybowls.com).

Presenting Sponsors

Souper Star Sponsor

Bowls, clay and Glaze Donated by:



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