Plan your trip to Albuquerque during the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Below is a list of other events happening in the area during the fiesta. This page will be updated as information becomes available so please check back or visit our calendar of events at
www.itsatrip.org/events
EXPO New Mexico Flea Market: Every Saturday and Sunday throughout the year
Featuring hundreds of vendors with tens of thousands of unique and one-of-a-kind items to choose from.
Come to Old town to enjoy live music and performances by renowned local artists! Live events every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Ghost Tour of Old Town: Nightly at 8pm, reservations required
Albuquerque Legends, folklore, ghost stories and
history come to life as you depart on an intriguing excursion through 300 years of haunted history.
ABQ Trolley Best of ABQ city tour
Enjoy the best of Albuquerque on a 66-minute tour from a completely-custom, uniquely-Albuquerque, open-air trolley.
Sunday Stroll in Corrales: Every Sunday through November
Explore this picturesque village, an escape just a short drive from Albuquerque and
Rio Rancho.
Downtown Grower's Market & Festival: Every Saturday through October
Features 100% locally grown New Mexico produce.
First Friday Artscrawl: The first Friday of every month
ABQ's free First Friday gallery tour. Gallery openings, artist receptions, demonstrations and more.
Maize Maze, Community Farm: Open through October
A
family-oriented, affordable, outdoor activity that allows you to wander in a field of corn as you make your way through a maze.
This all-inclusive, interactive tour includes round-trip
transportation (on a completely-custom, uniquely-Albuquerque, open-air Trolley) from
Downtown ABQ to
Balloon Fiesta Park, a live Burqueño guide, ABQ trivia with great giveaways from local businesses, access to the Balloon Fiesta's exclusive Chaser's Club, general admission to Balloon Fiesta and exclusive transportation route with limited traffic.
Bring the kids and come watch eight best-in-class wood carvers create astoundingly beautiful and detailed sculptures while competing for cash and prizes.
Nationally recognized as one of the best 200 shows in the country. Over 250 fine artists and craftsmen, entertainment, artists’ demonstrations, food and fun.
The music of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper comes back to life in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Pops' season opener!
This highly popular event is an opportunity to see some of the best religious
arts and crafts available in our area. Lots of delicious food, live music and dance and
shopping throughout the Market and
Old Town is a tradition beloved by all New Mexicans and visitors.
The most popular New Mexico Symphony Orchestra guest artist of the last several seasons returns to thrill us with all-time great works from Haydn and Liszt.
Albuquerque Postcard & Paper Show: October 9-10, 2009
Over 20 dealers bringing thousands of antique, vintage, and modern collectible postcards featuring views of New Mexico, the U.S.A., and foreign countries as well as numerous topical categories such as animals, artist signed, comic/humor, fairs & expos, military, transportation, pretty ladies,
sports, and many more.
The 2009 SWGLFF will screen over 80 features, shorts and documentaries in 40 programs, from over 15 countries.
Anderson - Abruzzo International Balloon Museum:
Features a graphical celebration of Balloon Fiesta. Posters, bumper stickers, programs and other colorful items connect visual images and stories about artists, ballooning pioneers and the ballooning fraternity that capture the magic of Balloon Fiesta.
The exhibition highlights the story of Reiko Okada, a young Japanese school girl, who secretly built balloon bombs. As an adult, after learning her childhood actions led to killings on soil, she recounts her experience through stirring text and illustrations to make a fervent wish for peace.
This exhibit will feature toys, card games and board games with ballooning and airship themes, along with reference to real-world games that balloonists play at events such as Balloon Fiesta.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science:
The only Triassic Exhibit Hall in North America is dedicated to the plants and animals of the Triassic Period in New Mexico and the world.
National Hispanic Cultural Center:
Paintings, culpture, fiber arts, furniture, drawings, installation art, metal works, prints, photographs, and mixed media works illustrate Hispanic and Lation artists' enunciations of their diverse and complex experiences.
Features artists that incorporate natural forms and organic materials.
A major exhibition on Contemporary Cuban Art, which provides an exciting overview of what's happening now with significant Cuban artists and various media.
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History:
Celebrating the creative spirit that our state inspires through cultural diversity, a rich historical heritage, and a landscape second to none.
Features a major collection of mid- to late-19th century basketry and pottery, Dine (Navajo) and Pueblo vessels from the 1920s, Graham Collection Pueblo Pottery 20th century Dine weavings and contemporary paintings, sculpture and fiber arts.
Photographs by Craig Varjabedian
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center:
Features clay figures representing many different tribest throughout North America, including the Pueblos of the Southwest.
An exhibition of wooden retablos depicting the patron saints of each of the 19 Pueblos.
Other Exhibits:
Land/Art is a collaborative exploration of land-based art in New Mexico.
An exhibit of spectacular photographs, depicting the history of the famed Ferrari automobile.
The Seed Exhibit -
The seed exhibit symbolizes 11 million human beings murdered by Hitler and his Nazi followers. There is one seed for each Jewish life snuffed out.
This exhibit features archaeological materials collected during human modern historic, prehistoric, and postwar items.