Holiday in Mexico

Explore New Mexico Vacation at the Balloon Fiesta

While you are looking to make your plans for your New Mexico travel vacation be sure to consider a visit at Albuquerque to see the International Balloon Museum! You will need to be there the first full week in October while the Balloon Fiesta is going on. For nine full days there are balloons soaring over the sky of the city in a bright display of the more than seven hundred balloons that participate in the event.

With over 300 resident balloonists from around the Albuquerque region everyone will be able to observe balloons throughout your visit. In fact, you can usually book a excursion to go up on one from one of the many baloonist in the region and see the wonder of the city from the sky.

If you stay for the Balloon Fiesta be sure to stay around throughout the evening so you can see Balloon “Glowdeos”. This is where the balloonists’ fire up their propane burners to inflate the balloons against the evening sky which makes the whole area aglow with psychedelic light bulbs! There are also different shapes of some of the balloons that you will enjoy seeing. There are dinosaurs, bumble bees, flowers, a stage coach and cow jumping over the moon. They all go up in a mass ascension of “special shape rodeos” for your thrill.

While you are in the area be sure to take a tour of the International Balloon Museum one of the top New Mexico attractions. You will have an opportunity to find out about ballooning, the engineering, culture, heritage, sport and art of the flights while you are touring the Center. It’s easy to get to since it is right on the edge of the field.

The cost of admission is fair so you won’t have to choose just one event, you will be able to check out many and always have enough money to eat while at the park. There are food vendors throughout the area to take care of your hunger needs while you are there.

Because you are going to be arriving in October you are going to want a jacket for the mornings. It will be around forty degrees throughout the morning flights and warm up to around 70 as the day warms up. Dress in layers to be able to remove some when you get to warm. Be sure to bring sunscreen with you because are at a high altitude and there is a chance for sunburn. Wear comfy shoes, you will be on your feet and standing a lot so might as well be comfortable. You should bring lawn chairs into the field, unlike a number of events nowadays. If you carry a large backpack with “treasures” be prepared to have it inspected before you enter the park.

This is a fabulous activity so make sure you plan to attend. Remember that a New Mexico vacation can be more than looking at museums and canyons; you can also look to the sky!