Balloon Museum Events During Balloon Fiesta Season
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Join us at the Balloon Museum during Balloon Fiesta season, Oct. 3 to 11. We are open extended hours from 7 am to 5 pm every day of the week.
Get tickets and learn more at: CABQ.gov/Balloon
(Tickets are available online or at the door.)
Think outside the basket. Our new exhibit Experimental: Beyond the Standard explores the inventive side of ballooning, where there are no off-the-shelf answers. Discover home-built balloons, unconventional designs, and specialized aircraft created for missions that demanded something different. These are balloons built not just to fly, but to explore what’s possible.
- Every day, all day—Virtual Reality Balloon Rides
Take to the skies without ever leaving the ground on a 10-min. VR balloon ride. - Every day at 11 am and 2pm –Docent-led tours of the museum.
- Every day – Food Trucks
Breakfast with Desert Sky on the Fly and Stan’s Coffee & Scones.
Lunch with The Munchie Truck. - Every day, at 1 pm and 3 pm (except Oct. 5) –“The Balloonists” US Premier
Visit our Anderson Family Theater and experience the film “The Balloonists,” featuring Bertrand Piccard’s and Brian Jones’ around the world flight.
Lecture Series in the Anderson Family Theater
(Programming included with museum admission. Seating is limited so come early.)
- Oct. 3, at 10 am: Alan Eustace, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world record holder for the highest-altitude free-fall jump, will chronicle his experience in “Stratosphere Exploration.”
- Oct. 4, at 10 am: Saburo Ichiyoshi, 2026 FAI Hall of Fame inductee, presents “Paper Balloons.” Learn about the Japanese Fu-go balloons and ballooning in Japan.
- Oct. 5, at 10 am: Scott Gneiting of Kubicek Balloons presents “Ballooning Around the World Extraordinary,” journeys inspiring pilots and your first steps into the world of ballooning.
- Oct. 10, at 10 am: James Hanley, Art Appraiser and Historian, presents his research on a recent collections donation by Cynthia Bear, “A Sign of the Times: The Story of a 19th-Century Balloon Tavern Sign.”
Family Friendly Programming:
- Oct. 5, all day—NM Free Day
In-state visitors receive free admission with proof of residency. Live music by Chuy Martinez from 9-11 am. - Oct. 7, from 7 am to 9 am –Balloons in the Sky
The Balloon Museum partners with Explora for a special early childhood morning designed to introduce young children to the wonder of balloons and flight. Enjoy hands-on activities and live music. Tickets: ArtsAndCulture.cabq.gov/13771/17996 - Oct. 8, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm—STEAM Night: The Joy of Ballooning.
Enjoy hands-on activities, local vendors, The Munchie Truck, and an evening of discovery celebrating the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics behind ballooning. Tickets: ArtsAndCulture.cabq.gov/13774
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Join us at the Balloon Museum during Balloon Fiesta season, Oct. 3 to 11. We are open extended hours from 7 am to 5 pm every day of the week.
Get tickets and learn more at: CABQ.gov/Balloon
(Tickets are available online or at the door.)
Think outside the basket. Our new exhibit Experimental: Beyond the Standard explores the inventive side of ballooning, where there are no off-the-shelf answers. Discover home-built balloons, unconventional designs, and specialized aircraft created for missions that demanded something different. These are balloons built not just to fly, but to explore what’s possible.
- Every day, all day—Virtual Reality Balloon Rides
Take to the skies without ever leaving the ground on a 10-min. VR balloon ride. - Every day at 11 am and 2pm –Docent-led tours of the museum.
- Every day – Food Trucks
Breakfast with Desert Sky on the Fly and Stan’s Coffee & Scones.
Lunch with The Munchie Truck. - Every day, at 1 pm and 3 pm (except Oct. 5) –“The Balloonists” US Premier
Visit our Anderson Family Theater and experience the film “The Balloonists,” featuring Bertrand Piccard’s and Brian Jones’ around the world flight.
Lecture Series in the Anderson Family Theater
(Programming included with museum admission. Seating is limited so come early.)
- Oct. 3, at 10 am: Alan Eustace, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world record holder for the highest-altitude free-fall jump, will chronicle his experience in “Stratosphere Exploration.”
- Oct. 4, at 10 am: Saburo Ichiyoshi, 2026 FAI Hall of Fame inductee, presents “Paper Balloons.” Learn about the Japanese Fu-go balloons and ballooning in Japan.
- Oct. 5, at 10 am: Scott Gneiting of Kubicek Balloons presents “Ballooning Around the World Extraordinary,” journeys inspiring pilots and your first steps into the world of ballooning.
- Oct. 10, at 10 am: James Hanley, Art Appraiser and Historian, presents his research on a recent collections donation by Cynthia Bear, “A Sign of the Times: The Story of a 19th-Century Balloon Tavern Sign.”
Family Friendly Programming:
- Oct. 5, all day—NM Free Day
In-state visitors receive free admission with proof of residency. Live music by Chuy Martinez from 9-11 am. - Oct. 7, from 7 am to 9 am –Balloons in the Sky
The Balloon Museum partners with Explora for a special early childhood morning designed to introduce young children to the wonder of balloons and flight. Enjoy hands-on activities and live music. Tickets: ArtsAndCulture.cabq.gov/13771/17996 - Oct. 8, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm—STEAM Night: The Joy of Ballooning.
Enjoy hands-on activities, local vendors, The Munchie Truck, and an evening of discovery celebrating the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics behind ballooning. Tickets: ArtsAndCulture.cabq.gov/13774