Real Estate Information Archive

October is almost here, and everyone in Albuquerque, as well as the rest of the word, knows what that means - The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta! The fiesta is scheduled to start on October 1st and run through the 9th.

This is a particularly special fiesta, as the 2020 event was canceled. But even better yet, this is the 50th anniversary of the festival! This will be a very special event indeed, bringing thousands of balloon lovers from around the world. It's also been said that this is the most photographed event in the world, and this year will definitely prove that point.

If you plan to go to this amazing event, here's what you need to know.

Tickets

Tickets for the Albuquerque Balloon Festival is $15 per person per session. Most days have a morning and evening session. If you leave the park in between, you will have to purchase another ticket. Some things include tickets like the Park & Ride and particular RV spots. Buy your tickets online here.

If you’re looking for a more exclusive experience, there are a few upgraded options:

• Chasers’ Club ($60 per session): Access to a special viewing area with guaranteed seating, buffet, private bathrooms, and a cash bar.
• Gondola Club ($125 per session): Everything the Chasers’ Club gets plus a parking pass, open bar, shuttle service, souvenir gift, and more.
• Concierge Program ($350 per session for 1-2 people): General admission ticket, premium parking pass, and a private golf cart and driver during your session. You also get a Balloon Fiesta gift.
• The Music Fiesta is additional as well ranging from $10 for general admission tickets to $499 for the ultimate experience.

Main Events

There's going to be so much to see over the 9 days of the festival. Here are a few of the major events that you can't miss.

• Dawn Patrol (daily) – Each morning, a few balloons take off before the sun rises to check the weather conditions to ensure it’s safe for the rest of the balloons to fly. This is the least impressive to watch, and because it’s dark, photography is challenging.
• Balloon Glows (various) – Balloons will burn their propane in sync with each other before when it’s still dark while still tethered to the ground. They have a Morning Glow, Twilight Twinkle Glow, and Night Magic Glow.
• Mass Ascension (weekends) – Hundreds of balloons will launch in two waves, filling the skies with hot air balloons.
• Competitions (various) – Throughout the week, pilots fly their balloons and compete in various challenges testing their skills. One of the most popular is America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race. This annual long-distance race starts at the
• Balloon Fiesta Parks and tests to see how far they can go without coming down. Often times they are in the sky for multiple days.
• Special Shape Rodeo (various) – One of the coolest things to see is all the crazy balloon shapes that they have. During these events, they focus on only these unique balloons, whether it’s flying or glows.

If you want all the juicy details of the festival, please visit balloonfiesta.com. Enjoy the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2022!

HOT ALBUQUERQUE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

6412 MOJAVE Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

Wow - this custom gem has all the bells and whistles! Enjoy details that you normally find in Santa Fe here in the heart of the petroglyphs: Diamond plaster walls, brick floors, GORGEOUS Vigas, cathedral ceilings, Solid Wood doors with Brass hardware, Inlaid wood flooring, travertine flooring and more! Relax with the dual living areas featuring 2 Kiva fireplaces. Enjoy cooking in your gourmet chef's kitchen featuring a Sub-Zero wine fridge, 6-burner gas range with Thermador Hood, and ELEGANT granite countertops. Make the Master Suite your retreat with a gas fireplace, separate living area and spa-like master bath featuring skylights, separate shower and jetted tub. All New in 2021: TPO Roof, 2 Refrigerated Air Units, Furnace AND Water Heater.

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

Get your Morning Inspiration with the Sandi Pressley Team

Get ready to wrap up summer this month in Albuquerque with these fun festivals and market. There's something to do for the whole family this weekend!

New Mexico Shakespeare Festival 2022

Aug 5 – Sep 3
New Mexico Veterans Memorial
1100 Louisiana Blvd SE #5009, Albuquerque, NM

We are delighted to announce that our exciting 2022 season will run August 5th - September 3.

King Lear will be directed by Debi Kierst

The play is about families—about fathers and daughters, fathers and sons, sisters and their husbands and lovers, brothers natural and unnatural. Ordinary jealousies, demands for love, sibling rivalries, desire for money and power, and petty cruelties are all taken to the extreme. It has been considered by many to be Shakespeare's crowning artistic achievement.

As You Like It will be directed by Julia Thudium

The play is being set in in its own time, Arden time. In this version, the mythical forest of Arden is where magic reigns and impossible things happen every day. This show will be filled with music and movement, laughter and most especially joy, joy for the audience and joy for the players.

Both shows promise to be terrific nights in the theatre, under the fabulous New Mexico sky.

2022 Harvest Wine Festival in Albuquerque

Sat, Sep 3, 11 AM
Balloon Fiesta Park
9401 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE, Albuquerque, NM

21 and over only with a valid ID. Enter anytime, any one day starting at 11am. Ticket includes festival access, Viva Vino wine glass for unlimited wine tastings and $5 Off any bottle of wine.

ABQ Art Market

September 3, 2022
4th Street in Los Ranchos

LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCKS, DESSERT AND DRINK VENDORS, 25+ LOCAL ARTISAN VENDORS.

ABQ Art Market is a monthly evening art market held every first Saturday of each month on 4th Street in Los Ranchos. Our main goal is bringing the community back together and helping small businesses survive and thrive! ABQ Art Market is the perfect place for the whole family.

HOT ALBUQUERQUE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

1011 ATRISCO Drive NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105

One of a kind find!! An amazing property with incredible views of the Sandias, Rio Grande Bosque & downtown Alb city lights!! Private & versatile guest suite has its own bath, living room & entrance! Tucked back on the lot this 4BDR/3BA/2CG split level home features a great room with a wall of windows and incredible views, wood beam ceiling & custom wood fireplace! Beautifully modern kitchen and baths! Lots of natural light! Second living room makes a great office, den or hobby room. Large deck off the living spaces to relax and unwind or entertain and enjoy family & friends! Huge backyard features an open patio, grass, trees & shrubs, room to expand outdoor living space and storage shed. Conveniently located close to shopping, restaurants, parks and downtown!

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

Get your Morning Inspiration with the Sandi Pressley Team

Looking for a good time this weekend and maybe learn something new? Check out these fun events coming up this weekend in Albuquerque!

The Great New Mexico Beer Festival

Sat, Jun 18, 12 PM
Balloon Fiesta Park
9401 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE, Albuquerque, NM

The largest gathering of New Mexico breweries will feature 30+breweries from Silver City to Angel Fire sampling and selling over 120 craft beers. Enjoy live music, lawn games, mini-golf, video arcade, movies, popcorn, food trucks, and an artisan market. Every ticket directly supports New Mexico breweries.

Festival Flamenco Alburquerque

Thu, Jun 16, 11 PM
Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque
800 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM

Experience the energy of flamenco with unforgettable performances by Festival Flamenco Alburquerque guest artists!

Neighborhood Nature Festival

Sat, Jun 18, 9 AM – 12 PM
Phil Chacon Park
7600 Southern Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM

These free park pop-up events are a celebration of nature in our neighborhood. Paletas food truck, local/neighborhood musical performance, bilingual nature storytelling and puppet show, nature-themed carnivale performers, bosque ecosystem traveling exhibit truck, hands-on science activities, nature-based games, show-n-tell with urban wild animals, Esperanza bike repair clinic, on-site language interpreters, and more.

2022 Juneteenth

Sat, Jun 18, 8 AM – Sun, Jun 19, 5 PM
Civic Plaza
1 Civic Plaza, Albuquerque, NM

NM Juneteenth is here to celebrate and empower the Albuquerque community to look at the wonders of Black uniqueness, resourcefulness, and uprising while educating and focusing on how to change the narrative about Black history, Black People, and Black Stereotypes.

HOT ALBUQUERQUE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

1315 RIDGECREST Place SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Welcome home to this great opportunity in Siesta Hills! This lovely 3BR property boasts a HUGE lot and NO carpet! New Roof (2019)...Refrigerated Air...Tankless Water Heater!! And, Kitchen has been renovated with stainless appliances, granite countertops and cabinets that allow for an open floorplan. Featuring 2 living areas and vaulted, beamed ceilings, this home is an entertainer's delight. Enjoy beautiful wood-laminate floors and a location that puts you close to Kirkland AFB, the VA, I-25, and lots of restaurants.

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

Get your Morning Inspiration with the Sandi Pressley Team

62 Calle Monte Aplanado NWAlbuquerque, NM 87120

Easter fun is not just for the kids. Albuquerque is host to a number of Easter events that will cater to all ages. Here's a few of the main Easter events happening over the next week.

Easter Bunny Photos at Coronado Center

Sat, Apr 9, 11 AM – 7 PM
Coronado Center
6600 Menaul Blvd NE Suite 1, Albuquerque, NM

Pictures with The Bunny at Upper Level Sephora Court. Don’t miss out on making eggs-tra-special memories with everyone’s favorite fluffy friend.

Hide & Peep: Egg Hunt Egg-stravaganza

Sat, Apr 16, 12 – 2 PM MDT
Cottonwood Mall
10000 Coors Bypass NW, Albuquerque, NM

Visit Cottonwood on Saturday, April 16th for fun and family friendly event from 12PM - 2PM.
Come celebrate the season with us! The first 150 attendees that bring a school supply donation to support local students will receive a free goodie bag for the Egg Scavenger Hunt!

This Side of Easter

Sat, Apr 9, 8 AM
Los Ranchos Art Market
6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM

If you're looking for a relaxed outdoor shop and stroll experience then The Los Ranchos Art Market is just the thing. Right next to Hartnett Park in the heart of the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, there is plenty of space for kids and dogs to run and use up all that energy. All our vendors make the art and items they are selling right here in New Mexico and can answer all your questions about them.

Bring your friends, your family, your kids, your dogs. We look forward to seeing you there.

10th Annual Egg Hunt & Barbecue

Sun, Apr 17, 10:30 PM – Mon, Apr 18, 2:30
715 Kathryn Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM

We are ecstatic that this year we will host our 10th annual egg hunt and barbecue. There will be money eggs, candy eggs, special raffle eggs, multiple giveaways! Extra egg baskets and buckets for any child in need. Free food and drinks. Live music and games. We will have 3 egg hunts. Hunt 1 will be Ages 1-5. Hunt 2 will be 6-10. 3 hunt will be 11&up. Anyone that would like to sponsor or help with anything for this event please send me a personal message. We are looking forward to seeing everyone out this year. Lastly we will be practicing Covid-19 guidelines. Mask are segregated and we will have multiple hand washing stations throughout the park.

Have a Happy Easter in Albuquerque!

HOT ALBUQUERQUE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

3015 SOUTHERN Boulevard SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

Immaculately clean like-new JEWELBOX! Must see to believe! Hurry before its gone! NEW since 2020: Roof, skylights, flooring, baseboards, paint, exterior and interior doors, windows, water heater, ceiling fans, light fixtures, garbage disposal. New stove being installed 3/29: stainless appliances. Comes with washer and dryer. 2 beds, 1 bath, 2 car garage with outdoor patio. Wheelchair accessible, near shopping, restaurants, hospitals, and local services. A quiet respite in the heart of the city: make it yours today!

Learn More!

 easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

Get your Morning Inspiration with the Sandi Pressley Team

Just becasue the holidays are over doesn't mean the fun times have to be. There's always something going on in Albuquerque! Why not start off the new year with one of these exciting events coming soon.

Albuquerque Comic Con

Fri, Jan 14, 3 PM – Sun, Jan 16, 5 PM
Albuquerque Convention Center
401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM

The Albuquerque Comic Con will be held on January 14-16, 2022, at the Albuquerque Convention Center, located at 402 2nd Street NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Celebrity guests include Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers), Maile Flanagan and Maurice LaMarche (Naruto), Bai Ling (Crank: High Voltage), Alan Ritchson (Titans), Sam Jones III (Smallville), Ellyn Stern (Bleach), Austin St. John and Johnny Yong Bosch (Power Rangers), Rob Paulsen (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), and several others.

Macbeth

Sun, Mar 20, 3 – 8 PM
Popejoy Hall
203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM

The Tragedy of Macbeth begins on a deserted, mist-covered moor, as a battle-weary warrior encounters three witches who deliver a chilling prophecy: he will be crowned king. Macbeth immediately gains a new title one step removed from the throne. Armed now with a growing ambition, further fueled by his wife, Macbeth’s lust for a power ultimately consumes him. He and Lady Macbeth succumb to paranoid visions, terrifying phantoms, and fragmenting sanity. Aquila Theatre breathes new life and vigorous dramatic fire into this wickedly famous work.

Hamilton

Thu, Jan 27, 7:30 PM – Sun, Jan 30, 10:30 AM
Popejoy Hall
203 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM

HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander HAMILTON and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

HOT ALBUQUERQUE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

Palm Road NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144

Sweeping Views of the Sandia Mountains, ready to build your custom home.

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

The holiday fun is in full swing in Albuquerque! If you're ready to get into the spirit of the season, here are a few events to check out during the next month. And for more Christmas fun, check out our blog on our other website.

Lights of Enchantment

November 19, 2021 – January 1, 2022

Lights Of Enchantment is the Southwest Premier Drive Through Christmas Light Show featuring over 350 light displays with over a million points of light. Located in beautiful Albuquerque NM, bring your Family and Friends to enjoy this mind blowing experience.

Winter Wonderland

November 24, 2021 – January 2, 2022

Winter Wonderland is a Drive Thru Holiday Experience, combining the holiday spirit and New Mexico culture into a safe, family-friendly winter attraction. The 2021 show features a small special walking section where you can enjoy Winter Wonderland outside your vehicle as well as enjoy local vendors, sip hot cocoa and even get your picture with SANTA CLAUS himself!

River of Lights

November 27 – December 30

Santa Claus is back and inviting you into his workshop! Purchase your tickets to spend quality time with the man in red!

Your Workshop Experience includes:

• S’mores and Hot Chocolate, customized by you with festive toppings.
• An ornament created by your little ones to take home and treasure as a lasting memory of your evening.
• A Selfie with Santa as you tell him your holiday wish list!
• Entry into River of Lights!

Nob Hill Shop & Stroll

December 2-9, 2021 – 6 p.m.

"Shop & Stroll Nob Hill" throughout the holiday season! Tree Lighting and Shop & Stroll Kick Off is Dec 5th at Nob Hill Business Center and Amherst SE. Twinkle Light Parade Dec 7th.

Old Town Holiday Stroll

December 3, 2021 at 5 p.m.

Start your holiday shopping in Historic Old Town. This event has become the unofficial beginning of the holiday season. Stop by Plaza Don Luis for the Tree Lighting at 6 p.m. Bring the family, discover new stores, and visit familiar staples of Old Town as you shop local.

Festival of Trees

December 3-5, 2021

The Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation Festival of Trees is a seasonal celebration that spreads the holiday spirit for a good cause. The weekend engagement features a mingle and jingle cocktail gala, live musical performances by area acts, handmade decorations for sale, engaging Christmas activities for kids, an elf workshop and a visit from Santa Claus.

HOT PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

8116 CORN MOUNTAIN Place NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Popular floor plan 4BDR/3BA/3CG plus office/study on the main level plus a large loft! Light, bright & open floor plan with lots of living space featuring an oversized family room with stacked stone fireplace, wall of windows & soaring ceilings, separate living room, formal dining room w/new flooring! Entertainer's kitchen features beautiful cabinetry, solid surface countertops, recessed lighting, island/bar tile flooring, pantry & sunny bkfst nook! Private master suite features huge walk-in closet, dual sink vanity, garden tub & sep shower! Covered patio, shrubs, trees, rock landscape. In the heart of Ventana Ranch West close to schools, parks, pathways, shopping!!

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

This is the year the find truly unique and thoughtful gifts for your loved ones this holiday season. And what better place to find those perfect gifts than at Albuquerque's holiday markets. There are a number of outstanding markets this year offering every kind of handmade and custom gifts imaginable. And it's a greta way to support local Albuquerque artists. Here are a few to check out.

Holiday Market at the Rail Yards

Dec 11th-12th, 2021 10a-4p
777 1st Street SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

The event brings food, art, and music together for the Holidays. Sample New Mexico's finest cuisine, peruse all the local gifts, and give back to your community at our Donation Station.

Holiday Craft Fair

Sat Nov 13 2021 | 08:00 am to 12:00 pm
11800 Princess Jeanne Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112

No Admission. Come for one of a kind gifts for your holiday gifts this season.
The PAPA student council is hosting this craft fair. Fair Booth cost is $35 email [email protected] for an application.

Seasons Greetings A Holiday Market

Sun Nov 14 2021 | 09:00 am to 3:00 pm
9577 Osuna Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111

40+ local vendors, food trucks, car show, and raffles! All ages welcome.

Sandia Band Craft Fair

Sat Nov 20 2021 | 08:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sandia High School, 7801 Candelaria Road Northeast, Albuquerque

It’s time for the OUTDOOR Sandia Band Craft Fair-a 25-year tradition with hundreds of vendors. Unique gifts, treats for yourself.

Craft Fair

Sat Nov 20 2021 | 08:00 am to 2:00 pm
6600 Zuni Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Troop 7080 is hosting a Craft Fair at the Shrine Center to help raise money for their Trip to Europe. If you are interested in participating in the fair, tables can be purchased for $20 for Girl Scout Members or $25 for Non-Girl Scout Members.

April's Arts and Craft Fair

Sat Nov 20 2021 | 08:00 am to 4:00 pm
Hampton Inn & Suites - Albuquerque, Coors Road, 6150 Iliff Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121

Support Local Artists and Crafters, and get some Christmas gifts for your friends and family!

HOT PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

6424 PRAIRIE Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

Welcome to this well maintained 2 bd | 2 ba Townhouse in the sought after NE Heights. Master bedroom has his/hers separate bathrooms and walk-in closets. NEW CARPETS, FRESH PAINT (10/2021), NEW WATER HEATER (2021), NEW A/C (REF AIR), NEW HEATER (6/2021), NEW TPO ROOF (2016), NEW SKYLIGHTS (2020). The Murphy bed in 2nd bedroom makes space for a great office. Home also has a detached hobby room. Low-maintenance, private backyard with access to a roof deck! Schedule a showing today!

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

It's time to put on your scary face and have some good old fashioned Halloween fun this weekend in Albuquerque!

Here are a few tips to keep your family safe:

• Keep activities outdoor
• Adults who are supervising the children should be vaccinated and also wear masks
• All children should wear a cloth mask (or appropriate mask; costume related masks are not recommended)
• Do not wear a costume mask over the cloth/surgical mask
• Have a small group go trick or treating together, for example the families you had your quarantine 'bubble' with
• Carry hand sanitizer and use it often

If you're looking for some ways to make your Halloween unique, here are some events planned for the weekend in the Albuquerque area.

Dragons House of Horror

Oct 1 – Nov 5
405 Central Ave NW

Food , Entertainment and Fun For The Whole Family! Currently the record holder for the longest haunted house in the world, certified by Guinness World Records. 

McCall’s Haunted Farm

Every Friday & Saturday in October
2 McCall Lane, Moriarty

The McCall's old cattle barn and meat processing facility have been closed for years.... however, the rumor is that neighbors have seen activity around the barn late into the night and have heard strange sounds coming from animal, human???

Pumpkin Swim

Oct 29
Rio Grande Indoor Pool

Costume contest, face painting, music, pumpkins, games, and a haunted house. What more could a kid at Halloween ask for?

Boo at the Zoo

Oct 30
ABQ BioParkZoo

Boo at the Zoo is back and ready to lift your spirits! We welcome you back to eat, drink, and be scary as we turn our menagerie macabre for one day only! There will be costumes and candy, family and friends, and tricks and treats!

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

HOT PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

7804 AVENIDA VISTA VENTANA NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Welcome home to this GEM in Ventana Ranch! Meticulously cared for, this 4 Bedroom + Office stunner is full of upgrades. Enjoy the oversized corner lot while swimming in your NEW heated, gunite pool with automatic cover. This home also boasts 2 living areas, gas fireplace, open kitchen with SS gas appliances, one downstairs bedroom, a large office/gym, plus 3 FULL bathrooms. With 3 additional bedrooms upstairs, this home is move-in ready. Close to trail access, and convenient to grocery stores, schools and more, enjoy the Ventana Ranch lifestyle today!

Learn More!

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

2021 Balloon Fiesta Live!

Oct 2 – 9
Balloon Fiesta Park
Albuquerque, NM

Balloon Fiesta is held in October due to the wind conditions known as the ‘Albuquerque Box’, which can take the balloons on a tour of the river valley, the surrounding mountains and bring them back to the 80-acre launch area in the even bigger Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park.

The calendar includes a dawn patrol, when the crews lift off in the dark and come into view with the early sun; laser and firework shows; flight competitions; musical entertainment and the dramatic mass ascension when almost 600 balloons are launched over two hours. Though it is not cheap, event-approved rides can be organised. More than 860,000 people and 670 pilots are expected to attend the nine-day show.

Harvest Festival

Sat, Oct 2, 10 AM – Sun, Oct 3, 4 PM 
ABQ BioPark
903 10th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

The ABQ BioPark is excited to host the Harvest Festival for two fun-filled days at the Botanic Garden in October. Explore a variety of landscapes throughout the Garden, listen to live music, enjoy festival treats and local brews, and celebrate the beauty of the season.

Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate

Sat, Oct 9, 3 – 7 PM
Rio Rancho Events Center
3001 Civic Center Cir NE, Rio Rancho, NM

The celebration of the century comes alive in Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! This monumental ice-skating spectacular skates into Albuquerque this Fall playing Rio Rancho Events Center for six fun-filled performances from October 8–10, 2021. After the pandemic pause, this tour will be the first Disney On Ice shows returning to New Mexico in over a year and half!

New Mexico United vs. Rio Grande Valley

Sat, Oct 9, 5 – 10 PM
Isotopes Park
1601 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE, Albuquerque, NM

The New Mexico United 2021 Season is here!

Tickets for regular season matches will be available on a limited basis, dependent upon county, state, and federal COVID-safe protocols, and best practices, and will be released a few matches at a time, to allow United to adjust to the latest COVID-safe protocols as they develop. Those tickets will be available in waves, with each wave capped to provide equitable access for everyone. In addition, tickets will be sold in pods of varying sizes to allow for proper social distancing.

For the most up-to-date ticketing information, please contact New Mexico United directly.

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.

Fall is here and nothing brings in the season more than Albuquerque's pumpkin patches and corn mazes. You can even make your experience more frightening with a haunted farm or corn maze, if you dare. Check out these fun farm attractions and make this autumn in Albuquerque one to remember.

Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch

Rio Rancho Event Center
3001 Civic Center Circle NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144

Admission:
Kids – $6.00
Adults – $8.00
Seniors/Military/1st Responders – $6.00

The Pumpkin Patch is located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. It’s a family-friendly event open every day in October that features Fall fun such as a 20’ X 40’ corn pit, harvest maze, tricycle track, playhouses, a roping arena, pumpkin bowling, duck races, mud pie kitchen, putt-putt golf, football toss, cornhole, basketball shoot, Fall decor, and of course PUMPKINS! Plus, each weekend the Pumpkin Patch will also have a Petting Zoo and a Paintball Target Arena.

Attendees can select their very own pumpkins to purchase from the on-site Pumpkin Patch with over hundreds of choices including specialty pumpkins and gourds, varying in size, color, and shape. Also available for purchase are Fall decor items such as corn stalks, hay bales, and corn bundles.

Rio Grande Community Farm

1701 Montaño Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107

The Maize Maze is BACK for 2021! October 23rd and 24th

Rio Grande Community Farm is proud to announce that they will be hosting the Maize Maze again in 2021. This year’s event takes place on the weekend of October 23rd and 24th, with thier annual FarmStrong 5k and Fun Run, live music, a beer garden, food trucks, vendors, games, hay rides, Pick Your Own (PYO) Sunflowers, and more. This year they are delighted to partner with our neighbors at The AgriNature center, who will be hosting educational workshops.

McCall's Pumpkin Patch

2 McCall Ln, Moriarty, NM 87035

HAUNTED BARN

The McCall's old cattle barn and meat processing facility have been closed for years.... however, the rumor is that neighbors have seen activity around the barn late into the night and have heard strange sounds coming from animal, human???....

HAUNTED CORN FIELD - FIELD OF SCREAMS

The past does not die easily. This haunted cornfield is tormented by the ghosts of many of Farmer McCall's victims. Their desire is to have their story heard and, unfortunately for you, that often leads to new victims joining their ranks.

Come to the farm before your scheduled haunt time or stay late to enjoy food, music, entertainment and other haunted games and attractions.

Tickets for these activities may be purchased at the farm.

Contact us today to help you buy or sell your next home in Albuquerque. Looking for the perfect home for sale in Albuquerque? Our easy-to-use home search tool can help you start the process. Join us twice a week on our blog for more real estate advice and great reasons to buy a home in Albuquerque and the surrounding area. Follow us on Facebook for the latest Albuquerque real estate updates.