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Balloon Museum Pod Race 7
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Sunday, November 18
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Join us for New Mexico’s only first-person-view (FPV) drone racing series! BMPR7 features drone racing, simulators, live video feeds, and much more. Spectator entry to BMPR7 is included with payment of regular museum admission fees.
Balloon Museum Pod Race 7New Mexico’s Only FPV Drone Racing Series
WhenNov 18, 2018
01:00 PM – 04:00 PM
WhereBalloon Museum
9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
505-768-6020
DescriptionIn cooperation with Southwest Pod Racing (SWPR), the Balloon Museum is pleased to present Balloon Museum Pod Racing, New Mexico’s only FPV drone racing series.
A Great Spectator Air Sport, and Fun for All Ages! BMPR7 includes racing, live video feeds, hands-on simulators, educational demonstrations, entry to the museum’s exhibitions, food truck fare, and much more! |
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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a world-renowned attraction and destination for kids of all ages. For more than four decades, the first week in October brings the smell of roasting chiles and the beautiful, magical moving picture show of hot air balloons sailing silently through the crisp fall air.
Guests from all over the world come to Albuquerque to celebrate ballooning. Literally hundreds of balloons will be taking flight from the Balloon Fiesta Park.
From its modest beginnings in 1972 with 13 balloons launching from a shopping mall parking lot, the Balloon Fiesta has grown to multiple events launching year-round at the custom-designed, 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park. Our signature event remains Balloon Fiesta—which, with over 600 balloons, is the largest ballooning event on earth, the most photographed event on earth, and the largest annual international event held in the United States.
Imagine 54 football fields, all put together. That’s the size of Balloon Fiesta Park’s 78-acre launch field! And at this Park’s “playing field,” there are no losing teams and no viewing stands. Guests walk the field and are part of the action.
Hundreds of thousands of smiling, upturned faces, awestruck by the spectacular beauty of hot air balloons filling the big blue New Mexico sky. What you can’t hear until you walk our field at nightfall is the thrilling roar of hundreds of burners simultaneously igniting, turning the Park into a huge lighted Christmas tree of colorful balloons. What you can’t feel until you join us is the massive joy everywhere around you.
Balloon Fiesta Park is located north of Alameda Boulevard, one mile west of I-25.
Saturday, October 6 |
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol Show presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel and RV Park, more… | 1:30 – 5:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational |
| 6:30 | Krispy Kreme Morning Glow
Laser Light Show |
6:00 | Twilight Twinkle Glow™ presented by Albuquerque Journal |
| 6:45 | Opening Ceremonies | 7:45 | Laser Light Show |
| 7:00 | Mass Ascension, presented by Canon, more… | 8:00 | AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show presented by Sandia Resort & Casino |
| 8:30 – 11:30 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational | ||
Sunday, October 7 |
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol Show presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel and RV Park, more… | 1:30 – 5:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational |
| 6:30 | Krispy Kreme Morning Glow
Laser Light Show |
6:00 | Balloon Glow |
| 7:00 | Mass Ascension, more… | 7:45 | Laser Light Show |
| 8:30 – 11:30 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational | 8:00 | AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show presented by Sandia Resort & Casino |
| 9:00 | Fiesta of Wheels Car Show, located on north end of Launch Field | ||
| 11:00 | Balloon Fiesta Pin Trading (Group Tour Tent north end of Main Street) | ||
Monday, October 8
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol, more… | No events | |
| 6:30 | Laser Light Show | ||
| 7:00 | Balloons Launch from Park | ||
| 8:00 | Competition Balloon Flying Begins | ||
| 8:00 – 11:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations | ||
Tuesday, October 9
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol, more… | No events | |
| 6:30 | Laser Light Show | ||
| 7:00 | Balloons Launch from Park | ||
| 8:00 | Competition Balloon Flying Begins | ||
| 8:00 – 11:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations | ||
Wednesday, October 10 |
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol Show presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel and RV Park, more… | No Events | |
| 6:30 | Krispy Kreme Morning Glow
Laser Light Show |
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| 7:00 | Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension | ||
| 8:00 | Competition Balloon Flying Begins | ||
| 8:30 – 11:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations | ||
Thursday, October 11
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol, more… | 1:30 – 5:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational |
| 6:30 | Laser Light Show | 6:00 | Special Shape Glowdeo™ |
| 7:00 | Special Shape Rodeo™ presented by Wells Fargo Bank | 7:45 | Laser Light Show |
| 8:00 | Competition Balloon Flying begins | 8:00 | AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show presented by Sandia Resort & Casino |
| 8:30 – 11:30 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational | ||
Friday, October 12 |
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol, more… | 1:30 – 5:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational |
| 6:30 | Laser Light Show | 6:00 | Special Shape Glowdeo™ |
| 7:00 | Special Shape Rodeo™ | 7:45 | Laser Light Show |
| 8:00 | Competition Balloon Flying begins | 8:00 | AfterGlow™ Fireworks Show presented by Sandia Resort & Casino |
| 8:30 – 11:30 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational | ||
Saturday, October 13 |
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| Morning Session | Evening Session | ||
| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol Show presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel and RV Park, more… | 1:00 – 5:00 | Music Fiesta™ |
| 6:30 | Krispy Kreme Morning Glow
Laser Light Show |
1:30 – 5:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational |
| 7:00 | Mass Ascension | 6:00 | Night Magic™ Glow presented by Canon |
| 8:30 – 11:30 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational | 7:45 | Laser Light Show |
| 11:00 | Balloon Fiesta Pin Trading (Group Tour Tent north end of Main Street) | 8:00 | AfterGlow™Fireworks Show presented by Sandia Resort & Casino |
Sunday October 14 |
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| 6:00 | Dawn Patrol Show presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel and RV Park, more… | ||
| 6:30 | Krispy Kreme Morning Glow
Laser Light Show |
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| 7:00 | Farewell Mass Ascension | ||
| 8:30 – 11:00 | AIBF Chainsaw Carving Q & A | ||
*AfterGlow™ times may change due to field/weather conditions
** North end of Launch Field for the pin trading
Date(s) – Saturday August 25, 2018 – Sunday August 26, 2018
6:45 am – 10:00 am
Ride Info:
We are selling tether rides. The ride takes about 10 minutes and you do not actually get out over the lake. The ride costs: $20 per Adult (ages 13+) and $15 per child (ages 4-12). Under the age of 4 cannot ride (due to safety concerns). Book rides by clicking below. *this is a weather permitting event**
What does the event cost? Where can I camp?
So the event is free to see! However the Elephant Butte State park does charge per vehicle.
Our launch site is scheduled to be on Lions Beach inside the main gate. We will arrive onto the beach around 7 am or shortly after. You can camp anywhere along the coast line you can find room.
What to do while the balloons take off?
Please do not park your 2 wheel drive vehicle on soft sand! You will get stuck and be responsible to find a way to become un-stuck. We ask that you do not park your vehicle near a balloon trailer, or truck as we are trying to set up safely and take up quite a bit of room for each balloon. Listen to anyone with a crew shirt or pilot shirt on as to we again are just looking out for everyone’s safety. Please take as many pictures as you want and post them to our Facebook page. Our flights will be done around 9 am at the latest on both days. We will not be having any afternoon or evening events as to the weather does not allow us to.
Location
Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Highway 195, Elephant Butte
Contact: Jimmy McCarthy | Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta Organization
505-510-3009
info@ebbr.org
The Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta© (EBBR) provides an opportunity for balloonists, skippers and sponsors to get together and have fun at Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico. Additionally, it provides the communities of Elephant Butte, Truth or Consequences and Williamsburg additional visitors after the summer season. The EBBR traces its history back to the 1970’s when balloonists would come to Elephant Butte for the Mother’s Day weekend, or in some years, the Easter weekend. The timing of the rally was generally dependent on when the balloonists decided that spring had arrived and it was time to go to “The Lake” and fly. The “Cloudbouncer” The official monthly publication of the Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association (AAAA or Quad A) March 1980 issue Announced “The Elephant Butte Mothers day Campout” to be held May 10 and 11. The March 1981 issue of the “Cloudbouncer” announced “The Greater Mesilla Valley Aerostat Ascension Association Annual Easter Fly-in” would be held April 18 and 19. In 1989 Oppenheimer industries donated $500 for prize money if the balloonists would fly over the lake to the Champagne Hills subdivision. The Coast Guard Auxiliary became concerned that balloons flying over the lake might get into trouble and provided five chase boats to ensure safety. This concern for safety lead to the formation of the EBBR and the Balloon Boat Relay Race© (BBRR). The BBRR provided a chase boat for each balloon forming a racing team. The skipper carried the drop marker, baton, for the balloon race out onto the lake. The balloonists then do a water landing, known as a “Splash and Dash”, to receive the baton and carry it to the designated drop area. Prizes and/or prize money is then awarded to both the winning pilots and skippers. The Flying and boating has continued this tradition over the years. On July 1st 1998 the city of Elephant Butte was incorporated as the 101st city in the State of New Mexico. The new city chartered their own Chamber of Commerce in September 1999 and one of their first acts was to purchase the rights and copyrights to the Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta by unanimous vote. In 2007, the Chamber decided to stop running the rally, and the rights were transferred to Kevin Cloney and Al Lowenstein
Thursday, August 23
Evening Luna County Skate Competition Deming Skate Park (Matt Robinson 575-546-0494)
6:30pm Duck Royalty Pageants Voier’s “Pit” Park Amphitheater
Friday, August 24
4 pm Carnival Courthouse Park
All Day (some open) Duck Mart/Vendors Courthouse Park
4-8 pm Entertainment/Stage Area Courthouse Park
6:30pm Sponsor Party/Dinner Deming Elks Lodge #2750 (3401 Raymond Reed Blvd)
Saturday, August 25
All Day Carnival Courthouse Park
All Day Duck Mart/Vendors Courthouse Park
All Day Slow Pitch Tournament Hooten Complex
7am Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension Deming Soccer Field
9am-2pm Desert Classics Car Show District Court Parking Lot on Poplar & Platinum (Robert Welch 575-543-5120)
10am Tournament of Ducks Parade Downtown Deming
10am Great American Horseshoe Tournament Courthouse Park (Tommy Esquivel 575-494-1890)
11am-2 pm 1st United Methodist Church Barbecue Granite & Buckeye – delivery available- 546-2791
12N-8p Entertainment/Stage Area Courthouse Park
12N-4 pm ($5 entry) Live Duck Race/Water Race McKinley Duck Downs
2pm Great American Tortilla Toss Poplar Street
5:30pm Great American Outhouse Race Silver Street
5:30-7pm ($5 entry) Evening Duck Race/Water Race McKinley Duck Downs
8:00pm Duck Dance Adobe Deli ($10 Admission, Free Admission for sponsors wearing sponsor shirt)
**Pets, with the exception of service animals with paperwork, are not allowed at the Park.
Sunday, August 26
All Day Carnival Courthouse Park
All Day Duck Mart/Vendors Courthouse Park
All Day Slow Pitch Tournament Hooten Complex
7am Hot Air Balloon Mass Ascension Deming Soccer Field
10 am Great American Washers Tournament Courthouse Park (Tommy Esquivel 575-494-1890)
12N-6p Entertainment/Stage Area Courthouse Park
12N ($5 entry) Live Duck Race/Water Race McKinley Duck Downs
3pm Duck Race eliminations/finals McKinley Duck Downs
**Pets, with the exception of service animals with paperwork, are not allow at the Park. Pets can be left at the kennel. Donations appreciated.
June 30, 2018 – July 2, 2018
Hot air balloons will fly at 6:30am (weather permitting).
If you are a pilot interested in participating, please print and complete both a Pilot Application and Pilot Agreement.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018
7 AM Mass Ascension
7 AM-10 AM AF Rotary Burrito Breakfast
7 AM-11 AM Balloon Vendors open
8 AM-4:30 PM Taos Pueblo open
9 AM-4 PM Chairlift Rides, Angel Fire Resort Bike Park
9 AM-5 PM Vietnam Veterans Memorial open
10 AM-6 PM Red River Art & Wine Festival, Brandenburg Park, Red River
4:30 PM-7:30 PM Friday Night Scramble, Angel Fire Resort Golf Course
5:00 PM-7:30 PM Music in Frontier Park
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2018
5 AM Angel Fire Endurance Race
7 AM Mass Ascension
7 AM-10 AM AF Rotary Burrito Breakfast
7 AM-10 AM Pilot Challenge Game sponsored by Enchanted Circle Pottery
7 AM-11 AM Balloon Vendors open
8 AM-4:30 PM Taos Pueblo open
9 AM-4 PM Chairlift Rides, Angel Fire Resort Bike Park
9 AM-5 PM Vietnam Veterans Memorial open
10 AM-6 PM Red River Art & Wine Festival, Brandenburg Park, Red River
4 PM-12 AM Festival Eclectica
7 PM Balloon Launch Field opens
9 PM Balloon Glow – bring your flashlight and camp chairs
SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018
7 AM Mass Ascension
7 AM-10 AM AF Rotary Burrito Breakfast
7 AM-11 AM Balloon Vendors open
8 AM-4 PM Taos Pueblo open
9 AM-4 PM Chairlift Rides, Angel Fire Resort Bike Park
9 AM-5 PM Vietnam Veterans Memorial open
10 AM-2 PM Angel Fire Art + Farmers’ Market, Frontier Park
11 AM-3 PM Red River Art & Wine Festival, Brandenburg Park, Red River
All Hot-Air Balloon events happen at the Angel Fire Airport on NM Hwy. 434
STREET ADDRESS
Angel Fire Balloon Field, Mountain View Blvd.
Angel Fire, NM 87710
CONTACT NAME
Angel Fire Visitor Center
CONTACT PHONE
575-377-6555
MAILING ADDRESS
3365 Mountain View Blvd
Angel Fire, NM 87710
EMAIL
jimmy@angelfirefun.com
WEBSITE
www.BalloonsOverAngelFire.com
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Rise and Try Week, 2018
Spring break fun and learning for the whole family!
When
Mar 24, 2018 07:00 AM – Mar 31, 2018 06:00 PM
Where
Balloon Museum
9201 Balloon Museum Drive
Albuquerque, NM 87113
505-768-6020
Description
Saturday, March 24 through Saturday, March 31
Coinciding with APS and RRPS spring breaks is Rise and Try Week, a series of family-friendly, educational, and entertaining experiences offered by the Balloon Museum, which will be open daily, including Monday the 26th. Visit our exhibitions, experience our 4-D Theater and enjoy the North Grounds for a picnic or play time.
Kicking off the week will be Ballooning for All on March 24, 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. This balloon rally (weather permitting) for people of all abilities and special needs takes place on the Balloon Museum’s expansive and scenic North Grounds and features over 15 hot air balloons. Admission is free.
Other Rise and Try Week activities include:
Drone Race Day on Sunday, March 25, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Walk Up Workshops (3:00 to 5:00 p.m., free with paid museum admission)
Monday, March 26 – Creativity Toolbox
Tuesday, March 27 — Cookie Decorating (while supplies last) with Food Network winner Kristin Dowling of Rude Boy Cookies
Wednesday, March 28 – Iris Folding Balloon Greeting Cards
Thursday, March 29 – Adult Coloring Balloon Trading Cards
Friday, March 30 – Professional Photography Tips for your Phone
Monday March 26 through Friday March 30, guided tours of the museum’s main exhibition and our special exhibition. Arctic Air: The Bold Flight of S.A. Andrée. Free with paid museum admission. Tour times: 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
During Spring Break Family Day, March 28, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., guests are invited to enjoy kites, balloons, bubbles, gliders, entertainment and hands-on art stations. Bring a picnic or enjoy food truck fare served on the Balloon Museum’s scenic North Grounds. Entry to all activities is included with payment of regular Balloon Museum admission fees.
The New Mexico Food Truck Festival, March 31, will bring dozens of the state’s best food trucks and craft beers to the North Grounds for a day of food, music, and family-friendly fun.
Price
Prices vary by activity. Some are free admission, and others require payment of regular museum admission prices of $1-$4 per person, or special event admission prices for NM Food Truck Festival.
Spring Break Family Day only:
Get a Family Membership to the museum for only $35 (normally $60)! Through the month of April, Family Memberships will be discounted at $45!
Applies to Family Memberships only. All other membership types will be sold at normal price.
Mar 24, 2018 07:00 AM – Mar 31, 2018 06:00 PM
Saturday, March 24 through Saturday, March 31
Coinciding with APS and RRPS spring breaks is Rise and Try Week, a series of family-friendly, educational, and entertaining experiences offered by the Balloon Museum, which will be open daily, including Monday the 26th. Visit our exhibitions, experience our 4-D Theater and enjoy the North Grounds for a picnic or play time.
Kicking off the week will be Ballooning for All on March 24, 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. This balloon rally (weather permitting) for people of all abilities and special needs takes place on the Balloon Museum’s expansive and scenic North Grounds and features over 15 hot air balloons. Admission is free.
Other Rise and Try Week activities include:
