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Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum At the Balloon Museum, explore the history, science, sport, and art of ballooning! Website: CABQ.gov/Balloon
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10/16/2026

If you have not yet seen “The Balloonists” bring your family and friends to the Balloon Museum. This film will be showing in our Anderson Family Theater through then in of October. It will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat.

Don't forget to stop and take a group photo in front of the Breitling Orbiter 3 (replica) that is on display within our Grand Hall.

We are so grateful for our new partners from UMB Financial Corporation Charitable Foundation for their generous support ...
10/16/2026

We are so grateful for our new partners from UMB Financial Corporation Charitable Foundation for their generous support of our upcoming Outdoor Balloon Adventure.

Thank you for the incredibly generous $400,000 donation and helping make this vision a reality.

Learn more about the vision behind this project: https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/balloonmuseum/news-and-announcements

10/08/2026

Thank you to our sponsors for being part of the Balloon Museum’s story.

Your generosity helps make so much possible here at the Balloon Museum, fueling our mission while helping make the Museum more accessible and creating opportunities for learning through educational programs, school field trips, and events. With your support we love being able to provide a welcoming, family-friendly space where curiosity and imagination can take flight. Your partnership is also enabling us to bring exciting new experiences to life, including our upcoming Outdoor Balloon Adventure. We are grateful to each of you for helping the magic of the Balloon Museum continue to grow.

10/08/2026

Daily Docent-Led Tours of the Balloon Museum
Running through Oct 11 at 11am and 2pm

These tours are part of the Balloon Museum's events during Balloon Fiesta® season!

Learn more by visiting our events page: https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/balloonmuseum/events

During daily guided tours of the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, learn more about the "Albuquerque Box" and discover why Albuquerque has become one of the world’s most celebrated destinations for lighter-than-air aviation.

Walk through the Museum’s Canopy of Color exhibit and discover the stories and history of the Balloon Fiesta, which has made ballooning an integral part of the fabric of New Mexican culture.

Led by the Museum’s knowledgeable docents, these engaging tours offer a closer look at the people, artifacts, and achievements that have shaped ballooning. Go back in time to revisit the first team to ever take flight, learn about attempts to reach the North Pole, explore record-breaking adventures, and discover one-of-a-kind artifacts—including gondolas and envelopes that have set world records. Along the way, explore how balloonists around the world have pushed the boundaries of exploration and innovation in our newest exhibit, Experimental. We hope you will leave inspired to explore your own world with a renewed spirit of adventure and curiosity.

Whether you are visiting for the first time or returning to experience the Museum in a new way, docent-led tours provide opportunities to ask questions, uncover details you may have otherwise missed, and gain a deeper appreciation for the innovation, imagination, and determination that have made the sky the limit.

Photos by Abby Boling and Balloon Museum staff.

"The Balloonists" US PremiereShowing daily at 1pm and 3pm inside our Anderson Family Theater here inside the Anderson Ab...
10/08/2026

"The Balloonists" US Premiere

Showing daily at 1pm and 3pm inside our Anderson Family Theater here inside the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum during Balloon Fiesta® season and throughout the rest of October.

Learn more: cabq.gov/balloon-theater

About "The Balloonists": In 1999, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and British flight instructor Brian Jones lifted off from the Swiss Alps and tried to fly around the world without landing once. Billionaires and record-chasers were racing them to it. Much of what you will see on screen in the film, the two men filmed themselves.

Variety called the film "a vintage buddy movie and a celebration of human determination."

Directed by John Dower
A Red Bull Studios documentary
Sponsored by Jolt.film

If you can’t make it, you can also watch the film from the comfort of your home at: On. Jolt. Film/The-Balloonists-Fiesta

Balloon Museum Exhibit Highlight: Here at the Balloon Museum we also have a replica of the Breitling Orbiter 3 on display to highlight Bertrand Piccard's and Brian Jones' remarkable journey.

Thank you Kubicek Balloons for coming to the Balloon Museum to share your knowledge and stories with us!
10/06/2026

Thank you Kubicek Balloons for coming to the Balloon Museum to share your knowledge and stories with us!

Do you have your tickets?STEAM Night: The Joy of Ballooning!Oct 08, 2026, 5:30 pm - 07:30 pm(This event is part of the B...
10/06/2026

Do you have your tickets?
STEAM Night: The Joy of Ballooning!
Oct 08, 2026, 5:30 pm - 07:30 pm
(This event is part of the Balloon Museum's Events During Balloon Fiesta Season.)

Check out the post below for more information.

10/06/2026

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning for our Balloons in the Sky early childhood event, hosted with our partners from Explora. Check out the post below for more information.

10/06/2026

Happening now! Come join us!

Virtual Reality Balloon Rides
Oct 2 from 9am to 4pm

Learn more at: CABQ.gov/Balloon/Events

Experience the feeling of flying without leaving the ground with an incredible virtual reality (VR) hot air balloon ride presented by Jesse Sansom and Visit Albuquerque. Visitors can experience the breathtaking sensation of floating high above Albuquerque.

Address

9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE
Albuquerque, NM
87113

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+15057686020

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