Rainbow Ryders

The only one which operates directly from Balloon Fiesta Park during the Balloon Fiesta.

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Eat
La Reforma
Excellent street-style Mexican food. They also have their own craft beer and liquor.
Sun-Thu 11AM-9PM, Fri Sat 11AM-10PM
Drink
Stone Face Package Liquors
Blue collar and all the character you could even hope for. Live music, outdoor volleyball, and great beer specials.
Mon–Sat 11AM–2AM, Sun 11AM–midnight
See
Anderson–Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Overlooking the balloon launch field is this very interesting museum dedicated to the science and history of ballooning, with exhibits on hot air balloons and other lighter-than-air craft (including a couple of historic craft occupying the expansive hall), collections and memorabilia from famous balloonists, and extensive exhibits on ballooning in Albuquerque. If you can't make it to the Balloon Fiesta, this is next best thing, and if you can make it to the Balloon Fiesta, this makes for an excellent complement to a morning spent at a mass ascension.
Tue–Sun 9AM–5PM$4 adults, $2 seniors, $1 children, age 3 and under free (Sunday mornings free)
Do
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event occurring in the first full week of October in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It has over 500 hot air balloons each year, far from its beginnings of merely 13 balloons in 1972. The event is the largest balloon festival in the world, as well as the most photographed annual event, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year from around the globe.
$10, children ages 12 and under free (parking $15 per car)