Community Calendar

The ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE is pleased to announce our inaugural exhibition, FORAY, running from October 3 through November 2, 2025, at Fusion | 708.

Juried by Michael Ottersen

• OPENING RECEPTION: 5:30 - 8 p.m., Fri., Oct. 3, 2025
• EXHIBIT HOURS: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays, Oct. 3 - Nov. 2
• LOCATION:
Fusion | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Artists in FORAY:

Marca Dickie
Carolyn Grady
Benita Grunseth
Larry Guy
Ginna Heiden
Nancy JonesFrancis
Nicole Kurland
Karen Macek
Dana Millen
Bill Sabatini
Gail Sacharczuk
Catalina Salinas
Jan Tras

AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

The Balloon Museum Foundation is proud to host the Observation Deck Balloon Museum Dining Events during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta October 4-12, 2025.

Offering the best views from above the crowds, delicious dining, VIP amenities, and access to the Balloon Museum and Balloon Fiesta Park, the Observation Deck is the best way to experience Balloon Fiesta.

Monday, Oct. 6 – No Dining Events
Tuesday, Oct. 7 – No Dining Events

“Sentient Structures: The Art of Skye Tafoya + SABA,” on view through November 2, 2025, showcases the work of two artists creating architecturally-inspired expressions in materials that respond to the senses. Skye Tafoya (Eastern Band Cherokee/Santa Clara Pueblo) weaves paper structures and embeds knowledge in them through her printmaking processes. SABA (Diné/Jemez Pueblo) makes paintings and prints that anchor Pueblo architecture as evolving sites of home. This exhibition offers innovative approaches to printmaking, painting, and book arts and blurs the lines between two and three-dimensional mediums.

Free for museum members, or with admission.

Arrowsoul Art Collective’s mural installation fuses concepts of the beginning, present, and future of Indigenous pictographic arts. Based in the Southwest region, Arrowsoul Art Collective creates graffiti walls and mural paintings inspired by the evolving meanings of “Future Old School” and “Indigenous Freeways.” The artists create new visions of the Southwest landscape through blending letter structures, illustrative architecture, and textured palettes of places of home. Arrowsoul Art Collective’s projects reunite communities along the Rio Grande through creative participation. Located in the Art Through Struggle Gallery, their newest mural will be on display through June 28, 2026.

Free for museum members, or with admission.

Curated by the Indigenous Design + Planning Institute at The University of New Mexico, “Restorying Our HeartPlaces: Contemporary Pueblo Architecture” showcases a near-present history of the architectural sovereignty that emerged after the 1975 Indian Self-Determination Act. This exhibition focuses on the work of Pueblo architects while representing design concepts from regional ancestral sites that continue to influence 20th and 21st century Pueblo architecture. It will be on view in the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s South Gallery from March 25 through December 7, 2025

Free for museum members, or with admission.

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is pleased to host 10 days of special events to coincide with the 2025 Balloon Fiesta and Indigenous Peoples’ Day, starting on Friday, October 3rd and running through Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 13th.

Join us for cultural dances, the 2025 American Indian Arts Festival, explore art from Native vendors all week long, and more! See our Calendar for the Full List of Events!

Plus, present your Balloon Fiesta ticket at the General Admissions desk for an Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Balloon Pin!

One pin per ticket, while supplies last.

BALLOON FIESTA WEEK DANCE SCHEDULE
11am & 2pm 10/3 Northern/Southern Tewa Dancers Ohkay Owingeh
10am 10/4 & 5 Acoma Family Dance Group Pueblo of Acoma
11am 10/4 & 5 Northern/Southern Tewa Dancers Ohkay Owingeh
12pm 10/4 & 5 The Next Generation Dance Group Pueblo of Acoma
2pm 10/4 & 5 Cellicion Traditional Dance Group Pueblo of Zuni
3pm 10/4 & 5 White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers White Mountain Apache
11am & 2pm 10/6 Pueblo Dance Group Laguna, Acoma, Hopi, Zuni
12pm & 3pm 10/6 Kallestewa Dance Group Pueblo of Zuni
11am & 2pm 10/7 The Pueblo Dance Group Laguna, Acoma, Hopi, Zuni
12pm & 3pm 10/7 Soaring Eagle Dance Group Pueblo of Zuni
11am & 2pm 10/8 Red Mesa Dance Group Pueblo of Jemez
12pm & 3pm 10/8 Anshe:kwe Dance Group Pueblo of Zuni
11am & 2pm 10/9 Red Mesa Dance Group Pueblo of Jemez
12pm & 3pm 10/9 Acoma Family Dance Group Pueblo of Acoma
11am & 2pm 10/10 Acoma Family Dance Group Pueblo of Acoma
12pm & 3pm 10/10 Dowa:kwe Dance Group Pueblo of Zuni
11am & 2pm 10/11 The Next Generation Dance Group Pueblo of Acoma
12pm & 3pm 10/11 Oak Canyon Dance Group Pueblo of Jemez
11am & 2pm 10/12 The Next Generation Dance Group Pueblo of Acoma
12pm & 3pm 10/12 Oak Canyon Dance Group Pueblo of Jemez

The IPCC American Indian Arts Festival is the only authentic, all-Native American art show in town during the Balloon Fiesta.

This premier event will showcase the work of over 50 artists vendors. Meet, talk with, and shop directly from Native artists. The two-day festival also includes cultural dances and art demonstrations.

Free for museum members, or with admission.

Free Admission to the Balloon Museum every Sunday morning between 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Excludes the first 2 Sundays in October.)

Every Sunday May-Oct 10am to 2pm. The Rail Yards Market is focused on building a resilient, sustainable local economy that we all love to work and play in. Through food, art, and music, we hope to bring our community together in an atmosphere of fun, learning, and creativity. Rail Yards Market is a community organization and a certified 501(c)(3)

The Rail Yards Market of Albuquerque operates on Sundays from 10am-2pm during the months of May-October. A non-profit run growers' market, originally established in 2014 by volunteers and neighborhood residents, celebrating all things local and at the heart of New Mexican culture. We are much more than your typical farmer's or grower's market; every Sunday you can peruse 100's of New Mexico's finest food, farm, artisan, and healing vendors, hear live musicians, and come away enriched from our educational and demonstration zones for kids and adults! Every Sunday is a different theme with different activities and vendors you wont want to miss. All located at The Rail Yards in the historic Barelas neighborhood in the heart of our City!