RV Living at the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta: Tips for a successful experience

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We recently had the opportunity to attend the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. This is the largest balloon gathering in the country and it did not disappoint. However, we learned a lot of best practices while we were there. Some of which weren't very fun to learn. If you are considering attending future events, we want you to know before you go. When should you get there? How do you dump your tanks? How do you get water? These are a few of the questions we will be answering in this video. We hope you enjoy these tips along with our experience at the Fiesta.
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@glorianewsom6200 4 ай бұрын

2023 was my first year. My husband and iI were both courtesy drivers on golf cart. We are hoping to volunteer again in 2024. Agreed, lots of unanswered questions and closed roads and redirected traffic and long long lines of traffic. Volunteering is the best job there! Try it. Also, the balloon museum outside the gate was fabulous and reasonably priced.

@trish7042 8 ай бұрын

What a great video! We actually live a mile West of the park so we are blessed and cursed by our proximity to the festivities! One thing I would suggest is that if you try to book an RV spot and they are already booked, go ahead and get on the WAIT list. There were 5000 on that Waitlist this year but I heard from several folks that they still got in. This year the Balloons flew 7 of the 9 days and all the days were clear. We just had some wind that kept them down a couple of days. Options for those days would be to visit Old Town, the Tram (longest tram in North America), any of the Open Spaces along the river, Madrid or Santa Fe. There are also lots of antique stores less that 3 miles from the park on 4th Street. There are 2 train stations pretty close to the park so taking the train to Santa Fe is a nice way to spend the day!

@carlal.thompson5393 5 ай бұрын

Many thanks for your recap of the Balloon Fiesta! I'll be heading there for 2024! Fingers crossed that the weather and wind allow the balloons to go up! ~Big C in the DP 📢 ::: Air Horn 📢 ::: ::: Air Breaks! ::: 🚌🚌🚌

@1StrangeAdventure 5 ай бұрын

Hoping you have the best weather ever so you can enjoy all of it! 💚

@lindashisler2013 Жыл бұрын

We were at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, too! We were with the Airstream International Club and were in a lot with @ 150 Airstreams! I am not sure which lot we were in, but it was ideal. We were so close to the field that we could walk back to our trailer if we needed a restroom. We are not early risers, so we didn't wake up as early as we should have the first day. We arrived on September 30th and were supposed to stay until October 4th but left on the third. We thought it was awesome! You are right the weather was very unpredictable. It was supposed to be warm and sunny and in the 80s, but of course it rained. We left a day early because of the weather. We made lots of friends and had a wonderful time. You have to be there to really understand how incredible it is to see that many balloons take off at once. We would go again!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Wow, 150 airstreams is amazing! I would definitely! go again 😊 Even with the weather, it was an amazing site! I'm so glad you enjoyed your time and made friends. That's what it's all about 😁

@ford1967gt500 8 ай бұрын

Thank you all for coming to our beautiful home ❤

@cindywilliams6265 Жыл бұрын

It's so hard to get a spot if you aren't a KZfaq creator! We have tried 7 years and got in one time. We loved it. Your video is great!

@cindy.strange Жыл бұрын

We actually didn’t get in because of being a creator. We didn’t sign up for the media pass. We actually got in by luck. The system crashed and we sent them a message and asked how long they thought it would be down and they sent us a link to get tickets. We sent the link to others and it was sold out before they could even click on it.

@cindywilliams6265 Жыл бұрын

@@cindy.strange I didn't mean that rude at all! I was told that by a volunteer! I'm gonna try again. Every year!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

We didn't take it as rude. 😊 I think we just got lucky with the tickets. It's interesting that they sell out so fast when we saw plenty of open RV spots there.

@cindy.strange Жыл бұрын

@cindywilliams6265 I didn’t take it as rude at all 😊 I’m sure a lot of creators get in because they have channels. I was just saying we didn’t. (I wish I knew how to use that advantage sometimes 😂)

@lavonwhittington4842 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of the great tips. The best I have seen so far. God bless your travels!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ we are glad it was helpful.

@austinstitzel 8 ай бұрын

I'm going to Albuquerque in October 2024.

@NoSticksNoBricks Жыл бұрын

Looks soooo fun. Can’t imagine waking up every morning to all those balloons! 🧡🧡

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

It was totally worth the early wake up 😁

@jdnunnery1082 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting awhile for this video. Cindy is right Harold, it looked like an awesome time. Fireworks look awesome. $400 a person wow😲. Great video guys

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

I know, I know. Lol. It was a great time but we know what to expect next time. ☺️

@Type1Detour Жыл бұрын

This feels like something we need to experience once.

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Definitely!!!

@susancampbell515 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the info! Safe travels!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! ☺️ to you as well.

@rvyourway Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of the great tips about the balloon fiesta! These will be helpful when we make it there some day ;) We appreciate your videos and look forward to them every week.

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad you found it helpful and we appreciate the support. ☺️ safe travels!

@zedzott6301 Жыл бұрын

This is the best video I’ve found for advice and info on the Fiesta. Thanks for being packed with great information!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that! We do our best to share our learnings. ☺️

@keevs5adventures Жыл бұрын

We have always wanted to attend the Balloon Fiesta, even before we were RVers! Thank you for all the tips! Loved the video!!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I hope you make it to one 😊

@claramunk7410 9 ай бұрын

Have not camped at the balloon fiesta ~ planning to attend 2023 ~ was there wi-Fi

@1StrangeAdventure 9 ай бұрын

The only wifi we had was what we provided. Starlink did well there.

@chapmansus1 Жыл бұрын

As usual, it’s a wonderful video, I’m sure y’all had a wonderful time. It was very beautiful to see all the balloons and other festivities.

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thanks Daddy! It was a great time 😘

@chrischeesennancysemiretir5063 Жыл бұрын

GREAT information. I (Nancy) think I saw a video about staying in the south lot, but not many other tips given, so thanks for your tips. Lot more character balloons than the last time I was there....early 2000's. Keep up the good work!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We looked and looked for videos to help us plan and couldn't find much either. Hopefully this will help when planning for the next one 😊 I hope you guys are doing good 🤗

@Nunya782 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys! Definitely a lot of great info to consider if we would ever attend!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Hope you get to attend one day. It was a lot of fun. ☺️

@mikeehrhart9488 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@melodyassaro Жыл бұрын

We were there several years ago for a conference for hubby. We missed it by a couple of days. One day we will make it

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

You won't be disappointed when you do make it!

@brendadriggers600 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video guys! We are going to attempt to get an RV site tomorrow! My questions if this; We plan on arriving on the Wednesday before the fiesta begins but want to leave the following Wednesday or Thursday. How hard is it to get out of there during the week with your RV to leave? Thanks for any help you can provide.

@Nascardix Жыл бұрын

Yes, we’ve already got next years tickets.

@1StrangeAdventure Жыл бұрын

That’s great! Enjoy!!! ☺️

@bobanddangsjourney 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for doing this, it was very informative and as we are planning on heading there this year super helpful. I have a question, maybe you know the answer - do you know if starlink works during this event? I'm not sure if the balloons would be a problem or not. I've been googling but can't seem to find the answer. Great job on this video!

@1StrangeAdventure 9 ай бұрын

Great question. Our Starlink worked fine. The balloons aren’t in the air and covering the space enough to create any issues. At least they didn’t for us.