PARKING, PASSES AND TRANSPORTATION
Parking and Passes
A Parking Pass is required to park at the Balloon Museum for Red, White and Balloons.
Your pass/es is a printed document that you’ll hang from your rearview mirror upon approaching the museum. It acts as both a Traffic Pass and a Parking Pass. It allows police to direct you directly to the museum.
Therefore, it’s necessary to have this pass IN HAND no later than July 3rd. Without your pass, you will be directed to a public parking lot and required to pay the parking fee. We are unable to refund your parking pass if that happens.
If you did not purchase a pass, you can buy one on our ticketing page. Quantities are limited.
Passes purchased after June 25 WILL NOT BE MAILED. After that date, you may get your parking pass by:
- Will-call at the Balloon Museum Gift Shoppe – June 26-June 30, July 2-3, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- The museum will be closed on Monday, July 1. If that is the only day you can pick up your pass, please call or text Sandy at (505) 350-5386 to make arrangements.
- Use a Courier Service. Please note that we cannot guarantee service by independent businesses. If you opt to hire them for delivery, you will be hiring them directly, and not through the Balloon Museum.
- Metrolink Courier, Inc., Mark Migliaccio, (505) 271-8868, metrolinkabq@gmail.com. Call for pricing.
Contact us if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Balloon Museum Foundation Staff
ADDITIONAL PARKING
The City of Albuquerque operates a parking lot adjacent to the Balloon Museum. It is pay-to-park, so you will be required to pay $10 per vehicle upon entry into the lot. This lot can be accessed from Balloon Museum Dr. Follow traffic direction personnel.
Lost or Stolen Parking Passes
Lost, forgotten or stolen parking passes cannot be replaced but you may purchase a replacement pass by calling (505) 537-1235 or emailing tickets@balloonmuseum.com.
Alternative Transportation
Alternative transportation options are available but they DO NOT DELIVER YOU DIRECTLY TO THE MUSEUM.
- Park & Ride
(Drop-off is .4 miles from the museum.)
Two Park & Ride locations will provide free bus service to and from Balloon Fiesta Park, which is .4 mile from the museum.
– On the Westside, the parking area is at the Northwest Transit Center, at 10401 Ellison NW (at Coors Bypass).
– The Eastside parking location is at Coronado Center (west of Dick’s Sporting Goods on San Pedro, south of Menaul).
Bus service to the event will start at 3 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. Return trips to the two Park & Ride locations will begin immediately after the conclusion of the fireworks show. The last bus will leave Balloon Fiesta Park at 11 p.m.
There will be security and signage at each Park and Ride location for wayfinding and safety. Security will conduct bag and cooler checks before boarding ABQ RIDE buses. - Rideshare
(Drop-off is .6 miles to the museum.)
Drivers can drop-off/pick-up passengers in the San Carlos Cemetery parking lot. Access the Cemetery eastbound on Alameda Blvd. There is a shuttle to Balloon Fiesta Park, but it does not stop at the museum.
Parking is not available in this lot, please abide by all traffic direction. - Bicycle
(Bike Valet is .15 miles from the Museum entrance.)
Skip traffic on the road, stick to the trails and take advantage of the free Bike Valet provided by Esperanza Bicycle Education Center. Take the North Diversion Channel Trail to the northeast side of the Balloon Museum or take the North Diversion Channel Trail. Look for the big yellow “Valet” signs.
