New flavors and local favorites will include bubble tea and tacos!
Albuquerque, NM – The 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, powered by ExxonMobil, taking place from October 5-13, 2024, is not only a visual feast of hot air balloons but also a culinary celebration steeped in local traditions. With over a third of a mile of food and merchandise concessions available along Main Street at Balloon Fiesta Park, this year’s event promises a diverse culinary experience, featuring both longtime favorites and exciting new additions.
Attendees can indulge in warm, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies from the Chocolate Chip Cookie Company. For a refreshing twist, Crazy Pineapple will serve its famous Dole Soft Serve, including the iconic pineapple flavor in cups, floats, sundaes, and smoothies. Guests can also savor delicious pizza by the slice or whole pies from Lucky’s Pizzeria, and enjoy specialty macaroni and cheese bowls from Macology.
New York Deli Southside will present a unique fusion of New York and New Mexican foods, featuring the visually stunning NY rainbow bagel to complement the colorful visuals of the Balloon Fiesta. Additionally, visitors can indulge in house-made mashed potato tots from Totbox, with various delicious toppings.
For the first time at Balloon Fiesta, attendees can enjoy the popular Taiwanese drink, bubble tea. Bing Tea will be serving up a variety of fruit teas, milk teas, and fresh-squeezed lemonades. For those craving international cuisine, Armando’s Tacos joins the lineup this year, along with Curry Leaf who will be serving up aromatic Indian dishes, adding to the event’s diverse culinary offerings.
Guests can look forward to returning favorites such as Blake’s Lotaburger, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, and Perico’s. Various coffee vendors include Dunkin’.
Of course, the popular pastime of breakfast burritos will be available from many food concessions this year. Balloon Fiesta skyrocketed the “grab and go” version of breakfast burritos to become a favorite culinary pastime of the event.
2024 Food Vendors:
- Armando Tacos
- Baskin Robbins/Poppy’s Coffee
- Bing Tea
- Blake’s Lotaburger LLC
- Chile Traditions
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Company
- Crazy Pineapple
- Cruising Cones Soft Serve Ice Cream and Hot Cocoa
- Curry Leaf
- Dunkin’
- Fry Factory
- Fryin Brian’s
- G & G Concessions, Inc.
- General Store by Balloon Hat Man
- Gourmet Food Trucks LLC dba Gourmet Doner Kebab
- Hatch Shack
- Indonesian Satay
- JJ’s Concessions
- JPZ Concessions
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
- La Luz Coffee/Just Squeezed
- Luckys Pizzeria
- Macology
- New York Deli Southside
- NM Pinon Coffee
- Perico’s
- Platero Fry Bread & Navajo Tacos
- Quesada’s New Mexican Food & Exotic Funnel Cakes
- REX’S
- Seafood Cajun Concessions LLC
- Sun Mountain Concessions
- The Sweet Spot
- Tom Thumb Donuts
- Tot Box
This year’s Balloon Fiesta features a lineup of various merchandise concessions, offering visitors a chance to take home unique souvenirs and artisanal products.
Balloon enthusiasts can find festive, themed merchandise at Balloon Hat Man and Balloon Souvenirs, along with notable jewelry vendors like All Tribe Silver, Kendra Scott and Pandora. Art lovers will appreciate the Chuck Jones Gallery, Arizona Tube Art and Reflections in Metal, while those seeking international handcrafted goods can explore Guatemaya Imports and Peruvian Inkas Art.
Southwest craftsmanship is represented by the New Mexico Quilters Association, offering handmade quilts and textiles. Attendees can explore the Artisans of Fiesta tent at the North end of Main Street, where local artists showcase their crafts.
Official Balloon Fiesta merchandise, including items such as t-shirts, hats, mugs, and pins will be available for guests at the two bookend tents on Main Street. Official merchandise is also available online at www.balloonfiestastuff.com.
2024 Merchandise Concessions:
- All Tribe Silver
- Alpaca World
- Arizona Tube Art
- Balloon Hat Man
- Balloon Souvenirs
- Be’loon Decor
- Best Selection Jewelry and Gifts
- Chuck Jones Gallery
- Cool Air Chair
- Cutco
- DAJO Adventure Gear, LLC
- Discover Balloons
- Durango Rug Company
- Eddie Valentin LLC
- Guatemaya Imports
- Inka Gold Art LLC
- Kendra Scott
- Maritza’s Colors
- Mayan Art
- Montgolfier Gifts
- Naomi Events, LLC
- Nature Hill NV
- New Mexico Quilters Association
- Pandora
- Peruvian Inkas Art
- Plano Pin Company, Inc.
- Reflections In Metal
- ShannieGirl
- Southwest Sky
- Teams Hot Sports
- Toadland Inc.
- U.S. Jaclean, Inc.
- Vista Mobility
- VTG