Balloon Fiesta® Week at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Ready for an unforgettable Balloon Fiesta experience?

Extend your visit and immerse yourself in the rich history and living culture of the Pueblo people at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. From October 3rd to October 12th, we’re celebrating with 10 days of special events just for you.

This pin is unique to IPCC and can’t be found anywhere else! Bring your Balloon Fiesta ticket to our Guest Experience desk when you check in and get a free balloon pin showing Eyahne On The Horizon, the Cultural Center’s own hot air balloon.

Offer valid from October 4 – October 12, 2025. Limited to one pin per visitor.

Schedule of Events

Our festivities begin with the Albuquerque American Indian Arts Festival on October 4th and 5th, where you can meet talented Native artists and find authentic handcrafted jewelry and art. Throughout the week, our beautiful courtyard will host daily cultural dances, filling the space with movement and music. The celebrations culminate with our annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration on October 13th.

Beyond the events, you can wander through our exhibits, find a one-of-a-kind treasure at the Indian Pueblo Store, and enjoy a meal at the award-winning Indian Pueblo Kitchen. Come see how we celebrate our traditions and share them with the world.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is on Monday, October 13, 2025 with special events at IPCC and across the street at Avanyu Plaza.

IPD @ IPCC

9 AM – 5 PM

Join us for special events at IPCC featuring Indigenous cultural dances, art from Native vendors, and more!

IPD @ Avanyu Plaza

5 PM – 10 PM

Join us for special performances at Avanyu Plaza from 5 PM to 10 PM featuring award winning emcee Def-I (Diné), DJ set by Wae Funky (Pueblo of Jemez), art by Jesse Littlebird (Pueblos of Laguna and Kewa), and more!

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Balloon Fiesta Event Details

IPD Event Details

Highlights from past events

Sky City Buffalo Ram Dancers (Acoma Pueblo)

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Title	Date	PDF	Business(es)
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Announces Monique Fragua as New CEO	01/17/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery to Exhibit in 2026 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on the Center’s 50th Anniversary	02/06/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Announces a Limited Time Experience	02/10/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Exhibition Connects the Pueblos and Paris	02/14/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Unveils New Hot Air Balloon	03/03/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
UNM School of Architecture and Planning Indigenous Design + Planning Institute Curates Pueblo Architecture Exhibition at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center	03/13/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
UNM Indigenous Design + Planning Institute Announces Grand Opening Weekend of Restorying Our HeartPlaces: Contemporary Pueblo Architecture Exhibition at IPCC	04/09/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Announces New Informative Podcast	04/13/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
IPCC Announces Pueblo Pottery Weekend July 11-13	05/30/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
The Art of Skye Tafoya, SABA, and Arrowsoul Art Collective on View August 9 in Two Architecture-Inspired Exhibitions at IPCC	07/30/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Entrepreneur Complex Selected as Lowe's Hometown Project	08/13/2025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Entrepreneur Complex
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to Host Balloon Fiesta Week and Indigenous Peoples' Day Events	10/0302025	PDF	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Title	Date	PDF	Business(es)
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY CELEBRATION TO TAKE PLACE AT AVANYU PLAZA	09/18/2024	View	Avanyu Plaza
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES AUGUST 10 OPENING OF PUEBLO BASEBALL COMMUNITY GALLERY	08/13/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO ENTREPRENEUR COMPLEX TO HOST GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN	07/15/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Indian Pueblo Entrepreneur Complex
DESERT STORIES: THE ART OF KELLY FRYE & JAZMIN NOVAK TO OPEN AT THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER	06/11/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO RECEIVE $23K GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	06/11/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
AMERICAN INDIAN WEEK AT IPCC KICKS OFF WITH OVER 50 VENDORS AT SPRING ARTS MARKET	04/09/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES MARCH 9TH OPENING OF NEW SOUTH GALLERY EXHIBITION, PUEBLO BASEBALL: STITCHING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER	02/09/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW ARTISTS CIRCLE GALLERY EXHIBITION, REFLECTIVE PRESENCE: THE ART OF JESSE LITTLEBIRD & JONATHAN LORETTO	02/08/2024	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER PROUDLY INTRODUCES NEW VIDEO SHOWCASING THE IPCC CAMPUS AS AN EXCITING DESTINATION FOR VISITORS AND LOCALS ALIKE	06/13/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Avanyu Plaza
MEET “CLAY LINE OF THE RED WILLOW PEOPLE” ARTISTS ANGIE YAZZIE, BRIAN TAAFFE AND DEBORAH LUJAN DURING LECTURE AT IPCC MAY 6	04/28/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST TWO OF ITS MOST ANTICIPATED EVENTS: AMERICAN INDIAN WEEK AND SPRING ARTS MARKET MONDAY, APRIL 24 – SUNDAY, APRIL 30	04/13/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
IPCC NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR “TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS” YOUTH SUMMER CAMP	04/13/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER HOSTS NATIVE YOUTH HANDS-ON FILM WORKSHOP	04/06/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER CAMPUS OPEN FOR EASTER SUNDAY INDIAN PUEBLO KITCHEN WILL FEATURE HOLIDAY SPECIALS, ALONG WITH REGULAR MENU MUSEUM, EXHIBITS, AND INDIAN PUEBLO STORE ALSO OPEN APRIL 9	04/03/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Indian Pueblo Kitchen, Indian Pueblo Store
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO RECEIVE $113,251 GRANT AS PART OF DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR TRIBAL TOURISM GRANT PROGRAM	03/24/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES OPENING OF “CONNECTED: A COLLABORATIVE DREAMING” LIVE MURAL INSTALLATION	03/14/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
12th STREET TAVERN TO HOST LOBOS WATCH PARTY FOR UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO VS. NEVADA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME ON MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD	01/20/2023	View	12th Street Tavern
PMI’S AVANYU PLAZA TO ONCE AGAIN HOST RV GUESTS DURING BALLOON FIESTA®	01/20/2023	View	Indian Pueblos Marketing, Avanyu Plaza
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES OPENING OF “CLAY LINE OF THE RED WILLOW PEOPLE: A SHOWCASE OF THREE TAOS PUEBLO ARTISTS	01/17/2023	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
12th STREET TAVERN TO HOST LOBOS WATCH PARTY FOR UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO VS. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH	01/06/2023	View	12th Street Tavern
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2022 PUEBLO GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST	12/23/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST “STORIES BY THE FIRESIDE” DEC. 3, 10, AND 17 FROM 5 – 7 P.M.	12/02/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST POPULAR ANNUAL PUEBLO SHOP AND STROLL ON FRIDAY, DEC. 2 FROM 4 – 8 P.M.	11/30/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER’S PUEBLO GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST IS BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR	11/21/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO KITCHEN OPEN FOR THANKSGIVING	11/21/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Kitchen
RUDE BOY COOKIES TO HOST GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY, NOV. 19TH FROM 2-5PM	11/17/2022	View	Rude Boy Cookies, Avanyu Plaza
INDIAN PUEBLOS MARKETING INC. ANNOUNCES AVANYU PLAZA’S NEWEST TENANT	11/14/2022	View	Indian Pueblos Marketing Inc., Avanyu Plaza, Mama's Minerals
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST VETERANS DAY COMMEMORATION ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th FROM 9:30AM-12:30PM	11/07/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES RECEPTION FOR 2022 NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH ART SHOW	10/26/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
ITALITY PLANT BASED FOODS CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING MONDAY, OCT. 10 AT 1 P.M.	10/07/2022	View	Itality, Avanyu Plaza
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER COMMEMORATES FOURTH ANNUAL STATEWIDE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY	10/05/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER WILL HOST 10 DAYS OF SPECIAL EVENTS TO COINCIDE WITH 2022 ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTAÒ	09/27/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING FOR MAKERSPACE FACILITY SEPT. 21	09/19/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Entrepreneur Complex
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW INDIAN PUEBLO KITCHEN MANAGER	08/22/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Kitchen
“PIVOT: SKATEBOARD DECK ART” ARTIST IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR AUG. 16 FROM 2 – 4 P.M.	08/15/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES 2022 NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ART SHOW: WHO IS YOUR SUPERHERO?	08/11/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER COMMEMORATES 342nd ANNIVERSARY OF PUEBLO REVOLT WITH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING	08/08/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
12th STREET TAVERN ANNOUNCES NEW GENERAL MANAGER	08/04/2022	View	12th Street Tavern
IPMI’S AVANYU PLAZA TO HOST RV GUESTS DURING BALLOON FIESTA®	08/01/2022	View	Avanyu Plaza, RV Camping
MONIQUE FRAGUA OF JEMEZ PUEBLO NAMED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER AND INDIAN PUEBLOS MARKETING, INC.	07/25/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Indian Pueblos Marketing Inc.
MEET ARTIST SHAUN BEYALE (DINÉ) DURING “TESTAMENT OF EMPOWERMENT” LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION AT IPCC	07/11/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES “CHRISTMAS IN JULY WITH PUEBLO SANTA: HOSPITALITY, HOPE, AND HAPPINESS” SPECIAL EVENT	07/07/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Meetings Parties & Events
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SHAUN BEYALE (DINÉ) “TESTAMENT OF EMPOWERMENT” EXHIBIT IN ARTISTS CIRCLE GALLERY	06/01/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER HOSTS INDIGENOUS CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL	05/31/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLOS MARKETING INC. ANNOUNCES AVANYU PLAZA’S NEWEST TENANT	05/19/2022	View	Avanyu Plaza, Indian Pueblos Marketing Inc., La Mañanita
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER SELECTED AS FIELD IMMERSION PROJECT PARTNER FOR HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL	05/11/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST AMERICAN INDIAN WEEK AND SPRING ARTS MARKET MONDAY, APRIL 25 – SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022	05/01/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST AMERICAN INDIAN WEEK AND SPRING ARTS MARKET MONDAY, APRIL 25 – SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022	04/19/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLOS MARKETING INC. WELCOMES U.S. EAGLE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION TO AVANYU PLAZA	04/19/2022	View	Avanyu Plaza, Indian Pueblos Marketing Inc.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST JOB FAIR APRIL 12 - 13, 2022	04/08/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES EXHIBIT HONORING DEANNA AUTUMN LEAF SUAZO (TAOS/DINÉ)	03/30/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUCES “PIVOT” EXHIBIT	02/23/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
IAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER TO RECEIVE $100,000 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AS PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN	02/1/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER HOSTS EXHIBIT WITH SCULPTURISTS CLIFF FRAGUA AND ANTHONY C WRIGHT ROMERO	01/25/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PUEBLO GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST	01/10/2022	View	Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Balloon Fiesta® Week at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Schedule of Events

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

IPD @ IPCC

9 AM – 5 PM

IPD @ Avanyu Plaza

5 PM – 10 PM

Highlights from past events

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2022 and 2023 Press Releases

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