Santa Fe Travel Blog

Give Spring Break a lift at the Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloom Museum’s Spring Break Family Day, Wed., March 16. Activities included with regular Museum admission. ($4 adults; $1 kids 4-12) include: • See the inflated hot-air balloon Cutie Dink* and remote controlled balloons • Climb in...

Engineers and scientists from across the city will be on hand to help children with hands-on engineering activities at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History annual Zoom into Engineering Day, Sat. Feb. 12. This year’s focus is on nano-scale science. There will be robots, solar energy...

© Stevelarese.com Love takes flight this weekend at the Rio Rancho Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally, Feb. 13 and 14. More than 75 balloons lift off at 7 a.m. each morning from the launch field near the intersection of Unser and Northern boulevards. From this intersection, signs will direct you to the...

Enjoy an afternoon of Native culture and holiday cheer at Santa Fe’s Winter Traditions Festival, 1 p.m. at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture at Museum Hill. It’s a special community holiday celebration featuring Pueblo children’s book author/storyteller Emmett “Shkeme”...

The Albuquerque Biopark is always good for a wild time, but now through Dec. 30 its nightlife lights up, too. The 14th annual Festival of Lights at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden features light sculptures depicting flora and fauna throughout the grounds at New Mexico’s largest walk-through light show....

The 22nd annual Zoo Boo offers a safe alternative for trick-or-treating. Up to four children in costume get in free with each paying adult ($7). From 11:00am to 4:00pm there are games, Haunted Habitats, a variety of performances, a costume parade, costume judging and sweet treats from many sponsoring...

Grab a turkey leg, marvel at 500-pound pumpkins and push your inner ear to extremes on the Midway–the 2010 New Mexico State Fair thrills through Sept. 26 in Albuquerque. http://www.exponm.com/fair/

Logon to check out some of the many events happening this month: http://santafe.org/Calendar/

Come to El Rancho de las Golondrinas September 4-5, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for Fiesta de los Niños: A Children’s Celebration. Kids will have fun learning about New Mexico history as they try on historic costumes of the Spanish settlers and build their very own miniature adobe house. Exotic...