This week on What's Up Wednesday, everything you wanted to know about purchasing tickets on Friday, and no joke, the first pins of 2025 revealed.
This Friday, April 4th is 6 months till the 2025 ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. And that means tickets to the event and our special areas all go on sale. Starting at 9 AM Mountain Daylight Time, tickets to the Gondola Club, Chasers' Club, Glamping, and Camp 505, as well as General Admission and Park N Ride tickets go on sale. As we mentioned last week, Gondola Club, Chasers' Club, and Glamping sell out quickly, especially for the evening and weekend sessions. Tickets for these areas are session-specific, meaning you pick a day and time to attend or catch the Park N Ride bus. These session-specific tickets are only available on our main website, BalloonFiesta.com/Purchase-Tickets, and will have a processing fee added to the cost of the tickets.
General Admission Tickets, which never sell out, are good for any session and this year we have 3 ways to purchase General Admission Tickets.
1. You can purchase electronic tickets online with the rest of your session-specific tickets as noted above.
2. A pack of 4 tickets can be purchased here on Balloon Fiesta Stuff. No processing fee is added, but you will have to pay shipping. We'll use USPS First Class mail if you order tickets by themselves and shipping is $1.00. Remember that First Class mail does NOT have any tracking capability. If you combine your 4-pack with other items, we'll be able to ship the tickets with your other items, and the entire package will be shipped WITH a tracking number.
3. Come into the physical Gift Shop on Alameda in Albuquerque. In person, you can buy these physical General Admission tickets in any quantity, with no processing or shipping fees. And if you purchase 4 or more, we'll discount each ticket by $2.
These physical tickets feature cool artwork and are suitable for framing or just souvenir status after the event.
To recap, for General Admission tickets, you can purchase electronic tickets you print at home, or show at the gate on your mobile device. Or get physical tickets with a 4-pack of tickets via Balloon Fiesta Stuff, or get as many physical tickets as you need in the Albuquerque Gift Shop.
Also on Friday, the first of the 2025 Balloon Fiesta pins will be available. The 2025 event pin and the 3 versions of the number 53 pin will be available for purchase. This is the earliest we have made pins for the current year available. As a side note, we got ahead of the game and had them produced before the" tariff tax" was put in place. The number "53" pins come in three color schemes, rainbow, turquoise, and sunrise matching the Painted Horizons theme. The 53 pins are all numbered, with 2000 of the sunrise and turquoise available. Only 1000 of the rainbow version were made. The event pin features the Painted Horizon theme and gives you a hint to what the rest of the collection will look like. Recognizing the Painted Horizon theme, there is an artist's palette attached as a raised part of the pin. We're excited to make these pins available early this year and hope that spreading out the release of this year's pins will help you wit your budget.
To wrap up, mark your calendar and set your alarm for 9 AM MDT on Friday, April 4th, to be first in line for your tickets and official pins.