Event
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Sep 5 – Sep 6
Annual White Sands Balloon Invitational
Sep
5–6
Hot air balloons launch at dawn over the gypsum dune fields of White Sands National Monument and from various locations around the City of Alamogordo; balloon glow Saturday evening features 12-15 balloons at Alamogordo High School Tiger Stadium. Launches at 7:00 a.m.; balloon glow Sat. evening at dusk
White Sands National Monument is located 15 miles west of Alamogordo on US Highway 70. To the balloon glow: Highway 54/70 to Alamogordo, head east on First Street to Alamogordo High School, corner of Cuba and First.
Event Details
Dates, Location & Info
- Dates
- Sep 5 – Sep 6
- Admission
- Regular admission fees apply into White Sands National Monument
- Phone
- 800-826-0294
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.alamogordo.com
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