Not every day during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has an evening session, basically around the weekends. The balloons don’t fly in evenings, but they still inflate for an evening glow.

The crowd on the concourse by the food and swag stalls:

We went to Macology for dinner:

They produce interesting variations on mac & cheese:

One of the vendors was Lectric Ebikes; we had Lectric bikes, but Jenn didn’t find hers comfortable, so we sold it. She is interested in getting a Lectric trike instead, so was pleased to be able to see and try one:

Jenn on the Lectric trike:

Back to balloons:

Fireworks:

Sand sculpture of balloons, in progress:

Long line for dinner:

I had a meat pie, Jenn had a zydeco bowl:

And some Dole soft serve for dessert:

Alpenglow:

Jenn with a collector card:

Even without flying, seeing the balloons inflated and glowing is still a magical experience.