8th Annual New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival

Join us for the 8th Annual New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival at the stunning Guterriez Hubbell House! Experience two thrilling days filled with delicious food, vibrant music, unique arts and crafts, and an exciting new feature🎈: special shapes and cactus-shaped balloons, including Cheekytita and other talented balloonists on Saturday!

✨ Highlights Include:

• Cooking Demos with the amazing Chef Justin Pioche (Chopped champion), Chef Lilia Avila, and Chef Senida of Tiny Grocer 🍽️.
• Insights from nutritionist Denee Bex on prickly pear and Indigenous foodways 🌱.
• Prickly pear cocktails and non-alcoholic mixed drinks led by Jessica O’Brien of Teddy Roe’s bar 🍹.
• Inspiring Arts and Crafts Workshops with Daisy Cortes, Renee Romero, and Scarlet Selleck 🖌️.
• A bustling vendor market featuring prickly pear eats, treats, drinks, arts & crafts, and bath & body products 🎨.
• Live music performances by Sinister Surfer, Taillight Serenade, Alt Saus, and more! 🎶
• Engaging talks and workshops for farmers and gardeners on incorporating prickly pear and other native plants 🌾.

🎟️ Admission:

• $20 for both days
• $15 for Saturday only
• $10 for Friday only
• Early bird tickets available for $17 until September 1st!
• Discounted tickets for students, children, and seniors are available.

📍 Location:
6029 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105-6631, United States

For more details and to purchase tickets, visit nmpricklypearfest.com or buy tickets here — tickets going fast!