Expo New Mexico

A little toasty but nice. The shade helps. Would be nice iff they started on time The grounds look nice.

Was here for a car show event! Every year they do shows here and the restroom were clean and the gift shop store has snacks and drinks and across from theirs the taco shop and theirs food concession stand . Awesome car show spot!

I was at Expo New Mexico with my friend to see the Michelangelo Sistine Chapel exhibit and quite liked it. I liked the fact that no matter how middle of nowhere Albuquerque seemed, it still gets some cultural events to stop by for one to see.Now, I had been to actual Vatican City in Europe almost 20 years prior..but didn't really get to enter the chapel or see Michelangelo's work (it was closed during Christmas at the time)...and, hey, some of my teenagers friend found Prada and Versace outlet/factories and the like more enticing to see..so there I was..catching up on all the important cultural aspects that I missed out seeing back then.Overall, i really liked the exhibit. Being able to see the arts upclose (vs. bending my headupward to the chapel's ceiling to see art from far away) and have captions to help understand the context helped me understand the context and appreciate the work tremendously. I also like that it was not crowded and the service by the staff there was pretty nice and awesome.The entrance itself wasn't cheap a bit less than ~$25/pp..but it's a good activity to do ~1hr or so to learn and see something new. My friend also enjoyed it.P.S. parking was a bit confusing to find. There are many different Gates for the Expo..so you kind of need to know what Gate you are looking for. For this Exhibit, it was Gate #3. Once it found where the gate is relative to the overall expo venue, it was easy to find the exhibition. Also, seemed like they waived the $7 parking fee for this exhibit, too. Sweet~

This is a wonderful place for children to spend time. There are so many hands on activities. They have many water projects, where they can build dams to make the flow of water to alter. They have a parachute drop. There is a wind tunnel with kerchiefs. There are musical activities, also from stepping on the floor to watch the digital graphs to sitting on a bench to feel the vibrations of each key. There are many wind related building projects. You can sit at the controls of driving a small remote controlled plane. What fun way to spend the afternoon for all ages.They will be shut down for the next week for maintenance.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Southwest Gem & Mineral Show at Expo NM (Show is 2xs a year)Gems, Minerals, Silver. It was a nice sized show for Albuquerque. I would gestimate that there were over 50 dealers/vendors in the room. The event had a phenomenal amount of attendees too. HIGHLIGHT: The Kids/Youth Section! Private area just for the younger ones to be included, to explore mineral and fossil examples, to ask questions, play a few games! Eztremely friendly and laid back, diverse crowd. There were many unique jewelry and other earthly treasures to buy for yourself or as a gift. I saw numerous minerals and fossils for a collector or for your home. It really helps if you know what you want and can stay long enough to search for the best prices. Of course, if you pay with cash, you will get better deals. The prices varied from dealer to dealer or table to table. Enjoy yourself and I hope you find something uniquely rare.

I was conflicted with how many stars to put here. Some of the people we encountered deserved 5 and others 1 at best. So this rating is more about the process than the people. Let's start with getting there. Took an Uber, and although the website says there's a drop-off and pick-up spot, no one knew where it was. Uber driver said this was his 3rd trip, and no one he encountered could tell him where to go. Asked numerous state fair workers and a couple of state police officers. No one knew. We did finally find a map with a dot on it, but as we walked to the extreme south side of the grounds, we were told the gat was locked and we would need to walk around to the other side. Very poorly done state of NM. Besides the expected price gouging, we have come to expect, there was a lack of planning and management that is beyond what has been present in past years.

Expo New Mexico always has something going on! They have the flea market every weekend as well as several event spaces. Today we attended the free Gem & Mineral Show (the Fall one is free and the Spring one is paid admission). We usually attend both and the quality is fantastic every time!There are always a ton of quality vendors and parking is well handled with several people to guide you. It is $5 paid parking and free with handicapped placard. They also have food for sale in the event with delicious burritos and other fare. The bathrooms are clean and constantly kept up.The sidewalks are very handicap accessible and everything is just very well maintained. Expo New Mexico is a big place so we appreciated a great amount of signage as well as plenty of staff to guide us.

The hot rod show was OUTSTANDING! I've been to my share of car shows and car museums and this was better than all of those combined! For those who love hot rods and just old cars in general, this was the show to see. I really hope they bring this back next year because I will be the first in line.With regard to the organization at Expo NM - it sucks, as usual. They had some other event/s scheduled at EXPO NM but no clear signage that told us which gates were for the hot rod show. We waited in line, and once we made it to the entrance, were told we needed to go wait in another line in a different location for the hot rod show. This is the kind of crap that makes me not want to go to Expo NM. In addition, all of the folks in our party have mobility issues. I find it really nuts that Expo NM seems to have little to no parking for handicap placard holders that are close to the events one wants to attend. We were there for the Gathering of Nations a few months ago and had to walk a really long way because they never have enough handicap parking and they also don't seem to have rides to the events (like on golf carts) for folks who cannot walk a long way but who are also not wheelchair bound. It's just strange to me that they can't get it together. I'm assuming none of the organizers have ever had mobility issues so they don't really think about those of us who do. Anyway, this is a deterrent to attending events at Expo NM, including the upcoming NM State Fair. Hopefully they will have things better organized and accessible.With that said, I want to reiterate how great the car show was. Thanks to everyone who came out and showed off their heavy metal. It was awesome!!!

Its a great place to accommodate a large amount of people and large displays and booths. They have been successful hosting fairs, concerts and events. Even more can be done here and there is an obvious effort to make it nice and accommodating. Its a fun atmosphere good for the whole family kind of place and almost provides a community feel.

Went to concert at fairgrounds last night. Getting into the parking is SO bad. We missed the whole rodeo. I WILL NOT eat at fairgrounds as WAY too expensive. Plus cannot get over there till after 6pm. Need to block off roads to get into parking. More turning lanes. Albuquerque has no brains.