City to host pre-Balloon Fiesta neighborhood cleanup next Saturday
Get the city ready, Balloon Fiesta is coming! The City of Albuquerque is hosting its annual pre-Fiesta neighborhood cleanup initiative, dubbed "Fiesta Fanatics."
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Registration is now open for the City of Albuquerque’s annual “Fiesta Fanatics” community cleanup event before Balloon Fiesta.
The event, formerly known as “Company’s Comin'”, is Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to Noon this year, starting at Balloon Fiesta Park.
At the event, you will get a free T-shirt, gloves, trash bags and grabbers for the event, as well as a free breakfast and drinks. The first 50 people to arrive at the park will even get a free entry ticket to Balloon Fiesta. Groups will be dispersed throughout the area to clean up trash and debris.
Registration is open through Sept. 20 (click here to access it).
Alex Bukoski, from the City of Albuquerque, stopped by to talk about this event in the video above.