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1. The Fiery Foods Show is located at the beautiful Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, allowing exhibitors and attendees to stay onsite in one of New Mexico’s most fantastic properties. Located in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, Sandia features a casino, spa, beautiful rooms, golf, and world-class dining.
2. Opened in 2005, this Scott Miller designed Championship Par 72 course was developed by the Pueblo of Sandia as part of the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At 7,752 it is the longest course in NM, yet is designed for players of all skill levels.

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Balloon Fiesta Show CANCELLED October October 2-4 & 9-11, 2020 Sandia Resort & Casino.

BIEN MUR Indian Market

The kiva-shaped showroom, located in Bien Mur, has been an Albuquerque area landmark since 1975. Through the years, Bien Mur Indian Market Center has continued to maintain a reputation for offering quality, authentic, handmade Native American arts & crafts.

Bien Mur means “Big Mountain” in the Tiwa language, named in honor of the majestic Sandia Mountains. Bien Mur is located North of Albuquerque on the Pueblo of Sandia reservation. Bien Mur is known as a first-class tourist destination by providing exceptional customer service.

What to expect
You can rely on the fact that you are buying genuine Native American creations at honest prices. Reliability, quality, and extraordinary one-of-a-kind pieces are the trademarks of Bien Mur Indian Market Center.

Special Events
Bien Mur Indian Market Center strives to promote special events with featured artists. This offers a unique opportunity for the general public to interact with craftspeople, providing a special occasion to learn about Native American culture and tradition.

For more information about special events,
call 1-800-365-5400.

How to Find us…

Take 1-25 to Exit 234 and turn East on Tramway Road. Turn right on Rainbow Road. We are located next to the Bien Mur Travel Center in the circular building.

100 Bien Mur Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
505-771-7994

Monday – Saturday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Sundays: 11:00am to 5:30pm.
Call for seasonal hours.

Inventory of the Bien Mur Indian Market Center:
Hopi, Navajo, Santo Domingo, and Zuni Jewelry
Pottery
Storytellers
Navajo Rugs
Zuni Fetishes
Kachinas & other carvings
Sand Paintings
Flutes, Rattles & Drums
War Bonnets
Moccasins
Pendleton Blankets
Zapotec Rugs
Books & Music

Retail & Wholesale Association Membership

Bien Mur is an active member of the Indian Arts & Crafts Association, a national entity made up of Native American craftspeople, traders, dealers, collectors, museums and others concerned with the image and marketing of Native American Arts & Crafts. The Association’s members subscribe to a code of ethical business practices and are knowledgeable about the products they sell.

Sandia Buffalo Herd

A special attraction is the 107-acre Buffalo preserve established by the Pueblo of Sandia to promote the resurgence of the American Bison. They were all but exterminated during the mass slaughter of the eighteen hundreds.

Thanks to efforts such as this Buffalo preserve, the buffalo are now thriving in herds across the West. It is rare, however, to have a buffalo preserve located next to an urban area. We encourage you to experience these magnificent animals in their natural setting while visiting Bien Mur.

The western most extent of the Buffalo preserve boundary is East of Bien Mur and borders the parking lot.

Photography is allowed without any special permits.

Copyright © 2014 Albuquerque Journal

HATCH – That smokey, spicy aroma is in the air again.

Roasted green chile: It’s the star of this southern New Mexico village this weekend, which is hosting its annual Hatch Chile Festival today and Sunday.

From the roasters churning chile at tents on the main drag into town to the large-scale chile packers firing up chile by the ton, visitors will find this farm town in the full swing of harvest and roasting season. The festival routinely draws up to 30,000 people to Hatch – population 1,656 – from across the Southwest and beyond.

“Of course, chile is the main thing they are after,” said Fred Cabrales, who greeted customers this week at Hatch Chile Express, a store filled with chile-themed glassware, clothing, mementos, salsa and bins of different varieties of Hatch green chile.

Hatch Chile Express owner Jo Lytle, whose family has been farming chile in the Hatch Valley for four generations and is the founder of the medium-hot Big Jim variety, fretted one recent morning over the arrival of a fresh batch of green chile for the store.

Then Jimmy, her husband, pulled up in a pickup loaded with burlap sacks filled with chiles freshly picked that morning.

New Mexico’s green chile harvest is about a third of the way through, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, running just slightly behind last year’s progress at this time.

Southern New Mexico has had an active monsoon season, and the rains have been both a blessing and a curse for chile farmers who have been dealing with years of drought, according to Jimmy Lytle.

He has lost about 20 percent of his crop this year, he said, to rain-related scourges, including root rot.

Around Hatch, dozens of workers in long sleeves and wide-brimmed hats pulled green pods from lush plants, filling buckets by the hundreds.

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At this weekend’s festival, freshly picked green chile will take center stage in cook-offs, eating contests, salsa competitions and in the crowning of the annual “Chile Queen.”

“At the chile festival, people are roasting chile left and right,” said Mayor Andy Nuñez. “It’s the biggest event we have of the year.”

At Hatch Chile Express, fresh green chile is running $1 per pound. The store offers a 40-pound gunny sack for $30, a discount. A pound of frozen green chile costs $5.50. Any amount of fresh chile can be roasted for $10.74 per transaction.

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There will be a market dedicated to New Mexico arts and crafts, and live music on both days, including bands, mariachi and folklorico music. Visitors will find carnival rides, a water park, vendor booths and a beer garden.

The festival opens Saturday at 9 a.m. with a parade and ends the day with a dance starting at 9 p.m.

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The Hatch Chile Festival has made the shortlist of nominees to a USA Today ranking of the nation’s Top 10 food festivals. Readers have until Sept. 1 to vote.