Chris will only show during the first weekend of this event.  Now in its 22nd year, the Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival has become synonymous with fall in Albuquerque. The Festival's huge tent is a spectacle in itself. Three stories high and 400 feet long, the tent sits just off the freeway at the southwest corner of I-25 and Paseo del Norte, one exit south of the Balloon Fiesta Launch Site. The Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival offers 75,000 visitors the opportunity to shop from the works of more than 280 fine artists and craftsmen from all over the country. Entertainment, artist demonstrations, food booths, and kids' activities add to the event. All this combined with the festive atmosphere of the "Big Top" tent and the view of the hot-air balloons make this Festival rewarding and fun-filled for all involved as well as a major attraction for residents and tourists.