Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Moving a massive city festival to a new location is always a gamble. The old mall site had nostalgia, but it also had asphalt heat and notorious traffic bottlenecks. Franklin E. Miles Park, named after the decorated World War II veteran and New Mexico National Guard Major General, offered something entirely different: six acres of open, lush green grass, shelters, and sprawling views of the evening sky.

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