Wildflowers. From mid-April to mid-June desert wildflowers can be often be seen in bloom. The claret cup cacti bloom from late April through mid-May, while cholla cacti start blooming in mid-May. Some wildflowers bloom in Fall, usually from mid-August until as late as November.
White Sands Hot Air Balloon Invitational. This annual balloon festival sees numerous balloons rising over the monument. The 2007 event will be held on Saturday & Sunday, September 15 & 16, with a mass ascension at 7 AM each day. Due to flooding balloons will not be launched from the monument in 2007, but will instead rise from in and around Alamogordo.
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