This year's solar powered car race will follow Route 66 with a stop scheduled in Albuquerque around July 20. Up to sixty futuristic vehicles will scoot down most of historic Route 66 from Chicago to LA, July 15-24, powered only by the sun. The cars will have a 2-3 hour checkpoint stop at the University of New Mexico Campus on Route 66. The Albuquerque Museum will feature a 10 panel show with photos and postcards of Route 66 as it passed through Albuquerque twice, in two different directions. The Nob Hill area will offer arts and crafts, collectibles, memorabilia and a neon art exhibit.
Nob Hill is a cool and funky area of shops and restaurants with an eclectic and fun attitude.
Special Route 66 photo exhibits. Includes group competitions that produce the group selected to open concert for world-class groups on Saturday. Groups compete in several categories. Also features the induction of a mariachi legend into the International Mariachi Hall of Fame. Downtown Civic Plaza.