Marvelous and muddy

Brother and sister Zackery Mendez and Mica Mendez soak in a puddle after playing in the mud pool during International Mud Day at the Open Space Visitor Center.

Cyann Gonzales, 10, swims in the mud pool during International Mud Day at the Open Space Visitor Center on Saturday.

Mother Nikki Serna, left, uses a hose to clean mud off her daughter, Mayanita Serna, 2, after she was done playing in the mud pool during the International Mud Day at the Open Space Visitor Center on Saturday.

Cyann Gonzales, 10, throws mud at her dad while playing in the mud pool during National Mud Day at the Open Space Visitor Center on Saturday.

Mother Nikki Serna sits with her daughter Mayanita Serna, 2, as she plays in the mud pool during the International Mud Day at the Open Space Visitor Center on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Published June 29, 2025 - 4:24 p.m. Modified June 29, 2025 - 8:45 p.m.

There were lots of wide smiles on muddy faces on Saturday afternoon.

The city of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department hosted a National Mud Day Celebration at the Open Space Visitor Center.

Kids jumped, splashed and explored a giant mud pit and cooled of at water stations. There were also several educational activities, food trucks and free snow cones.

The city had encouraged people to bring a change of clothes.

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