EXPO NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE IS THE NEW HOME FOR THE GATHERING OF NATIONS. IT’S A FOUR YEAR DEAL WITH ANOTHER FOUR YEAR OPTION. THE EVENT’S FOUNDER, DEREK MATHEWS, SAYS THIS WILL GIVE THEM MORE ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS AND ALLOW FOR MORE STAGES AND VENDOR AREAS. FOR DECADES, THE GATHERING OF NATIONS HAD BEEN HELD AT THE PIT AT U-N-M BUT THE SCHOOL ENDED THE RELATIONSHIP AFTER THIS YEAR’S EVENT.
