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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a yearly hot air balloon festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during early October. The Balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event occurring in the first full week of October, and has over 500 hot air balloons each year, far from its beginnings of merely 13 balloons in 1972. [1]
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta opens Oct. 5 and closes Oct. 13. The Fiesta is hosted at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park located at 4401 Alameda Blvd. NE in Albuquerque.
Some 550 balloon pilots are registered to fly during the fiesta, seeking to take advantage of a phenomenon known as the “Albuquerque box,” when the wind blows in opposite directions at ...
The skies over New Mexico are be filled with balloons as the area kickstarts celebrations for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Other events across the week will include a gas balloon ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of the most photographed events in the world is set to kick off Saturday with a mass ascension of color for the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day gathering draws hundreds of thousands of spectators and pilots to New Mexico each fall for the rare opportunity to be within arm’s ...
Watch live as hot air balloons fill the skies above New Mexico during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Monday 9 October. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings colorful ...
It is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, and is situated just outside the grounds used for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest yearly balloon fiesta, and is named for Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson, two Albuquerque natives who established several ballooning firsts, such as crossing the Atlantic Ocean and ...
Sep. 5—Sixteen new special shapes will make their debut at the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The event takes place Oct. 5-13 at Balloon Fiesta Park.