SportsSportsAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2026
Every day from Oct. 5 to Oct. 9
Wildflower Area, Albuquerque
🌅Arrive at least two hours before sunrise
🚌Use official park and ride services
🧥Dress in layers for chilly desert mornings
The world's premier ballooning event returns to New Mexico for nine days of mass ascensions, evening glows, and special shape rodeos. Watch hundreds of balloons fill the desert sky each October.
Monday, October 5
hot air balloons
morning mass ascension
evening balloon glows
family-friendly festival
SportsSportsAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2026
Every day from Oct. 5 to Oct. 9
Wildflower Area, Albuquerque
🌅Arrive at least two hours before sunrise
🚌Use official park and ride services
🧥Dress in layers for chilly desert mornings
The world's premier ballooning event returns to New Mexico for nine days of mass ascensions, evening glows, and special shape rodeos. Watch hundreds of balloons fill the desert sky each October.
hot air balloons
morning mass ascension
evening balloon glows
family-friendly festival
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