Balloon Fiesta brings in 900,000 visitors for the 2026 event.

Travis Bruce Black shares the inspiration behind this year’s Balloon Fiesta poster, featuring New Mexico’s state bird.

Attendance grew by over 50,000 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2026 / The ExxonMobil Balloon Fiesta® will lift off from Balloon Fiesta Park, October 3-11, 2026. The 54th event will feature over 500 hot air balloons, ...

Ray Bair will fly his final Balloon Fiesta before giving his balloon, Kaleidoscope, to his pilot granddaughter.

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is honoring Route 66's 100th anniversary with themed balloons, a drone show, and a classic car showcase.

Founded in 1972 with just 13 balloons launching from a shopping mall parking lot, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has grown into one of New Mexico's best-known annual events and attracts ...

Seven hot air balloon incidents were reported Saturday morning during the opening day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the New Mexico State Police told the Journal. The unusual string ...

The 2026 festival brought in 901,720 visitors. That trails only the 2023 total for the highest attendance of the decade.

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is one of New Mexico's most recognizable events and draws in hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world every year. At its inception in 1972 ...

Jonathan Wolfe, Monte Vista Elementary School Class of 1980, returned to his alma mater early Friday morning to inflate his kaleidoscopic-patterned balloon, Infinitude. His balloon is covered with ...

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking border construction in Texas’ Big Bend region. A response is due Oct. 29, but the justices have not yet ...