For first-time Balloon Fiestagoers Rocky and Marcy Stone, opening day was a chance to jump into all that the festival has to offer by volunteering for a chase crew. “We’ve been trying to come for four ...

The 52nd Balloon Fiesta continued Sunday with an event debut and a mass ascension. Balloon pilots were seen ascending across the Albuquerque sky for the mass ascension. Several special shapes could be ...

Balloons eventually made it off the ground after strong winds delayed mass ascension Sunday morning.Many of the big special shape balloons stayed tethered to avoid any trouble.The strong winds made it ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension is set for the fifth day of the 2025 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta as the green flag is up! Balloons from all over the world ...