ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This year is the 54th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. What did the fiesta look like 40 years ago? KRQE went back into the video archives to offer a peek into what ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Crowds hoping to see a Farewell Mass Ascension Sunday on the final day of the 2025 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will have to settle for a static display. Organizers say ...

To Albuquerque now, where under a desert sky, hundreds of pilots ready themselves to be lighter than air. At dawn, they'll lift off in hot air balloons, painting the October sky in a wash of color.

A drone show and a flawless mass ascension ended Sunday’s last day of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for this year’s hot air balloon event. One ...

As a breeze blew a chill across Balloon Fiesta Park on a Friday morning in early October, 86-year-old Peggy Roach sat in her wheelchair, surrounded by family. Behind her, the crew of Coddiwomple was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Balloons inflate Tuesday during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The federal shutdown impacted the number of federal ...

October in Albuquerque feels like a painting that comes alive. The mornings are cool and the desert air holds its breath as the first balloons rise. People gather with coffee in hand, waiting for that ...

The hot-air balloon connection between Albuquerque and Mexico was celebrated Saturday morning at Balloon Fiesta Park.The directors of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and the Festival ...