Balloon Fiesta
Up in the Air
Once the balloons start to launch, you lose sense of time as the sky begins to fill with hundreds of balloons. It seems like moments ago that the sky was still dark, but as the balloons rise up to meet the sun, the sea of colors can be overwhelming.
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The Albuquerque Internaltional Balloon Fiesta is held in October at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the largest balloon fiesta in the world, drawing more than 500 participants and up to 100,000 attendees each day.