Balloon Fiesta

Albuquerque, New Mexico
3 day itinerary

Balloon Rides, Special Shapes, & Twilight Glow

Duration: 3 days, 2 nights
Location: Albuquerque, NM

The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is an annual hot air balloon festival featuring hundreds of balloons taking flight every October. 

This 9-day event is the largest ballooning event on earth with over 500 balloons.  It’s also the most photographed event in the world, and the largest annual international event held in the United States.

The custom-designed, 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park contains a 78-acre launch field (imagine 54 football fields, all put together).  With no viewing stands, guests simply walk the field and are immediately part of the action!

This adventure was part of our RV Vacation Across America.

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  • Food 50% 50%
  • Cost 90% 90%
  • Activities 75% 75%

If you truly want to be par tof the action, grab a ticket to ride in a balloon during Mass Ascension!  Offered exclusively through Rainbow Ryders, it’s difficult to put into words how incredible this experience is.  You’ll just have to watch the video below …

Trip Video

We managed to squeeze 3 days of awesomeness into a 5-minute action-packed video!

Best Activities

1. Mass Ascension

Ride along as 500+ balloons launch from Balloon Fiesta Park over a 2 hours period.

2. Twilight Glow

The sight of balloons lit from within at night like giant holiday ornaments is the most spectacular single moment in all of Balloon Fiesta.

3. Special Shapes Rodeo

See 100+ balloons shaped like anything you can imagine: a giant sneaker, a cow, Yoda, a barn scene.  You never know what will be inflating next!

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Day 1

Morning Session:

  • Dawn Patrol
  • Mass Ascension

Evening Session:

  • America’s Challenge
  • Twilight Glow

Capped off with mariachi band and fireworks

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Day 2

Evening Session:

  • Special Shapes Rodeo
  • Twilight Glow

Lots of time to taste the food, stock up on souvenirs, and exerience the live entertainment

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Day 3

Morning Session:

  • Dawn Patrol
  • Special Shapes Rodeo
  • Balloon Pilot Competition

Squeezed out every drop of excitement before hitting the road

Mass Ascension

The Highlight of the Trip!
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