A year after the Balloon Festival began, 13 countries participated in “First World Hot-Air Balloon Championship,” which was held at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds, according to the website.

Hot air balloons prepare to lift off as part of a re-enactment of the first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in 1972 during a special event at Coronado Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico ...

Lothe’s balloon was one of 13 that flew as part of the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally, which took place from October 25-27th of this year. In addition to the mass ascension on Saturday morning, the rally ...

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is bringing colorful displays to the New Mexico sky. The event started at sunrise Saturday with a drone light show and mass ascension of hot air balloons.

Out of the basket and onto the wall, the 2025 ExxonMobil International Balloon Fiesta commemorative poster has been released. This year's poster features an array of hot air balloons across the sky ...

Two people were thrown from a hot air balloon after a faulty landing at the New Mexico hot air balloon festival. ABC News. ... Oct. 5 to Oct. 13 and brings more than 500 balloons to New Mexico.

The White Sands Balloon Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary and returns to the White Sands National Park and the Ed Brabson Balloon Park in Alamogordo, New Mexico next month.

Wayne Dodgens caught footage of the rather spectacular Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on the morning of October 8, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.The yearly festival saw hundreds of balloons ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A hot-air balloon hit a radio tower in New Mexico, causing the tower to collapse. The tower collapsed shortly after balloons lifted off for day 7 of Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta.

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Two passengers taking part in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta were injured when their multicolored hot air balloon hit an electrical wire and plunged 40 feet ...

Millions of visitors flock to about 200 balloon festivals across the U.S. each year. Volunteering on balloon crews lets some of those fans pursue the inflatable dream.

Hot air balloons prepare to lift off as part of a re-enactment of the first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in 1972 during a special event at Coronado Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico ...