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.

In the Southwestern region of the United States is the state of New Mexico. It’s famous for dinosaur fossils, the Rio Grande ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...