Balloon Fiesta Park
(For GPS planning only)
5000 Balloon Fiesta Pkwy NE
Our mailing address is
4401 Alameda NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113
Local: (505) 821-1000
Toll-free:1-888-422-7277
Event News & Updates
General News
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Take a look at some great time-lapse videos by Lobo Internet Services from a few points of view of the field. Click on the link below to the Balloon Fiesta Cam page where you'll also find a current photo of the field. |
Gas Balloon News
It was a double celebration for participants in the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race this evening (October 8), as the teams honored the winners of both the 2010 and 2011 competitions.
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The last balloon in the 16th America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has landed. David Hempleman-Adams of the UK and Jonathan Mason of Australia (Team 6) are the apparent winners. They made a safe but fast – 35 knots! -- landing at about 8:30 PM MDT (0230Z) this evening near the Canadian border, about 64 miles northwest of Minot, North Dakota.
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The America's Challenge Command Center has received word that Team 4, Peter Cuneo and Barbara Fricke of Albuquerque, have landed safely 22 miles southeast of Minot, ND.
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With the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta’s America’s Challenge Race for gas balloons entering its 69th hour, both competitors still flying have beaten the race’s record for time aloft.
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The two teams still aloft in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta's America's Challenge race for gas balloons have now been in the air more than 62 hours. They may not be aware of it -- and it certainly isn't a priority for them -- but they may be in line to set a new race duration record.
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