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
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Media
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta countdown is underway as we get closer to the 40th Fiesta, October 1-9, 2011!
Media Credentials
ONLINE MEDIA REGISTRATION HAS ENDED
Please report to the media tent during media registration hours to register for media credentials.
The Balloon Fiesta Media Tent will be open for registration on Thursday September 29, 2011 and Friday September 30, 2011 from media registration, from 9am until 5pm each day. During the event, the media tent will be open from 4:30am until 10:30am each morning and from 4:00pm until 8:00pm on days we have afternoon events.
Media Updates
To receive text messaging updates from our media team on your mobile phone just text MEDIA to 96362 to register. We will have information about Balloon Fiesta launch/event windows, commemorative events, photo ops as well as select updates about competitions, story ideas and news briefings.
Of course if you have any questions, you can always feel free to email media@balloonfiesta.com or call (505) 898-8689.
To receive updated information, register for email updates by providing your email address to media@balloonfiesta.com.
We will also provide updates through Twitter (@BalloonFiesta) and Facebook.
Event Information
This year will mark the 40th time that the Balloon Fiesta has filled Albuquerque’s crystal blue skies. The Balloon Fiesta is still the premier international ballooning event, powered by the perfect October climate and a phenomenon called the "Albuquerque Box," (a combination of weather patterns and geographic landscape, the box allows balloonists to control and even retrace their adventure).
The place to be in October is at Balloon Fiesta Park. The 200 acres of grass and booths will be filled with balloons and vendors selling everything from traditional New Mexican food to Balloon memorabilia. Each year balloon teams from around the world participate in the event and news coverage originates from more than 50 countries. It has become the most photographed event in the world.
Credentials will be provided to accredited organizations and individuals. It will provide parking, admission to the event, access to the media center and media towers positioned around Balloon Fiesta
Media Coverage
Since the first Balloon Fiesta in 1972, media representing over 50 nations have covered this newsworthy event. Coverage has included live satellite broadcasts to Japan, television documentaries prepared by Great Britain, West Germany, the Netherlands and France, television specials on ESPN, Arts & Entertainment, the Public Broadcasting Service, and the Travel Channel.
In appreciation of the media attention given to this annual historic occasion, we are offering links to the web sites of media organizations featuring online coverage of our event. While there are some restrictions and limitations, please let us know if you would like your feature to be considered.
Some of the fine print regarding media credentials
It is the Balloon Fiesta’s policy to provide media credentials to employees of established media organizations, and to freelance reporters or photographers on assignment for such organizations. It is not our policy to credential those who wish to cover the event for private commercial purposes, to media with private circulation (e.g., a trade union newspaper). Parking and admission fees ($10 parking per vehicle, $6 single admission) incurred to reach the Media Tent after Friday, September 30, 2011 (First Mass Ascension is Saturday, October 1st) will not be reimbursed. One of the following MUST be provided for credential consideration:
Credentials will be provided to accredited organizations and individuals. It will provide parking, admission to the event, access to the media center and media towers positioned around Balloon Fiesta Park. For more information about our process and requirements, please refer to the Media Credentials section of this page.