ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s been a disturbance in the Force, as the Darth Vader hot air balloon could be flying in its last Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Latest Balloon Fiesta ...

Spectators and the ballooning community did not see a farewell mass ascension on the final day of the 2025 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.The live blog detailing the latest things and ...

BE BACK WITH MORE ON THAT. QUESTION IS, COULD BALLOON FIESTA BE RAINED OUT TOMORROW? WHAT ABOUT MOTHER NATURE’S EFFECT ON MASS ASCENSION? YEAH. NOW THIS FLAGPOLE WILL BE THE APPLE OF EVERYONE’S EYE ...

I’m doing something a little different in today’s newsletter: Some of you may already know that I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this time of year, it’s absolutely magical. The skies come ...

To Albuquerque now, where under a desert sky, hundreds of pilots ready themselves to be lighter than air. At dawn, they'll lift off in hot air balloons, painting the October sky in a wash of color.