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Oct 5, 2024
What an absolute disaster. The Albuquerque Balloon Festival's park-and-ride was the most incompetent, disorganized mess I've ever experienced. I arrived at 4 AM and stood in a gigantic line for 90 mi… Full review by Matt V
Oct 5, 2024
Ridiculous traffic control. Main road to grounds closed. 3 lanes of traffic diverted to Rt 423. Moved 0.7 miles in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Gave up and re-routed back to where we are staying. What… Full review by RicochetRabbit1
Aug 15, 2024
This was magical! I have never seen so many hot air balloons in my life. There are so many festivities before the actual event. If you are in Albuquerque in late October you should definitely attend. Full review by sonic619
The balloons will not go up in bad weather, wind, or rain. They have cancelled 2 days so far during this 2022 fiesta but the weather looks like it’s improving for the rest of the event. Enjoy!
Hoping to bring a group of special needs travelers. Getting to the festival at the crack of dawn isn't really an option, even 7am is too early for some. If we get to the festival grounds at 10am, will the balloons still be in the air? Would it be better to get tickets for the evening session?
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By 10 am there are still balloons in the air but most are already gone. There are other things going on during the day, food booths, and vendors. The evening session will see …
By 10 am there are still balloons in the air but most are already gone. There are other things going on during the day, food booths, and vendors. The evening session will see tethered balloons but the lights of the balloon glow is amazing
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