May 20—Once a year, Albuquerque and Santa Fe get the international spotlight shone on their signature events — Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and Will Shuster's Burning of Zozobra. Each one ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It's the largest ballooning event in the world and one of the most photographed spectacles, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators over nine days to watch as pilots from ...

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.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a unique and iconic hot air balloon that has been a favorite at the state’s biggest tourist attracting event- Albuquerque’s International Balloon Fiesta. The “La Ristra ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Special Shapes Rodeo creates one of the most special days of the Balloon Fiesta, and there have been some pretty crazy shapes that have graced the skies of Albuquerque ...

ALBUQUERQUE — The realization that Saturday morning's winds would prove too much for hot air balloon flight came slowly at first, then all at once. What began as anxious rumblings at dawn among the ...