2022 Official Balloon Fiesta Calendar

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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® TRAVEL PLANNER UPCOMING BALLOON FIESTAS 2022 • OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 9 2023 • OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 15 2024 • OCTOBER 5 - OCTOBER 13 ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA® 4401 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 Tel: 505.821.1000 • Toll Free: 1.888.422.7277 Fax: 505.828.2887 Email: balloons@balloonfiesta.com Visit our website: www.balloonfiesta.com

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January Sunday

600 balloons lift off within a 2 hour window, making for close quarters in the sky. Competition can be even more intense as the balloons are converging back on the field.

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New Moon

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Photos by Ferne Saltzman

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More than 100 special shaped balloons attend Balloon Fiesta every year. A huge crowd pleaser since 1989, these are just four of the animal shapes that have attended in past years.

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Groundhog Day

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Lincoln’s Birthday

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Valentine’s Day

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21 Washington’s Birthday Observed Presidents’ Day

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Washington’s Birthday

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Photo by Frank Berhenn

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Photo by Angelina Peace

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March Sunday

The process to set up, inflate and launch a gas balloon takes a lot longer than it does for a hot air balloon. Setup usually begins mid-afternoon, with launching taking place after dark depending on weather conditions at the field and down range.

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New Moon

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Daylight Saving Time Begins

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First Quarter

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Full Moon

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St. Patrick’s Day

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Photo by Judy Woller

Photo by Victor Banta

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April Sunday

April 8, 1972 was the date 13 balloons gathered at Coronado Center Shopping Mall in Albuquerque for a celebration of radio station KOB’s 50th birthday. That became known as Balloon Fiesta #1.

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All Fools’ Day

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April 8, 1972, Balloon Fiesta Birthday

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Palm Sunday

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Easter Sunday

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Earth Day

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Administrative Professionals Day

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Photo by Triston Garcia

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Photo by Paul de Berjeois

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May Sunday

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First Quarter

Albuquerque balloonists have been glowing their balloons on Christmas Eve since the late 1970s. The Balloon Glow became a staple at Balloon Fiesta in 1987 and has expanded to 5 evenings of “glowing”.

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Armed Forces Day

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Ascension Day

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Memorial Day

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Photo by Bennie Bos

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June Sunday

While Special Shapes are featured on Thursday and Friday of Balloon Fiesta week, most of the special shaped balloons also fly all week. Like the Roadrunner here in the middle of a mass ascension.

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4 June 4, 1783, First demonstration of a hot air balloon

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Flag Day

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Photo by Ray Watt

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Photo by Bennie Bos

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July Sunday

Every morning session during Balloon Fiesta one pilot is given the honor of carrying the flag, ascending first to the national anthem.

Sometimes it is the Balloon Fiesta balloon itself (shown here are the old and new versions of our balloon).

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Photo by Eagle’s Eye Photo Specialists

Photo by Bennie Bos

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August Sunday

Special Shape Balloon Glows are known in Albuquerque as a Glowdeo®.

A combination from the early days when they were featured in afternoon flights called Rodeos and the shift to a Glow. The inset picture is a regular shape all-burn glow showing how massive the event is.

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August 27, 1783, First Gas Balloon flight-unmanned

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Photo by Bennie Bos

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September Sunday

Monday

This statue of Sid Cutter, the founder of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, sits on Balloon Fiesta park. It’s fitting in this 50th anniversary year, that we see balloons, spectators and especially children having a great time at Balloon Fiesta.

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Full Moon

Labor Day

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Last Quarter

Patriot Day Grandparents Day

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Sept 19, 1783, First Hot Air Balloon Free Flight-Rooster, Duck, Sheep

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New Moon

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Autumn Begins

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Rosh Hashanah

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Photo by Neinke Bos

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October Sunday

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Balloon Fiesta. This view from a balloon just launching from the field, shows the balloons in various stages of inflation and flight as well as a nice combination of regular and special shapes balloons. And check out the smile on the pilot in the basket. It’s what Balloon Fiesta is all about…happy people!

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50th Anniversary Yom Kippur

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Full Moon

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Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sukkot

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Oct 19, 1783, First Hot Air Balloon Tether with Human aboard

National Boss Day

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Oct 22, 1960, First Free Flight of Modern Hot Air balloon

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Photo by Bennie Bos

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According to the FAA, there are about 5000 balloons registered in the United States. Every year in October, about 12% of them can be seen in Albuquerque at Balloon Fiesta. It turns the sky full of color to the delight of nearly a million attendees and local residents.

First Quarter

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All Saints’ Day

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Full Moon

Veterans Day

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New Moon

Nov 21, 1783, Montgolfier Day: First Hot Air Balloon Manned Free Flight

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Election Day

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Thanksgiving Day

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First Quarter

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Photos by Angelina Peace

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December Sunday

Monday

While hot air balloons typically fly just after sunrise and before sunset, balloonists do inflate their balloons in the dark. Dawn Patrol (top picture) features balloons launching just before dawn and flying into the daylight hours. Balloon Glows (bottom picture) are an on-the-ground display, lighting up the field.

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Dec 1, 1783, First Gas Balloon Manned Free Flight Full Moon

Pearl Harbor Day, 1941

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Winter Begins

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Christmas Day

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official 2022 edition

January

February

March

April Photo by Judy Woller

Photo by Frank Berhenn

Photo by Ray Watt

May

Photo by Angelina Peace

Photos by Ferne Saltzman

June

July

Photo by Victor Banta

August Photo by Eagle’s Eye Photo Specialists

Photo by Triston Garcia

Photo by Paul de Berjeois

September

Photo by Bennie Bos

October

Photo by Ray Watt

Photo by Bennie Bos

November

Photo by Bennie Bos

December

Includes 50 minutes of historical Balloon Fiesta Video!

Photo by Bennie Bos

Photo by Neinke Bos Photo by Bennie Bos

OFFICIAL CALENDAR OF THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA® SINCE 1972 Printed in U.S.A.

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Photos by Angelina Peace

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