Balloon Festival 2024 New Mexico State Fair. The albuquerque international balloon fiesta® is the world’s largest hot air balloon festival, and for good reason, is the most photographed event on earth. Each year, thousands flock to new mexico to visit our southern neighbors and experience the albuquerque international balloon fiesta.
In 2025, the albuquerque balloon fiesta will be held from october 4, 2025 to october 12, 2025. For nine days in october, the albuquerque skies are colorfully painted as more than 500 balloons lift off from balloon fiesta park.