Popular events like the Special Shape Rodeo and Balloon Glows are complemented by a juried art show, local food trucks, and live music.
For nine days each October, colorful "upside-down ornaments" dot the big, blue Albuquerque skies during the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The world's largest balloon event welcomes some 500 balloon teams from two dozen countries to the Southwest city, with the headlining event being the weekend Mass Ascension, when hundreds of balloons take to the sky together. Popular events like the Special Shape Rodeo and Balloon Glows are complemented by a juried art show, local food trucks, and live music.