Turn left at the first intersection on the frontage road and right just before the race track on Los Pinos Road. The museum is 3 miles from this intersection. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Balloon Fiesta State Park, Osuna Rd. If you're anywhere near New Mexico during the first two weeks of October, make it a point to visit this spectacular event. The world's largest ballooning event, the Balloon Fiesta usually draws more than 800 balloons from around the world and plenty of eager spectators.
Pilots compete for prizes in precision events and fly for fun.
The nine-day festival includes mass ascensions held on the four weekend mornings, filling the sky with balloons of every shape, size and color. Festival vendors peddle coffee, hot chocolate, breakfast burritos and other morning treats to help you enjoy the show wide-eyed. The mass ascensions are the festival's most popular events and draw more than a million spectators. If dawn is too early for you, don't despair. You can get a taste of the Fiesta at the evening balloon glows.