THAT EVEN WORK? IT’S AMAZING. A LIVE LOOK AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FROM SKY SEVEN. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THOSE SPECIAL SHAPES DID NOT TAKE OFF THIS MORNING, BUT THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE GLOW ...

Strong winds over Balloon Fiesta Park kept many special shapes grounded for the Special Shape Rodeo. Many traditional balloons took flight on Thursday and strong winds carried them south of the field.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Special Shape Rodeo has the green flag and will launch on day six of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Special Shape balloons will take to the sky Thursday, ...

Eleven new special shape balloons will fill the sky at this year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The special shapes have been a tradition at the fiesta since 1989. This year, Boo, a ghost, ...

Bryce Nañez grew up in southern New Mexico and had never attended the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. That is, until 2016, when he and his wife moved back to New Mexico.