ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The green flag has been raised for day five of the 2024 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. According to the pilot briefing the “Albuquerque Box” should be in effect Wednesday morning.
Day five features a morning glow, balloon launch and Fiesta de Los Globitos. Mostly light to calm winds are expected through Sunday morning. Temperatures each morning will stay in the mid and lower 50s before climbing into the mid 80s by the afternoon.
Wednesday, October 9 event schedule
6:00am Dawn Patrol Show, presented by Route 66 Casino Hotel and RV Resort
6:30am Krispy Kreme Morning Glow
7:00am Flight of the Nations Mass Ascension. presented by New Mexico True
7:30-11:00am Fiesta de Los Globitos (Remote Control Balloons Exhibition), sponsored by City of Las Vegas, New Mexico
8:00-noon Chainsaw Carving Exhibition