The Duke City skies were full of unique shapes and faces, as dozens on special shape balloons launched from Balloon Fiesta Park, during Friday morning's mass ascension. From cartoon characters ...

The Zozobra hot air balloon has taken to the skies, igniting excitement and, admittedly, a bit of controversy among locals ...

Smokey Bear weighs roughly 750 pounds. The weight of a normal teardrop-shaped hot air balloon is 250 to 300 pounds. Special shape balloons like Smokey Bear tend to weigh more due to their size ...

IT IS 756. I’M ROYALE DAY. SO IT IS DAY SIX OF BALLOON FIESTA. TODAY IS A SPECIAL SHAPE RODEO. SO WE DO HAVE A GREEN FLAG, BUT WE JUST GOT AN UPDATE THAT THE SPECIAL SHAPES ARE ACTUALLY JUST ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Special shape balloons took center stage on Day 6 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta; Thursday’s main event was the Special Shape Rodeo.

From turkey balloons to pumpkin and acorn shaped sun catchers, these craft ideas will get the whole family in the giving ...

Of those 551 balloons this year, there were 106 Special Shape balloons. Balloon Fiesta drew participants from 16 countries this year: ...

This spindle, thus prepared ... which is merely a large working model, is a balloon, shaped like a cigar, both ends coming to a point. It is 37 feet long, 11 feet from top to bottom, and 8 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — A drone show and a flawless mass ascension ended Sunday’s last day of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for this year’s ...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — They’re a crowd favorite every year at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. This year, 106 special shapes are at the event, with 16 first-timers.