Officials invited the 72 pilots and crew to commemorate the year the Balloon Fiesta first took to the skies, 1972. On Balloon Fiesta Park, 72 hot air balloons have been selected to participate in a special Annular Solar Eclipse Balloon Glow. New Mexico is one of eight states in the path of the Solar Eclipse to have a view of the “ring of fire”, a rare phenomenon where the moon does not fully cover the sun, leaving a thin outer ring visible, making Balloon Fiesta Park a prime location to view. The Annular Solar Eclipse will occur 9:13am-12:09pm MDT with totality occurring between 10:34am until 10:39am. The Mass Ascension of 500+ hot air balloons will start their launch at 7am and will continue throughout the morning with the last balloon launching no later than 10:00am. The flying events will start at 5:45am with the drone light show, Dawn Patrol and Krispy Kreme Morning Glow. The once in a lifetime “Ring of Fire” event will occur on Saturday, October 14 th at the tail end of Saturday’s Mass Ascension of 500+ hot air balloons. On Saturday, October 14 th there will be a variety of events occurring at Balloon Fiesta Park, one particular event is attracting galactic awareness: The Annular Solar Eclipse. OctoExxonMobil Day will include Popular Mass Ascension, Annular Solar Eclipse “Ring of Fire” viewing, Music Fiesta, Balloon Glow and MoreĬontact: Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group 505.898.8689, NM – As the world’s largest hot air balloon event, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta presented by ExxonMobil provides a visual feast for nine days each October.

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