Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta : TOP 10 TIPS FROM A LOCAL

4:30 is not early enough- you’d better leave by 4am or 330- the traffic is terrible! And note masks are no longer required.

I was born in 1972 and so this trip (my first vacation post-pandemic) was the highlight of my year, celebrating my own 50th birthday.!! I learned about it when I was in my 20s and just made it happen. Finally and WOW, it was so worth it. I wish I'd seen this video before our trip! Though informative and exciting, thankfully, locals were friendly and gave us the same tips. We were not able to get there before the last weekend and so we really risked not getting to see the show due to rain. So planning for several days is important. Get up early for the morning sessions! Yes 3:30 early. Starbucks opens at 4am during Fiesta who knew? Yes it's COLD, we're from Houston, Texas so a light windy 42° and we're freezing! Once the sun comes out you can peel away the layers. Sunblock is a good idea. Balloon rides are available to the public pre festival and post festival. I had been really curious, but byy the time I figured it out it was too late to book. This won't be my last so I'll do it next time. Also check out the train. You pay $2 to Santa fe it's an all day pass to shop, eat, visit museums and historic chapels! Thank you, I loved your video, it brought back the memories and it was just a few weeks ago, lol. 🙏🏼

Thank you!!!! Planning for the next one.

Definitely one of my dreams. Can’t wait to go on one of those. 🥰

I’m doing some research for the balloon fiesta and this video is really helpful. It will be my very first year and had no idea about all the details. I’ll be traveling from Northern California and I’m soooo excited!!

I totally agree with you! Great advice on accessing the balloon fiestas. I am looking forward to watching it this year.

Thanks for the tips! I am sharing the video in our newsletter tomorrow! We are so excited to finally attend.

Thank you, this was very helpful! We are coming for the first time, and are so excited!!

Wow that really is such a beautiful site! That's definitely worth the effort to go and see! 😁🙌🏻

This looks epic. Great vid, great tips - see you at the next balloon fiesta!

Thank you for the tips, just moved to New Mexico from Florida and I'm excited about the balloons!

This sounds amazing 🤩 great tips 👍 I would like to go sometime 😃 I did manage to go to a local balloon glow in St Louis, future video 👍

Wow soooo many balloons. Definitely will need to leave early. Bet it’s a photographers dream 🤗

Love these tips and setup. Congrats on the 500 subs, super well deserved and I'm sure you'll keep growing as your videos are amazing! :)

I am an International Pilot who is lucky enough to attend. Look out for my UK Flag Balloon Team GB. Great video well presented. Follow this advice its Golden

Passing through Albuquerque now! Saw a couple of balloons in the air for the holiday. Also saw some coming down from Santa Fe. Guess they were getting prepped 🙌🏼🤙

Thank you very much for these useful tips, it seems a really original and interesting festival to know 👍

Excellent! Really interesting! Thank you for sharing! Greetings! 😍👍🏼

Helpful info. Thanks! We hope to attend. :)

Great tips! This is such a helpful video 👏