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Save The Date
Join us October 2-10, 2021, for the 49th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta presented by Canon in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 2021 theme is "Time Flies!" Start your planning for the festivities which all start on Saturday, October 2, and include the awe-inspiring Mass Ascension! Here is a link to the 2021 event schedule: https://balloonfiesta.com/Event-Schedule
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Merchandise Update
The 2021 Balloon Fiesta calendar is now available for purchase through our gift shop website! Experience the event each day, through breathtaking images and 40 minutes of included video footage.
Looking for other ways to add a bit of Balloon Fiesta into your daily life? New metallic drink ware, keychains and magnets are a fun and quick reminder of your event memories! Shop these items, and more at www.balloonfiestastuff.com.
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Collectors' Corner
Over the years, Balloon Fiesta has created many items to enhance the visitor experience including event programs, pins, posters and bumper stickers. Now, these items have become guest-favorite collectibles. We now use the Collectors' Corner page on our website to document these items throughout the years. Take a look at more information about this feature below, and check out these items through the years, here: https://balloonfiesta.com/Collectors-Corner- Programs - As part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Heritage Committee's efforts to document and preserve the history of the event, the official programs from all of the events have been digitized and uploaded for your review. There's even an index of all the articles to help you pick and choose your particular interests and jump right to the program containing the article. In addition to the articles, the programs contain lists of officials, board members, volunteers and of course the Balloon and Pilot Directory. As a bonus, there's a copy of Albuquerque Magazine from 1977. The Official Balloon Fiesta Program was included in the magazine and includes a number of ballooning and balloonist articles. There's even the mimeographed program from the first gathering of hot air balloons in 1972. Take a look at the programs, here: https://balloonfiesta.com/Programs-Archive
- Bumper Stickers - In addition to every program you'll also be able to check out how the bumpers stickers have evolved over the years. (https://balloonfiesta.com/Bumper-Stickers) Bumper stickers appear to have started with the First World Championships (the 2nd Balloon Fiesta) in 1973 and since about 1999 have featured the theme of the yearly event. The bumper sticker archive can be found, here: https://balloonfiesta.com/Bumper-Stickers
- Pins - The third section of the Collector's Corner features the official, and some unofficial, pins made by Balloon Fiesta over the years. (https://balloonfiesta.com/1-pins-archive) The page is designed to just let you browse the collection or filter the list by specific types of pins and/or years. And when you see a pin you want to examine more closely, click on it to see a larger version plus pictures of the back of the pin and the pin over a grid to help you better determine the size of the pin. By the way, if you find that you have a pin we are missing, we'd love to hear from you about it. Use the contact link on the page to contact us. Check out the pins, here: https://balloonfiesta.com/1-pins-archive
- Posters - Up next for the Collector's Corner is adding all the official posters from the event. Stay tuned and enjoy the Collection! https://balloonfiesta.com/Poster-Archive
Keep an eye out for our new Merchandise Mondays or #MerchMondays on our Facebook page! Every Monday we'll feature a Balloon Fiesta merchandise collector and a snapshot of their collection or a specific piece of merchandise that's on special. If you are a collector or know one who might want to be featured, please send an email to media@balloonfiesta.com.
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Inside the Basket
Ursula Richards, Balloon Fiesta pilot, Navigator and pin collector
Ursula Richards wears many hats during Balloon Fiesta. She pilots a special shape balloon during the event, is a team lead for the Balloon Fiesta Trolley team and is an avid Balloon Fiesta pin collector.
In this month's Inside the Basket, Ursula shares more about how she became involved in Balloon Fiesta and her love for collecting pins.
To read other Inside the Basket interviews, click here.
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On August 12, 1972, Wilma Piccard broke the female, distance, world record for gas balloons, 250 cubic meters and less. Piccard took flight in Indianola, Iowa and landed 28,33 kilometers away in Altoona, Iowa. This record is still upheld today.
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August Photo-of-the-Month
We have received some beautiful pictures of this year's event, submitted through Balloon Fiesta's social media! Below is the photo chosen for August. Thank you to Facebook user @ScottVesely!
Do you have a favorite Balloon Fiesta photo? Share it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tag our page for a chance to be featured in next month's newsletter!
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Read all about it
Check out the latest media coverage about Balloon Fiesta
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Krispy Kreme has been serving doughnuts and coffee since 1937 and sponsoring the Krispy Kreme Morning Glow on Mass Ascension mornings at Balloon Fiesta since 2010. As the official sponsor of the Krispy Kreme Morning Glow, their team has the opportunity to have a booth on Main Street where they sell fresh doughnuts and coffee to Balloon Fiesta guests from around the world. It also provides their team with the chance to interact with the local community and continue to bring joy to those around them. We thank Krispy Kreme for their continued support!
For a complete list of Balloon Fiesta sponsors, click here.
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Official e-newsletter of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Phone: (505) 821-1000, 1-888-422-7277
Fax: (505) 828-2887
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