ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Students in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho will get up close with the balloons at this year’s Balloon Fiesta the morning before the first mass ascension.
Around 200 Balloon Fiesta pilots are signed up to set up their balloons at local schools for this year’s Albuquerque Aloft. Albuquerque Aloft started in 2005 as a way to bring the joy of balloon directly to students and community members at schools in the metro.
The balloons will inflate from 6:45-7 a.m. Then, they will launch from 7-7:30 a.m…