ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The countdown for the 2025 Balloon Fiesta begins. City leaders are expecting to see hundreds of thousands of people, not just in the park but across Albuquerque.
Local shop owners are just about ready to greet the thousands of people they’re expecting. For them, it’s the busiest time of the year.
“Honestly, it’s a blur. We have no recollection of any Balloon Fiesta that’s ever occurred, because everything is so crazy,” said Dan Janelle, owner of Puzzled…