Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Announces 2023 Special Shapes

51^st Event Includes 12 New Special Shape Hot Air Balloons

Albuquerque, NM - The 51st Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will host a variety of special shape balloons as a part of the world’s premier balloon event, October 7-15. This year’s event will include 107 special shape balloons representing six countries; 12 of those shapes will make their first Balloon Fiesta appearance.

Special shape hot air balloons (and the pilot’s home country) making their inaugural appearance at Balloon Fiesta include:

In addition to these new balloons, many Balloon Fiesta Special Shape favorites will also be making a return. These include Airabelle of Canada; Darth Vader of the United States; and Tom Cat of the United States. Here is a full list of special-shape balloons: https://balloonfiesta.com/Special-Shape-Rodeo

While many of the special shapes will be flying throughout the event, Balloon Fiesta has several events featuring special shape balloons. The Special Shape Rodeo™ (morning) and Glowdeo™ (evening) events will take place Thursday, October 12 and Friday, October 13.

More information on Special Shapes at Balloon Fiesta can be found, here: https://balloonfiesta.com/Special-Shape.

The new special shapes can be seen, here: https://www.tiktok.com/@balloonfiesta

About the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, powered by ExxonMobil is a festival of hot air balloons that takes place in October in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is the largest gathering of balloons and balloonists in the world. The 2022 event generated $203.19 Million into the Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico economies. For details on events, schedule, entertainment and photographs visit our website www.balloonfiesta.com and follow us on Twitter @BalloonFiesta and Facebook.

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