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Here's a list of the articles that have appeared in our official programs. Click on the title of the article to view the online program. Use your browser search function (cmd/ctrl-F) to search this list.
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The 2010s
| Year | Article Title | Category | Author |
| 2010 | 50th anniversary Yost flight | History | Glen Moyer |
| 2010 | Armchair gas flying | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Around the World in 13,700 Days | History | Dick Brown |
| 2010 | Balloon pins and collectibles | Events | Ty Young |
| 2010 | Change of Command | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Charlie Hines | Obituary | Charlotte Kinney |
| 2010 | Chet Brown | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Fiesta book preview | Events | Paul Rhetts |
| 2010 | Fiesta Mass Enjoyment Guide | Events | Charlotte Kinney |
| 2010 | Games Balloonists Play | Events | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Great moments in the America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Heritage Award - Tom Rutherford | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Photo tips (Fiesta for shutterbugs) | Events | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Schedule of Events feature | Events | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Volunteers profiles | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2010 | Wall of Fame | People | Tom McConnell |
| 2011 | ABQ Age of Adventure: Tribute to Abruzzo/Davis et. al. | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2011 | Attention Pin Collectors! | Events | Ty Young |
| 2011 | Fiesta volunteers | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2011 | Forty Years of Magic: The AIBF | History | Kim Vesely |
| 2011 | Heritage Award: Jim Shiver | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2011 | Hot Air Rising: The Early Years | History | Tom McConnell |
| 2011 | Kathy Hart obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2011 | Navy Afloat in a Sea of Balloons | Events | Dick Brown |
| 2011 | Sid Cutter: Father of Ballooning | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2012 | Blazing a Trail for Statehood and Ballooning | History | Dick Brown |
| 2012 | Celebrating Sid Cutter | Obituary | Tom McConnell |
| 2012 | Hall of Fame Recipients | People | Charlotte Kinney |
| 2012 | Heritage Award: Dick Brown | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2012 | Invisible Event: The Unseen America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2012 | Living Tribute to Ballooning's Heroes AAIBM tribute area | Albuquerque | Kim Vesely |
| 2012 | Safe Flights and Soft Landings - Fiesta flight operations | Fiesta Operations | Kim Vesely |
| 2012 | Sam Baxter obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely, Charlotte Kinney |
| 2012 | Volunteer profile | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | Bob Ruppenthal obit "Whoever Has the Most Fun Wins" | Obituary | Tom McConnell |
| 2013 | Cindy Petrehn obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | First Worlds 40th Anniversary | History | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | Follow the America's Challenge like a Pro | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | G'Day Albuquerque: Aussies Invade Fiesta | Events | Craig Farrell |
| 2013 | Heritage Award: Scott Appelman | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | Historic 24-Mile Jump over NM (Felix Baumgartner) | World Records | Dick Brown |
| 2013 | Jim Shiver obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | Music Fiesta Darius Rucker | Events | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | Safety First! | Fiesta Operations | Charlotte Kinney, Al Teatrault/td> |
| 2013 | Special Shapes: The Eyes Have It | Special Shapes | Kim Vesely |
| 2013 | Volunteers (how to volunteer) | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | Announcer's 25th Year | Fiesta Operations | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | Balloon Fiesta Behind the Scenes | Fiesta Operations | Charlotte Kinney |
| 2014 | Balloon Museum 10th Year | Albuquerque | Marilee Nason |
| 2014 | Birth of a Balloon Fiesta Pin | Events | Ty Young |
| 2014 | Clueless in Albuquerque: dumb questions | Events | Tom McConnell |
| 2014 | Ellie Mason obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | Heritage Award: Wally Book | People | Tom McConnell |
| 2014 | Jules Verne and Ballooning | History | Dick Brown |
| 2014 | Music Fiesta TBD | Events | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | Oh, The Places They've Gone! Gas landings | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | So You Want to Be a Balloonist? | Technical | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | Steve Whiteley obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2014 | Wall of Fame | People | Tom McConnell |
| 2015 | 20 years at Balloon Fiesta Park/Sid Cutter Pavilion | History | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Albuquerque Aloft | Events | Wally Book |
| 2015 | America's Challenge: 20 Years | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Balloon Fiesta Posters | Fiesta Operations | Ty Young |
| 2015 | Bruce Hale obit | Obituary | Tom McConnell |
| 2015 | Canon Returns to Fiesta | Fiesta Operations | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Heritage Award: Dick Rice | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Jim Harrington obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Linda Rutherford obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Mary Beck obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2015 | Origins of the Balloon Fiesta | History | Tom McConnell |
| 2015 | Sid Cutter Statue | People | Marilee Nason |
| 2015 | The Ride Pilot | Technical | Tom McConnell |
| 2015 | Two Eagles Across the Pacific | World Records | Dick Brown |
| 2015 | Volunteering: It Takes a Village | Fiesta Operations | Sandy Wylie |
| 2016 | AIBF Arcadia Book | Fiesta Operations | Dick Brown |
| 2016 | Albuquerque's First Aeronaut | History | Dick Brown |
| 2016 | Heritage Award: Jacqueline Hockey | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2016 | Pin or Badge? Public Safety Pins | Fiesta Operations | Al Tetreault |
| 2016 | Sponsorship Today | Fiesta Operations | Laurie Riedle, Jodie Baugh |
| 2016 | The Art and Science of the Splash N Dash | Technical | Tom McConnell |
| 2016 | US Women's Nationals at Fiesta | Events | Maury Sullivan |
| 2016 | Wall of Fame - 2016 edition | People | Tom McConnell |
| 2016 | Your Questions About the America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
| 2017 | Ballooning With the Sun: Zia balloons | Albuquerque | Tom McConnell |
| 2017 | Bill Chapel obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2017 | David Levin obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2017 | Guests Say the Darndest Things | Events | Dick Brown |
| 2017 | Heritage Award: Matt Guthrie | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2017 | Kelly Helvie obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2017 | Living on Site: RV Parks | Fiesta Operations | Charlotte Kinney |
| 2017 | The Path to Victory: America's Challenge & Weather | Gas Ballooning | Wally Book |
| 2017 | The Show Behind the Show: Field Operations | Fiesta Operations | Kim Vesely |
| 2018 | Balloon Fiesta collectibles: Coyote/Roadrunner posters | Fiesta Operations | Kim Vesely |
| 2018 | Balloon Fiesta Jackets | Fiesta Operations | Tom McConnell |
| 2018 | Balloon Fiesta On the Air | Fiesta Operations | Ken Tuley |
| 2018 | Balloon Fiesta Stamp: You Can Help! | Events | Kim Vesely |
| 2018 | Become Part of the Picture (Navigators) | Fiesta Operations | Kim Judge |
| 2018 | Competition: Yesterday and Today | Events | Wally Book, Marilee Nason |
| 2018 | Double Eagle 40th Anniversary | World Records | Kim Vesely |
| 2018 | Heritage Award: Charlotte Kinney | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2018 | Lions and Tigers & Bears - Special Shape 30th | Special Shapes | Kim Vesely |
| 2018 | Undersea Mass Ascension: Fiesta on USS New Mexico | Events | Dick Brown |
| 2018 | Wall of Fame 2018 | People | Tom McConnell |
| 2018 | X Marks the Spot (landing program) | Events | Paul Smith |
| 2019 | The "Fiesta" Balloons | Technical | Wally Book |
| 2019 | The Irish Balloonist Blessing | Events | Dick Brown |
| 2019 | Bill Cutter obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2019 | Chuck Clark obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2019 | Jodi Baugh obit | Obituary | Kim Vesely |
| 2019 | Branding Balloon Fiesta | People | Tom McConnell |
| 2019 | Getting There is Half the "Fun" | Fiesta Operations | Paul Smith |
| 2019 | Heritage Award: George Hahn | People | Kim Vesely |
| 2019 | Life Lessons Learned Ballooning | Creative Writing | Kim Vesely |
| 2019 | Rewriting the Record Book, The Epic 2018 America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Kim Vesely |
The 2020s
| Year | Article | Category | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | No program produced due to pandemic (Fiesta Siesta) | ||
| 2021 | Top Ten Tips for Guests | Events | McConnell, Tom |
| 2021 | AIBF Merchandise Then and Now | Fiesta Operations | McConnell, Tom |
| 2021 | Balloon Fiesta Park Silver Anniversary | History | Brown, Dick |
| 2021 | Taking A Siesta (Fiesta Siesta 2020) | Events | Tuley, Ken |
| 2021 | Ode to the Balloon Fiesta | Creative Writing | Candelaria, John |
| 2021 | The Real Aeronauts: Women and America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Vesely, Kim |
| 2021 | Balloon Fiesta upcoming books (Ad) | Miscellaneous | Brown, Dick; Rhetts, Paul |
| 2021 | Obits: Art Swenka, Alan Tetreault, Marlon Long | Obits | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | 50th Program introduction | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Fiesta Photographers | People | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | 1972 - the Founding of Fiesta | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Sid Cutter | People | Book, Wally et. al. |
| 2022 | Sid sidebar of achievements | People | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Tom Rutherford sidebar | People | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Timeline | History | Vesely, Kim et. al. |
| 2022 | The Original 13 | History | Brown, Dick |
| 2022 | Tips for spectators | Events | Cutter, Sid |
| 2022 | 1972 Retrospective: One Mile Up | History | Stockwell, Brent |
| 2022 | The 70's - 1973-1979 - The Early Years | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Dawn Patrol | Events | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | List of all participating pilots (Link page) | History | Tuley, Ken |
| 2022 | The "International" in Fiesta | Events | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | The Women of Fiesta | People | Kinney, Charlotte and Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | The 80's - 1980-86 pages - Big new events | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Fields of Colors (launch sites) | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Ballooning: A Spectator Sport | Events | Cutter, Sid |
| 2022 | How hot air balloons work | Technical articles - hot air | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | 1987 -89 history | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Balloon Glow history | Balloon Glow | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Special shape history | Sponsors | Sullivan, Mark |
| 2022 | The 90's -- 1990-1999 - Maturity | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | There's Nothing like Being There | Events | Murphy, Patrick |
| 2022 | Navigators and Navigators directory | Events | Greenwald, Samantha |
| 2022 | La Fiesta de Los Globos (Poem) | Creative Writing | Valladeras, Chelsea |
| 2022 | Balloon Faces : Official Fiesta Balloons | History | McConnell, Tom |
| 2022 | Chase Crews: Don t Leave Home Without Them | Events | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Making of the America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Sullivan, Mark |
| 2022 | Epic Flights for the Record Books | World Records and Epic Flights | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Early Fiesta Gas Ballooning | History | Davis, John |
| 2022 | How a Gas Balloon Works | Technical articles - hot air | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Perspectives from the America's Challenge | Gas Ballooning | Gas pilots |
| 2022 | The 2000's - 2000 - 2001- A new world | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Safety First! Public Safety at Balloon Fiesta | Fiesta Operations | Season, Harry |
| 2022 | Zebras Grazing | Fiesta Operations | Shapiro Stein, Marjorie |
| 2022 | Red Jacket Officials: Flight Operations Teams | Fiesta Operations | McConnell, Tom |
| 2022 | The 2000's - 2002 - 2009 | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Games Balloonists Play (competition) | Events | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Competition champions list | People | Vesely, Kim and Tuley, Ken |
| 2022 | Board members list | People | Vesely, Kim and Smith, Paul |
| 2022 | The 2010's - 2010-2019 | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Field announcers and Balloon Fiesta Live! | Events | Tuley, Ken |
| 2022 | Worlds of Fiesta (behind scenes) | Fiesta Operations | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Fiesta Books ads | Miscellaneous | Rhetts, Paul |
| 2022 | Balloon Museum | Miscellaneous | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Pins, Patches, and other Baubles of Affection | Events | Young, Ty |
| 2022 | The Future of Fiesta: 2020 and onward | History | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Fiesta de los Globitos: The Mini Balloon Fiesta | Events | Sam Parks |
| 2022 | People Who Make It Happen: Wall of Fame | People | Vesely, Kinney, McConnell |
| 2022 | Heritage Award - Paul Smith | People | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Statistics/fun facts - Balloon Fiesta by the Numbers | Miscellaneous | Vesely, Kim |
| 2022 | Frank Mezzancello obit | Obits | Vesely, Kim |
