Our group of 52 rigs was parked in a very large group of motorhomes, just across the street from the balloon fiesta grounds, and free shuttle buses carried many RVers back and forth. Bus Companies (excluding APS TMC)& Limousine/shuttle Do you like hot air balloons? Granted, no camera will truly do this but a good zoom camera lets you get close-ups of balloons aloft especially special shape ones you couldn't get close to. Therefore there will not be a Balloon Fiesta in 2020 due to global pandemic concerns. Balloon Fiesta Park: park and shuttle - See 762 traveler reviews, 641 candid photos, and great deals for Albuquerque, NM, at Tripadvisor. Balloon Fiesta Pin Trading (Group Tour Tent north end of Main Street) 11:00am. From a distance, the RV parking area reminded me a lot of Quartzsite, where all you can see for acres and acres is the white roofs of hundreds of RVs. The Fiesta, now much too large for a parking lot, takes place on a permanent 350-acre site. The north entrance of Balloon Fiesta Park is only less than 20 minutes from Albuquerque by bus. American Limo Inc - Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2020 - Hyatt and Embassy Suites Hotel Balloon Festival Transportation Services Reserve Now 505.877.7576 HOME And when your standing among over a 100 balloons taking off right above you and filling the sky, you will never see as many smiles on so many faces. This is to try to make it to the Fiesta Park before the "Dawn Patrol" lift-off occurs. Tens of thousands of visitors flood onto the field and surround the balloons as they get prepped for lift off. I had long heard of the event when the opportunity for me to see it for myself arose I grabbed it. We sent out one of group to locate the Portalets; the signage was poor and the official map did not include them either. As you wander around chances are you will be transfixed by all the activity around you so take care not to get in the way of the balloon crews or step on the deflated balloons rolled out on the ground. With rising gas prices and hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, transportation can become a problem. Other events include America’s Challenge, a long-distance gas balloon race which lasts three days. Please contact American Limo & Transportation to make your reservation. It is easy to get separated and there are few fixed landmarks on the massive field. However, the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement or cancellation of large events like the Fiesta, representing a major blow to the local … Subscribe to our newsletter to receive useful information, general travel tips and an occasional promotional offer. You would want to stay in the city, not too far away from the the venue as you will be getting up well before dawn. By the next year, thirteen countries were participating in the “First World Hot Air Balloon Championship.” The numbers have increased every year since, and now hundreds of thousands of guests and over six hundred balloons make up the show. Check out more information about transportation to and from Balloon Fiesta Park. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. Because the crowds may number in the high tens of thousands, event officials recommend arriving early, particularly for weekend events. Then I almost got a panic attack because there are almost no toilets and long waiting lines. The city has plenty of affordable public transportation like ABQ Ride.