SIMPLE TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY. THE FATHER OF BALLOON IS SID CUTTER. HIS AND IMAGE DISPLAYED A BRONZE STATUE AT FIESTA PARK SHOWS CUTTER ON THE EDGE OF A BASKET, HIS DOGS TAGGING ALONG FOR THE FLIGHT. WE ...

Balloon Fiesta has launched from several locations in Albuquerque, including present-day Balloon Fiesta Park.Coronado Center and the state fairgroundsThe first location was Coronado Center. That year, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – As many of you know, Balloon Fiesta is the biggest event in New Mexico each year, but it didn’t start that way. KOB 4 has a look back at how Balloon Fiesta got off the ground.

In 1972, KOB 770 AM Radio was having its 50th anniversary, and General Manager Tom McKee urged Sid Cutter to organize a ballooning event to celebrate. In the book, The World Comes to Albuquerque: The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In just nine days, a hot air balloon was created at Balloon Fiesta Park in anticipation of next year’s 50th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Although all of the ...