Albuquerque Public Schools
Hot Air Balloons at Schools on Friday, Oct. 2
Balloons Aloft is the unofficial kickoff to Balloon Fiesta.
Hot air balloons will inflate and perhaps fly from the playgrounds of almost all APS elementary schools on Friday, Oct. 2, for Balloons Aloft, the first flying event of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Exceptions are schools where the campus can't accommodate a balloon, or where there is ongoing construction. Please check with your school to see if they are planning to participate.
Students, families and staff have the opportunity to meet the pilots and crew and experience the excitement of watching and learning how a hot air balloon inflates and flies. Balloons Aloft began in 2005.
Balloons typically begin inflating between 6:45 and 7 a.m., with launch time between 7 and 7:30 a.m., weather permitting.
Balloons Aloft provides city residents and guests a visual preview of Balloon Fiesta, as balloons launch simultaneously from different sites around the city. KKOB AM Radio, the official voice of Balloon Fiesta, coordinates the launch.