Balloon Fiesta started with just 13 balloons in the parking lot of Coronado Center October 2023 in Albuquerque. 2022 marked 50 years of flying balloons that has been experienced by millions of people around the world. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Last Quarter 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 New Moon Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 First Quarter Oct 19, 1783, First Hot Air Balloon National Boss Day Tether with Human aboard 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Full Moon Oct 22, 1960, First Free Flight of Modern Hot Air balloon September November 29 30 31 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 Halloween 244419_Grd.indd 21244419_Grd.indd 21 4/4/22 7:55 AM4/4/22 7:55 AM