ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After an initial yellow flag and a slight delay, the green flag was raised on Saturday morning for balloons to take flight. The start of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was unusually warm. Balloon Fiesta 2024: What you need to know On the first day of Balloon Fiesta, colorful balloons filled the sky in a mass ascension following the drone show and Chile Flight. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will run until October 13, 2024. Pilot briefing on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Drone show on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Sunrise over the Sandias on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Getting the burners ready on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Sunrise over the Sandias on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Burners on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flames light up the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Burners on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flames light up the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Chile Flight on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Chile Flight on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Starting to inflate on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Rising balloons on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flames on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Balloons fill the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Two balloons on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Balloons on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flames on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Balloons fill the sky on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Flying high on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer) Liftoff on day 1 of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (Maggie Branch | KRQE Social Media Producer)