October is not only the month of Halloween, despite the fact that this holiday is almost completely dominates the middle of autumn. Every year in early October, Albuquerque hosts the international balloon festival Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, during which the sky is filled with hundreds of colorful balloons.

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To see this magic spectacle with my own eyes, people come to the state of new Mexico from all over the world. The first festival was held in 1972 year, when only 13 balloons were launched from the Parking lot of the shopping center. For more than 40 years of Balloon Fiesta has grown to multiple events taking place all year round in a specially designed Park balloons with an area of 365 acres.

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This year, the world’s largest festival of Aeronautics was attended by almost 600 balloons. It is not surprising that Balloon Fiesta is the most photographed event in the United States and the largest annual international event held in the United States. Celebration balloons usually lasts a few days, including day and night flying, competitions, music shows and other joys of festival life.

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Hundreds of thousands of smiling spectators flock to look up, marveling at the beauty of balloons, filling the endless piercing blue sky above new Mexico. Not going to bore you with words, I will simply give some amazing shots from the festival this year.

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