Each year in October, the premier international ballooning event takes place in Albuquerque. The event is powered by the perfect climate and a phenomenon called the Albuquerque Box (a combination of weather patterns and geographic landscape, the box allows balloonists to control and even retrace their adventure). There are various other balloon rallies held throughout the state such as Mesilla Valley, Taos, White Sands and Roswell. The Balloon Fiesta held in Albuquerque has made the city the undisputed Balloon Capitol of the World!
