Hot air balloon festival

Hot air balloon festival

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The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (held in the city of Bristol, England), is one of the biggest festivals of its type in Europe

Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Balloons flying above the Ancient Castle of Ferrara during the Ferrara Balloon Festival

Balloons launching at a balloon festival in Gatineau, Quebec

Starting balloons at the Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade in Warstein, Germany

Grand Britannia, the Great British Balloon flying at the Mondial event in Lorraine, France

Mid-Hudson Valley Balloon Festival

European Balloon Festival in Igualada, Spain

A "smiling sun" hot air balloon behind the sun during the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Pampanga, Philippines

Leon International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2012 in Leon, Mexico

Hot air balloon festivals are held annually in many places throughout the year, allowing hot air balloons to gather and participate in various activities. They can include races; evening "night glows", in which balloons are fired while remaining tethered to the ground; and rides.

Festival	City	Country	Year Started	When Held	Official Website
Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival	Glens Falls, New York	United States	1973		[1]
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic	Decatur, Alabama	United States	1977		[2]
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta	Albuquerque, New Mexico	United States	1972	First full week in October including both adjacent weekends	[3]
Arizona's SalsaFest Balloon Festival	Safford, Arizona	United States	2008		[4]
Ashland Ballonfest	Ashland, Ohio	United States	1990		[5]
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta	Sussex, New Brunswick	Canada	1985		[6]
Balaton Crossing International Hot Air Balloon Competition and Fiesta	Siófok	Hungary	2004	May	[7]
Ballonfiësta Barneveld	Barneveld	Netherlands	1983		[8](Dutch)
Ballonhappening Waregem	Waregem	Belgium	1999		[9]
Balloons over Waikato	Hamilton, North Island	New Zealand	1988		[10]
Balloons over Wairarapa	Wairarapa, North Island	New Zealand	1999		[11]
Blossom Time Balloon Festival	Chagrin Falls, Ohio	United States	1988		[12]
Bluegrass Balloon Festival	Louisville, Kentucky	United States	1999		[13]
Bluff Balloon Festival	Bluff, Utah	United States	1998		[14]
Breda Balloon Fiësta	Breda	Netherlands	1986		[15]
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta	Bristol	United Kingdom	1979		[16]
Canberra Balloon Festival	Canberra	Australia	1985		[17]
Cedar City Sky Festival	Cedar City, Utah	United States	2005	3rd weekend in September	[18]
Centralia Balloon Festival	Centralia, Illinois	United States	1990		[19]
Colorado Balloon Classic	Colorado Springs, Colorado	United States	1977	Labor Day weekend in September	[20]
Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival	Yuma, Arizona	United States	1990		[21]
Creston Hot Air Balloon Days	Creston, Iowa	United States	1978	3rd weekend in September
Delta Air Balloon Festival	Greenville, Mississippi	United States	n/a		[22]
Dolomiti Balloonfestival	Toblach	Italy	2003		[23]
European Balloon Festival	Igualada, Catalonia	Spain	1997	First fortnight of July	[24]
European Hot Air Balloon Championships	Varies	Europe	1992		[25]
Eyes to the Skies Festival	Lisle, Illinois	United States	1981 to 2008		[26]
Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival	Salina, Utah	United States	2007	Third weekend in June	[27]
Ferrara Balloons Festival	Ferrara	Italy	2005		[28] (Italian)
Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival	Battle Creek, Michigan	United States	1980		[29]
Freedom Weekend Aloft	Simpsonville, South Carolina	United States	1982		[30]
Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival	Gatineau, Quebec	Canada	1988		[31]
Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning	Varies	Varies	1906		[32]
Great Falls Balloon Festival	Lewiston / Auburn, Maine	United States	1992		[33]
Great Forest Park Balloon Race	Saint Louis, Missouri	United States	1973		[34]
Great Midwest Balloon Fest	Olathe, Kansas	United States	2010		[35]
Great Northern Balloon Festival & Air Show	Greenville, New York	United States	1998 to 2003[1]
Great Pershing Balloon Derby	Brookfield, Missouri	United States	1977		[36]
Great Reno Balloon Race	Reno, Nevada	United States	1981		[37]
Great Texas Balloon Race	Longview, Texas	United States	1977		[38]
Guanajuato International Air Balloon Festival	León, Guanajuato	Mexico	2002		[39]
Havasu Balloon Festival and Fair	Lake Havasu City, Arizona	United States	2011	The third weekend in January	[40]
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race	Helen, Georgia	United States	1974		[41]
High Hopes Hot Air Balloon Festival	Milford, New Hampshire	United States	1986 to 2006		[42]
Hot Air Jubilee	Jackson, Michigan	United States	1984		[43]
International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Château-d'Oex	Château-d'Œx	Switzerland	1979		[44]
International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec	Canada	1984		[45]
International Balloon Grand Prix Todi	Todi, Umbria	Italy	1988
Kinsmen Cornwall Lift Off	Cornwall, ontario	Canada	1994		[46]
Kiwanis Balloonfest	Valparaiso, Indiana	United States	1991		[47]
London International Hot Air Balloon Festival	London, ontario	Canada	1983 to 2007		[48]
Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons	Chambley-Bussières Air Base, Lorraine	France	1989	End of July. once every 2 years.	[49]
Macomb Balloon Rally	Macomb, Illinois	United States	1987	Second Weekend of September	[50]
Mansfield Balloon Festival	Mansfield, Victoria	Australia	1995
Meetjeslandse Balloonmeeting	Eeklo	Belgium	1986		[51]
Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival	Shirley, New York	United States	2007 to 2008		[52]
Michigan Challenge Balloonfest	Howell, Michigan	United States	1984		[53]
Mid-Hudson Valley Balloon Festival	Poughkeepsie, New York	United States	1992
Midwest SkyFest	Kentland, Indiana	United States	2010	July	[54]
National Balloon Classic	Indianola, Iowa	United States	1969	First week of August	[55]
National Balloon Rally (Carolina BalloonFest)	Statesville, North Carolina	United States	1974		[56]
New York State Festival of Balloons	Dansville, New York	United States	1981		[57]
Northampton Balloon Festival	Northampton	United Kingdom	1990		[58]
Northwest Art and Air Festival	Albany, Oregon	United States	2000		[59]
Northwest Connecticut Balloon Festival	Connecticut	United States	1995 to 2004		[60]
Northwest Georgia Hot-Air Balloon Festival	Summerville, Georgia	United States	2008		[61] [62]
Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival	Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, Tennessee	United States	2004		[63]
Pennington Balloon Championship	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	United States	Late 1980s		[64]
Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Fiesta	Angeles City, Pampanga	Philippines	1994	2nd week of February	[65]
Plano Balloon Festival	Plano, Texas	United States	1980		[66]
Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta	Putrajaya	Malaysia	2009		[67]
Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning	Readington Township, New Jersey	United States	Last week of July	1983		[68]
Raduno Internazionale dell'Epifania	Mondovì	Italy	1988	First week of January	[69] (Italian)
Ravenna Balloon A-Fair	Ravenna, Ohio	United States	1979		[70]
RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival	Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas	United States	1993		[71]
Saga International Balloon Fiesta	Saga Prefecture	Japan	1980		[72]
Sandy City Balloon Festival	Sandy, Utah	United States	2006	First weekend in August	[73]
Sandy Valley Balloon Festival	Sandy Valley, Nevada	United States	1999		[74]
Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta	Leipzig	Germany	1995		[75]
Sierra Vista Festival of Color	Sierra Vista, Arizona	United States	1989		[76]
Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally	Binghamton, New York	United States	1985		[77]
St. Patty's Day Balloon Rallye	Los Lunas, New Mexico	United States	1984		[78]
Sweetheart Balloon Rally	Loveland, Colorado	United States	2007	Last weekend in August	[79]
Taiwan Balloon Festival	Taitung	Taiwan	2011	Summer	[80] (Chinese)
Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival	Temecula, California	United States	1984		[81]
Thailand International Balloon Festival	Ayutthaya	Thailand	2007		[82]
The Great Mississippi River Balloon Race	Natchez, Mississippi	United States	1986		[83]
The Great Prosser Balloon Rally	Prosser, Washington	United States	1988		[84]
Thunderbird Balloon Classic	Glendale, Arizona	United States	1975 to 2006		[85]
Thurston Classic	Meadville, Pennsylvania	United States	1988		[86]
Tiverton Balloon Festival	Tiverton, Devon	United Kingdom	1988		[87]
University Motors Mountaineer Balloon Festival	Morgantown, West Virginia	United States	1985		[88]
US National Hot Air Balloon Championship (BFA)	Varies	United States	1963		[89]
Velikie Luki International Balloon Meet	Velikiye Luki	Russia	1996	June	[90]
Warren County Farmers' Fair Balloon Festival	New Jersey	United States	2000		[91]
Warsteiner Internationale Montgolfiade	Warstein	Germany	1986		[92] (German)
World Hot Air Balloon Championship	Varies	Varies	1973		[93]

External links[edit]

• Hot air balloon festival listings - primarily North America
• Hot air balloon festival listings - primarily Europe
• Worldwide Hot air balloon festival listings

References[edit]

1. Jump up ^ Latest known edition of the Great Northern Balloon Festival

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, 2007